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An exciting opportunity has come up to work within the Female Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) based within St Ann's Hospital as a Mental Health Support Worker.

We are currently looking for a confident, enthusiastic and caring worker who wishes to work in a fast paced and challenging environment. You will be part of a wonderful multi-disciplinary team that are friendly, supportive and promote a calm and therapeutic approach in a low stimulus environment, enabling patients to move forward with their recovery.

Haven Female PICUis a 5 bedded female PICU that provide a high level of effective and compassionate care to women who are experiencing the most acute phase of a serious mental disorder.

Within Haven Female, we provide intensive and specialist care for females who present with increased risks that require them to be nursed in a PICU environment for assessment and treatment.

The team aim to:

• Treat patients who are detained under the Mental Health Act using positive engagement, talking therapies (CBT/DBT) and medicines
• Ensuring patient and their family/carers are at the centre of their recovery journey
• Engage creatively with patients to co-produce their individual care plans
• Prioritise both mental and physical health wellness
• Engage patients in doing a variety of activities both on the ward and off the ward
• Help patients get active, eat well and take care of their own wellbeing
• Promote freedom of choice and least restrictive practice, in a safe and therapeutic environment

If you have the ability to interact well with people, are passionate, willing to listen to what they have to say and are interested in learning and applying new skills then we would like to hear from you.

Although experience working within healthcare, specifically mental health, is desirable, we would welcome individuals who do not have this experience. As a team, we can support you to develop yourself and your abilities in support of you becoming a skilled, competent and confident worker within PICU.

We guarantee that no two days will be the same and that you will be helping to make a real difference to our patient’s lives.

Within this role, there is the expectation of you being able to work shifts over the 7 day week, including night shifts.

If this sounds like something you would be interested in then please apply!

At Dorset HealthCare we’re on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We’re a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.

We do things differently here – it’s one of the reasons the CQC rated us ‘outstanding’ in 2019. It’s also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you’re looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of ways you can make a difference in our communities.

Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities and we celebrate diversity. We’re an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.

Working with us you’ll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don’t know. And you’ll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion and expertise in all we do.

For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification. When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post.

Dorset HealthCare is in partnership with The Prince’s Trust to support people getting into work, as part of this partnership, we offer an employability service to support individuals between 16-30 years old with application writing, interview skills and other employment support. Please [email protected] access the support.