Senior Support Worker

Job Description

Cygnet Health Care have been providing a national network of high quality specialist mental health services for more than 30 years.Cygnet Hospital Beckton is a service for women with complex mental health needs. Situated in the East End of London, the hospital has four different specialist wards including mental health with learning disability, personality disorder and PICU.We are currently recruiting for experienced Senior Support Workers to form part of our New Nursing Structure and play a key role in the management of service users care. Senior support workers would proactively be involved in aspects of the ward QualityImprovement Plan (QIP) and champion defined QIP initiatives. The post holder will also carry a case load of service users for whom they would be the primary nurse with supervision from a Registered Nurse.In addition to nursing duties on the ward, the post holder upon successful completion of a probationary period will be required to coordinate shifts under the support of a Registered nurse who would maintain overall accountability of the shift.You will be working 38.5 hours per week covering 12.5 hours shifts on a rota basis including days and nights.In this role youll:

• Actively participate in both the assessment and care plan process, defining care needs and ensuring care is individualised and truly meets the holistic needs of the service user.
• Build and maintain therapeutic relationships, which result in positive outcome for patients and aids recovery.
• Work with both the registered nurses and other members of the Multi-Disciplinary Team to ensure defined care is implemented, that patients are actively involved in all aspects of their care and fully understand the Care Programme Approach process.
• Be the dedicated champions for an aspect of ward Quality Improvement Initiative/practice such as audits, safeguarding, PMVA, LRP aspects of training and carer involvement.
• Work as a Primary Nurse Inpatient care coordinator, participating in CPAs ward reviews, Mental Health Review Tribunals and Managers Hearings ensuring that your role of Senior Support workers truly influences care and is a participative member of the MDT.
• Undertake an active role in the shift management on the ward by undertaking shift coordinator duties under supervision of a Registered Nurse.
• Working in collaboration with the ward team and clinical manager in order to maintain environmental security and enhance relational security and be the allocated security nurse on a rotational basis.

Were looking for people who have:

• At least two years experience in inpatient mental health setting
• NVQ level 2/3 qualification in health and social care
• Positive attitude to people with Mental Health problems
• Evidence of successfully dealing with challenging situations
• Ability to form effective working relationships with Service Users and colleagues
• Ability to undertake physical tasks involving patient care
• Ability to demonstrate good literacy and numeracy skills
• Good verbal communication skills.
• Good IT skills
• Demonstrate an understanding of caring for people with Mental Health problems
• Demonstrate an understanding of recovery approaches to mental health

In return well offer you:

• Full training and Induction
• Regular coaching and support
• Employee Discount Scheme
• Company Pension scheme
• Company paid Life Assurance scheme
• Smart Health Toolkit - Providing you with Fitness Programmes, Nutrition consultation and Health checks
• Health Cash Plan
• Subsidised meals on duty
• For further details on all our benefits, please visit https://benefits/

Please note: successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.