NHS

Female Support Worker


PayCompetitive
LocationLiverpool/England
Employment typeFull-Time

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  • Job Description

      Req#: E0018-CJO?language=en&page=1137&sort=publicationDateDesc

      Job summary

      Mental Health Support Worker

      Location - Wrexham

      £13.50 per hour

      Role Description Mental Health Support Worker

      Gray Healthcare are recruiting a new team of mental health support workers within the Wrexham area to support a lady in her late twenties with a diagnosis of Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder and Schizoaffective disorder, who be living independently in her own home receiving 1:1 support 24 hours a day.

      Main duties of the job

      The lady we will be supporting has a keen interest in baking and crafts and likes to keep busy and active. She will be supported by a female team on mixed shifts of days and waking nights.

      About us

      Benefits

      • Highly competitive salary
      • Fully paid induction and training
      • Company pension
      • Professional development
      • 28 Days (Including Bank Holidays)
      • Blue light card
      • Additional annual leave with each year's service up to a maximum of 33 day

      About Us

      Gray Healthcare is a specialist Health and Social Care provider, supporting people with complex needs, disabilities and long-term conditions looking to step back into the community from in-patient support services. At Gray Healthcare, we offer our own dynamic approach to care, enabling people to move back into their own homes - into their own communities giving them control of their life. We create a bespoke support package for each individual, with support from our own multi-disciplinary team, adaptable to meet all current and future needs.

      Details

      Date posted

      17 April 2025

      Pay scheme

      Other

      Salary

      £13.50 an hour

      Contract

      Permanent

      Working pattern

      Full-time, Part-time

      Reference number

      E0018-CJO

      Job locations

      2000 Vortex Court

      Enterprise Way

      Liverpool

      Merseyside

      L13 1FB


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      Job description

      Job responsibilities

      Hours

      1 x 36 Hour Contract on Days - 3 x 12 hour shift with alternative weekends

      1 x 12 Hour Contract on Wake Nights 1 x 12 hour shift.

      Induction and Training

      We provide an initial week of training which is a combination of online training. (Company induction, systems, and Medication.) Followed by in-person training on PROACT-SCIPr-UK which is a PBS approach to least restrictive practice, this is a therapeutic and proven alternative to restraint dominate approaches. You will then complete the person-centred training, specific to the person that you are supporting. Training continues throughout your time with Gray Healthcare, and we encourage you to develop and grow your career with us.

      Job description

      Job responsibilities

      Hours

      1 x 36 Hour Contract on Days - 3 x 12 hour shift with alternative weekends

      1 x 12 Hour Contract on Wake Nights 1 x 12 hour shift.

      Induction and Training

      We provide an initial week of training which is a combination of online training. (Company induction, systems, and Medication.) Followed by in-person training on PROACT-SCIPr-UK which is a PBS approach to least restrictive practice, this is a therapeutic and proven alternative to restraint dominate approaches. You will then complete the person-centred training, specific to the person that you are supporting. Training continues throughout your time with Gray Healthcare, and we encourage you to develop and grow your career with us.

      Person Specification

      Experience

      Essential

      • Mental Health Support Worker Required Skills and Experience
      • Social care experience, ideally within mental health and with some experience of supporting individuals with complex care needs.
      • Experience providing encouragement to a person with complex health needs and Learning Disabilities.
      • Experience supporting individuals with behaviours which may be considered challenging.
      • Experience implementing detailed care plans and risk assessments.
      • You must have current Right to Work in the UK and have been employed in the UK for at least 6 months. We no longer have any certificates of sponsorship available and are unable to consider sponsorship.
      • This position is subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references
      Person Specification

      Experience

      Essential

      • Mental Health Support Worker Required Skills and Experience
      • Social care experience, ideally within mental health and with some experience of supporting individuals with complex care needs.
      • Experience providing encouragement to a person with complex health needs and Learning Disabilities.
      • Experience supporting individuals with behaviours which may be considered challenging.
      • Experience implementing detailed care plans and risk assessments.
      • You must have current Right to Work in the UK and have been employed in the UK for at least 6 months. We no longer have any certificates of sponsorship available and are unable to consider sponsorship.
      • This position is subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references

      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.

      Employer details

      Employer name

      Gray Healthcare

      Address

      2000 Vortex Court

      Enterprise Way

      Liverpool

      Merseyside

      L13 1FB


      Employer's website

      https://www.grayhealthcare.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

      Employer details

      Employer name

      Gray Healthcare

      Address

      2000 Vortex Court

      Enterprise Way

      Liverpool

      Merseyside

      L13 1FB


      Employer's website

      https://www.grayhealthcare.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

  • About the company

      National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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