Bank Mental Health Support Worker

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

About
University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust was formed on the 1st October 2020 when Royal Bournemouth & Christchurch Hospital NHS Foundation Trust merged with Poole Hospital.
Hospitals covered by the Trust include: Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Castle Lane East, Bournemouth, Dorset BH7 7DW, Poole Hospital, Longfleet Road, Poole BH15 2JB, Christchurch Hospital, Fairmile Road, Christchurch, Dorset BH23 2JX.

Contact
Open Vacancy status: Ref:153-TBS00104 Vacancy ID:7102411
Accepting Applications Until:

Key details

Location: University Hospitals Dorset - All Sites, Town: Dorset, Postcode: BH7 7DW, Major / Minor Region: Dorset

Contract type & working pattern
Contract: Bank, Hours: Flexible working - As-And-When-Required

Salary
Salary: £24,071 - £25,674 per annum, Salary period: Yearly, Grade: (Band 3)

Specialty
Main area: Mental Health

As University Hospitals Dorset, we are a three site acute trust with university hospital status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m. We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff.

Job Overview
University Hospitals Dorset is currently looking to recruit experienced Mental Health Support Workers (MHSW) to join our bank, who are looking to work flexibly across our sites in Bournemouth, Christchurch, and Poole. An exciting opportunity has arisen to build a flexible workforce to support patients presenting to UHD with mental health, cognitive or challenging behavioural difficulties.

Our bank workers can enjoy a range of benefits including:

1. Choice of available shifts, available online for you to self-book around your availability.
2. Paid annual leave entitlement (included in your hourly rate).
3. Unsocial enhancements where applicable.
4. Weekly pay.
5. NHS Pension.

This advert may be closed early if sufficient applications are received.

Advert
As a bank worker, you will be called upon to spend a significant part providing 1-2-1 care covering all aspects focusing on safety for both patients and staff as well as therapeutic intervention. You will also work as part of the wider team supporting colleagues and other healthcare professionals when requested to do so. The post holder will provide outstanding personal and enhanced care to patients needing additional nursing and emotional support in a high stress environment.

This patient group may include but is not limited to:
Mental illness, Dementia, Delirium, Intoxication, Traumatic Brain Injury, Encephalitis, Parkinson's, Specific neurological disease, Brain Tumours.

A level of fitness and ability to complete physical Intervention training and be able to participate in physical Intervention in the workplace as required. Breakaway (with safehold) training will be provided to successful candidates and is a condition of the bank agreement.

Successful candidates must be available to attend the full mandatory trust induction program which will consist of a two-week program (Monday to Friday, consecutively) plus two additional recall days. Dates and locations will be discussed with successful applicants.

Working for our organisation
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.

Please Note:
Staff recruited are expected to be available to work flexibly across all our Trust locations to meet service demands. This advert may be closed early if sufficient applications are received.

COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself and our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst this vaccination is not a condition of employment we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated.

Internal Candidates: staff employed prior to merger who voluntarily change jobs will be appointed to UHD terms and conditions.

Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Person specification

Qualifications
Essential criteria

• Good standard of general education including literacy and numeracy
• Completion of the National Care Certificate

Experience
Essential criteria

• Working with patients requiring one to one supervision and care
• Able to demonstrate an understanding of principles of effective customer care
• Good basic hygiene skills (e.g. food handling, hand washing)

Desirable criteria

• Previous experience of working within mental health care environment/NHS
• Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Experience of working with the public

Technical Skills Competencies
Essential criteria

• Skills in de-escalation of patients with behaviour that challenges
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively (to understand and be understood)
• IT literate

Further details / informal visits contact
Name: Megan Austin
Job title: Dementia and Delirium Team Lead
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 0300 019 5335