Job Description:

Job information Senior Mental Health Support Worker from the Company Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust, this latest Senior Mental Health Support Worker job vacancy is located in the city Newport PO located in the country United Kingdom . This latest job opening is open to job seekers who have the latest education / graduate GCSE . Job Vacancies in this Leadership field have been opened and published up to the specified time.

Job Responsibility:

The closing date is 18th Aug 2024

Job summary

Seagrove Ward are looking for a dedicated Senior Mental Health Support Worker to join our supportive Multi-disciplinary Team. This work can be exciting, challenging and rewarding. The team are looking for individuals who are compassionate, caring and able to take direction.

This post is designed to be flexible within Seagrove Ward. The post holder would be expected to work across all of Mental Health Services should the need arise.

The successful candidate will become part of the team on our six bed, mixed sex Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU); which forms part of the wider mental health acute care pathway within the integrated Isle of Wight NHS Trust. The team aim to provide collaborative and individualised patient care in a safe and therapeutic environment and is passionate about reducing the use of restrictive interventions.

We are looking for an innovative, motivated and enthusiastic individual who has the passion, commitment and therapeutic skills to assist in delivering compassionate and high quality care to individuals who are experiencing a crisis in their mental and emotional health and wellbeing.

The post holder will have a specific portion of their duties dedicated to the delivery/assisted delivery of meaningful activity for the people using the service, to show the validity of daily occupation and therapeutic activity and how this contributes to the safety and recovery focus of the people using the service and the ward milieu generally.

Main duties, tasks & skills required

The Support Worker, under the supervision of qualified staff, will be responsible for the delivery of the highest standard of practice in the care, treatment, and support of the person with Mental Illness.

To be responsible for providing the highest quality of care for people with mental ill health under the supervision of qualified staff.

To work effectively as part of a team.

To work closely with colleagues within Mental Health Services as a whole, and across other services as required.

To work with colleagues to manage people with complex disorders and high levels of dependency.

Under the supervision of qualified staff, to undertake nursing needs assessments and reviews as requested.

To use initiative and motivation to fully contribute, alongside the ward therapeutic lead, in planning and co-ordinating the therapeutic programme of activities.

As a senior support worker they would also be involved in the supervision needs of fellow support workers.

To contribute to service improvements relating to dementia, in line with both the local and national modernisation agenda.

About us

Southern Health is one of the largest NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK, specialising in mental health and learning disabilities, as well as offering physical health community-based services.

With a workforce of more than 7000 and a footprint that spans more than 200 sites across Hampshire, we're committed to providing the best possible healthcare, reaching a range of diverse communities, whilst placing patients and staff at the forefront of all our endeavours.

We are currently working closely with other NHS Trusts to combine all our collective community, mental health, and learning disability services, with the plan to create a new larger, more integrated and accessible organisation.

The transformation will happen in stages; Hampshire CAMHS, part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust joined Southern Health in February 2024, with Isle of Wight NHS Trust mental health and community services transitioning across in May 2024. The final combination of Southern Health and Solent NHS Trust services is expected in late 2024, when our new organisation, to be known as Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, will be formed.

Our new Trust will continue to cater to the unique needs of different communities, making healthcare across the county more accessible, as well as offering staff more opportunities for career development, training and partnership working.

Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare in Hampshire.

Job description

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

NVQ level 2 in health and social care

Proven knowledge and demonstrable skills in caring for people with mental ill health

Experience of working with people with mental ill health in an in-patient setting

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

For help with your application, contact:

Fiona Cleary

fiona.cleary@nhs.net

01983534074

Pay scheme

Agenda for Change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£22816.00 to £24336.00 Yearly

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-Time

Reference number

348-IOW-5370

Job locations

Sevenacres Parkhurst Road Newport Isle of Wight PO30 5TG

Keywords : Newport jobs
Closed Date : 2025-08-29