Mental Health Care Support Worker Guildford, England
Job description
Job Title: Care Support Worker – Mental Health
Trust Location: Surrey & Borders Partnership NHS Trust
Pay rates: Day: £10.90, Saturday/Night: £15.37, Sunday/Bank Holiday: £19.95
We are all NHS Professionals... could you be?
Are you searching for a career/job that gives you control of your day, time and location?!
We are NHS Professionals (NHSP), working together to care for patients in the NHS. Providing you with the power to decide when, how, and where you want to work. Supporting your lifestyle and making you feel part of the team and community.
As a member, you’ll have fantastic benefits:
· Competitive pay rates – work this week, get paid next week
· Manage your shifts and timesheets on the go – access your “My Bank” shift portal anywhere, anytime online or through your smartphone
· Essential support when you need it – 24/7 365 days – Call us anytime
· Multi-locational - work across neighbouring Trusts
· First choice of shifts or placements at your Trust – access before they are made available to agency
· Varied working options to suit your lifestyle – access to the Bank gives you options of ad hoc shifts or fixed term placements
· Training and development opportunities
· Build holiday allowance for every shift you work
· Stakeholder pension scheme available
About the Trust
Rated ‘Good’ in their most recent CQC report, Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital-based and community services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire as well as providing drug and alcohol services in Surrey and Brighton.
The Trust also has several benefits for staff, with a cycle to work scheme, childcare voucher scheme and car scheme. Excellent transport links bring London, Heathrow, and Gatwick airports within easy reach. Surrey is also home to famous venues such as Epsom Downs racecourse, Chessington World of Adventures and Thorpe Park.
What you’ll be responsible for
· 1 Monitoring patients’ conditions and the results of treatment
· 2 Using initiative when responding to changes in a patients’ condition within own sphere of practices
· 3 Recognising limitations and escalating concerns
· 4 Responding to distressed patients in a non-threatening manner and attempt to reduce their feelings of isolation
The role will involve, but not be limited to you performing the above.
You’ll have the following qualification/experience:
· A minimum of 6 months paid experience in an Mental Health hospital environment within the last 3 years, holding a care certificate or NVQ.
· Over 12 months paid experience in an Mental Health hospital environment within the last 3 years.
· Undertake regular mandatory training*
*Depending on the Trust, you may require variable additional certification and skills.
Who are NHS Professionals?
We specialise in putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated candidates and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, access to more shifts and a healthier work-life balance, giving more choice and control to our members.
As an equal opportunities' organisation, NHSP is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective Bank members and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender reassignment, or marriage and civil partnership. We believe there is a strong case for the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion agenda and we strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a range of backgrounds to apply.
Apply Today
By joining us you can look forward to a choice of flexible Bank shifts across any of our client Trusts in England, as well as the ability to develop professionally and gain experience in several wards or areas.
Disclaimer
Please note, you will be contacted by email throughout the recruitment process, so please check your emails, including your junk/spam regularly. We regret we cannot contact everyone who is not selected for an interview, therefore if you do not hear from us within 21 days after submitting your application, please assume you have not been successful on this occasion.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Salary: £10.90-£19.95 per hour
Benefits:
- Cycle to work scheme
- Flexitime
- Store discount
Schedule:
- 10 hour shift
- 12 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Flexitime
- Holidays
- Monday to Friday
- Night shift
- No weekends
- Overtime
- Weekend availability
- Weekends only
Work Location: One location
