Job overview
Are you looking to develop a career in mental health?
We are looking to recruit compassionate, resilient and enthusiastic Healthcare Support Workers within our 21 bedded acute ward, we provide care and support for working age adults providing assessment and treatment for various mental health illnesses and disorders.
This is an opportunity for you to develop a rewarding career where you can make a difference to help change the lives of our service user group for the better.
You will be able to learn and understand how to care for service users that are in mental health crisis by promoting choice and independence in the least restrictive way possible.
We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care. We are committed to supporting employees and staff wellbeing and development is important to the team at Beechlydene.
You will be learning on the job and continually building new skills. There will also be developmental and learning opportunity that are accessible, which include a comprehensive statutory and mandatory training programme and a comprehensive induction programme. You will also receive training to complete the NHS Care Certificate and a Level 3 Healthcare apprenticeship.
The ward operates on a 24/7 shift basis and you will be required to work shifts including evenings, nights, weekends and Bank Holidays and will qualify for unsocial enhancements in addition to your basic pay.
Main duties of the job
Main Duties of the Job
As a healthcare support worker, the majority of your time will be spent engaging and getting know the service users on the ward. You will learn to recognise the signs and symptoms of mental health illness and as a key member of the multi professional team which include Nurses, Doctors, Occupational Therapists. You will be able to support in collaborative care planning and implementation and support with risk safety assessment and management.
Mental health and physical health are interconnected and we focus on improving physical health care for people with mental health illness. As healthcare support workers, your role will include monitoring and supporting with physical health care needs. The role of healthcare support workers is vital to ensure that daily well being and care needs are met, alongside monitoring of clinical vital signs.
Successful applicants will also be required to undertake and complete a ‘Reducing Restrictive Interventions’ course. This enables staff to begin building the skills to de-escalate service users in peaks of distress whilst maintaining a safe and therapeutic environment for all.
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