Female Support Worker

Location - Barrow-in-Furness

£11.55 per hour

Role Description - Mental Health Support Worker

Gray Healthcare are recruiting a new team of mental health support workers within the Barrow-in-Furness area to support a lady in her 60's who has a diagnosis of Acquired Brain Injury sustained as a result of prolonged epileptic episode, who be living independently in her own home receiving 1:1 support 24 hours a day. The lady we will be supporting has a good sense of humour, enjoys jigsaws, scrabbles, riding books and talking to her staff. She will be supported by a female only team on mixed shifts of days and waking nights.

Mental Health Support Worker Required Skills and Experience

• Social care experience, ideally within mental health
• 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

Hours

24 hour day contracts 2 x12 hour shift per week.

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.

Benefits

• Highly competitive salary
• Fully paid induction and training
• Company pension
• Professional development
• 25 days annual leave
• Your birthday off
• Westfield health plan
• £1500 retention bonus
• Blue light card

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.