Mental health support worker (camhs)

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We are looking for confident Care & Support Workers with a passion for delivering outstanding care and a minimum of 6 months experience in a mental health setting.

You’ll be working a full‐time contract of 37.5 hours per week, with 12‑hour shifts across days, nights and weekends at Cygnet Hospital Bury Forestwood inside our CAMHS (Children & Adolescent Mental Health Services). Successful applicants will attend a 3‑week full‑time paid induction at the start of employment (Monday to Friday). The hospital provides CAMHS Tier 4 PICU, General Acute and Low Secure services across four wards, offering a defined treatment pathway from admission through to intervention and discharge, including rapid assessment and treatment.

Each service user has a bedroom with en‑suite facilities and a range of communal spaces, including a gym, laundry, occupational therapy kitchen, therapy garden and woodland walkways down to the Elton Reservoir.

There is also a diverse educational programme teaching a range of subjects at the on‑site Forestwood School, registered with the Department for Education.

Responsibilities

• Offer enhanced care with a flexible learning approach for all people in our care
• Provide guidance and encouragement through physical and emotional support
• Learn about individuals’ specific needs and provide help in the most appropriate way
• Assist with medical and welfare needs
• Report on medical and welfare needs as required
• Safeguard
• Maintain a safe, clean environment for all

Benefits

• Salary: £13.15 per hour
• Opportunities for further learning with our excellent apprenticeship scheme
• Flexible working with the opportunity for overtime
• Regular coaching and appraisal
• Expert supervision and peer support
• Employee discount savings and Cycle to Work scheme

We support you to be happy both in and out of work. Whether it’s saving you money on the high street, with healthcare, holidays and leisure or securing your future with professional development and a pension, we support you to be happy in all aspects of your life.

You are genuinely driven with a desire to make a real difference in people’s lives. An excellent communicator and good team player. Sensitive and intuitive, with the energy required to provide a trusting, stimulating and varied environment. Passionate about empowering and supporting service user independence. Successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.

Cygnet has been providing a national network of high‑quality specialist mental health services for more than 30 years.

In this role you’ll have the chance to make a real impact on patients, service users and their families.