Female Mental Health Support Worker

Gray Healthcare Limited; Barrow-in-Furness; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A specialist health and social care provider is recruiting a Female Support Worker in Barrow-in-Furness. The role involves providing 1-2-1 support for a female with an Acquired Brain Injury in her home. Candidates should have experience in social care, particularly in mental health, and the ability to implement care plans. This position offers a competitive salary, paid induction, and training to support career development. Shifts will include days and waking nights, working 36 hours a week.

Benefits

Highly competitive salary

Fully paid induction and training

Company pension

Health Plan

Blue light card

Additional leave up to 33 days

Qualifications

• Experience in social care with a focus on mental health.
• Experience managing behaviours seen as challenging.
• Strong ability in implementing care plans.

Responsibilities

• Provide 1-2-1 care for an individual with an Acquired Brain Injury.
• Work with a female team on shifts, including waking nights.
• Support individual activities like jigsaws and reading.

Skills

Social care experience, ideally within Mental Health

Experience supporting individuals with challenging behaviours

Ability to implement care plans and risk assessments

Adapt communication skills

Motivated to promote engagement

Support cultural and spiritual needs

Good literacy and numeracy skills

Job description

Gray Healthcare are recruiting a Female Support Worker, within the Barrow-in-Furness area of Cumbria, to support a female who has a diagnosis of an Acquired Brain Injury.

The person we support lives independently in their own home receiving 1-2-1 support 24 hours a day.

The person is supported by a female only team on shifts of days and waking nights.

The person we support enjoys jigsaws, scrabble, reading books and spending time with her staff.

Female Support Worker Required Skills and Experience

• Social care experience, ideally within Mental Health and with some experience of supporting individuals with Brain injuries and self-injurious behaviours
• Experience supporting individuals with behaviours perceived as challenging.
• Experience implementing detailed care plans and risk assessments.
• Experience adapting communication skills, verbal and non-verbal, to aid understanding of the supported individual .
• Motivated to promote engagement in meaningful activity
• A desire to support the individual in their cultural and spiritual needs
• Good literacy and numeracy skills
• 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.

Working Hours

36 hour contract 3 x 12 hour days shifts from 8am to 8pm and waking nights 8pm to 8am

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 dominant 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
• Westfield Health Plan
• Blue light card
• Additional annual leave with each year’s service up to a maximum of 33 days

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 .

We’re passionate about delivering exceptional care. You can see our commitment firsthand by visiting our website, where you’ll find our latest Care Quality Commission (CQC) rating and detailed inspection reports .

This post is exempt under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, Part 1.Due to the nature of the role and the needs of the people we support, we can only accept applications from females for this position.