Jobs, fresher vacancy - Mental Health Support Worker • South East England

Company: NHS Professionals

South East England

SummaryAre you looking for an opportunity in healthcare with onsite training and development, to set you up for success? Pay Rates: From £12.21 (weekdays) and £12:30 (weekends) for candidates without any care experience and £12.74 (weekdays) and £12.97 (weekends) for candidates with relevant experience Shift Patterns: 12 hours and normally 08:00-20:00 or 20.00-08.00 with 3 days on, one week and 4 days on the nextWhy might this job interest you?Our pledge to every team member who walks through the door of the St Martha's Hospital or St Magnus Hospital is this: if you show talent, promise, reliability and hard work you will be rewarded.We can offer you huge opportunities for development and changing roles. We have outstanding in-house education to train and support you into being what you want to be.There will be support with completion of the Physical Health competency framework for Mental Health and Dementia settings workbook and level 2/3 diplomas.All training is delivered onsite by our learning and development team.Main ResponsibilitiesUnder the supervision of registered nurses to deliver a high standard of inpatient care in partnership with the wider clinical team, the service users and their family members/carers. To support the named nurse/primary nurse in the assessment of needs for a group of patients and deliver their care under supervision.To work within a team of nurses and other professionals who are committed to the delivery of a quality service.To adopt a flexible approach to hours of duty, in order to meet the needs of the service over a 24-hour period. To be an active participant in the multi-disciplinary team, assisting in the formulating of care plans and utilising skills to inform patient assessments and evaluations.To contribute to the information recorded on the patient information system by reporting to nursing staff on patient's presentations throughout the shift.Ideal CandidateWhat's next? If you're successfully shortlisted, you will be invited to an initial telephone interview.If you are successful after the initial telephone interview, you will be invited to a face to face interview that will take place from January 2026. DisclaimerPlease note, you will be contacted by email throughout the recruitment process, so please check your emails, including your junk/spam regularly. We regret we cannot contact everyone who is not selected for an interview, therefore if you do not hear from us within 21 days after submitting your application, please assume you have not been successful on this occasion.