Job Overview
We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our fantastic in house bank team in the role of Mental Health Support Worker.
We seek experienced, dedicated and compassionate mental health workers to support our patients. You will use your experience to provide enhanced care and continuous observations to patients with mental health conditions or experience psychological distress.
In return, we can offer you a comprehensive and structured induction program to help you equip you to succeed in the role.
Main duties of the job
As part of the shortlisting criteria, you will be asked to provide a copy of your qualification certification prior to the interview day.
Working for our organisation
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We're passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.
We are delighted that we have been rated as "Good" by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.
The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
Deliver therapeutic interventions that will reduce agitation and distress and promote recovery.
Identify factors that increase and decrease agitation/distress for the patient. To always deliver care according to the principles of least restriction.
To always deliver care in accordance with the principles of least restriction and in line with national guidance including NICE guidelines for managing disturbed behaviour
Provide excellent customer care skills to ensure patients come first.
Undertakes a range of delegated clinical care duties to deliver agreed plans of care, acting on own initiative.
Recognise when patients are in pain and discomfort and report to nurse in charge
Under the direction of trained staff maintain and develop own skills including :
Monitoring and recording of vital signs to include blood pressure
Simple, aseptic dressings
Monitoring and recording of blood glucose levels
Oxygen Saturations
Full duties of the role are outlined in the attached job description and person specification.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
QCF/NVQ Level 2 in Healthcare or equivalent qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
Previous experience working with patients who have mental health conditions
Previous experience of working with patients that present a risk to themselves or others.
Experience of working within a team of mental health professionals
Experience of taking clinical observations
Previous experience of working as a healthcare assistant in a hospital or registered care setting