Bank Mental Health Support Worker

Job overview

Are you looking for flexibility that suits your lifestyle? If so, becoming a Dorset HealthCare Bank Worker will be right for you.

Come and join our CQC outstanding rated Trust as a Bank Mental Health Support Worker, providing you shift flexibility across our services to fill staffing gaps. Due to the nature of the role, recent experience of working within an acute inpatient mental health hospital or setting is essential.

Working on the bank will allow you to work across our range of mental health and learning disability services. You can choose the location and shift patterns that suit you.

Shifts can become available up to six weeks in advance, as well as at short notice, so you can plan-ahead or pick up a shift on the day through our electronic system or by speaking with our lovely Bank team.

As well as competitive rates of pay you’ll be eligible for many of the benefits offered to substantive staff. These include:

• Access to the NHS pension scheme
• An NHS badge entitling you to many NHS benefits.
• Sign up for a blue light discount card.
• Unsocial hours enhancements (where applicable)
• Paid annual leave as a percentage of work completed
• Monthly or weekly pay – your choice!
• A comprehensive induction and ongoing mandatory training

Applications from candidates that require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are unfortunately ineligible to apply for this position.

Main duties of the job

What do we need from you?

Recent experience within an inpatient mental health setting or significant experience within a care setting caring for patients with mental health conditions. Nursing home/care home experience is NOT sufficient for this role.

Evidence of the completion of the Care Certificate.

Someone used to working independently in a care setting with a minimum level of support

A minimum of three shifts per month

You will be required to undertake a Prevention and Management of Violence and Aggression course and it is a condition of your engagement that you successfully complete all aspects of this course; if this is not achieved you will not be able to commence working in the post. This is a five-day course and must be passed to work within our in-patient settings. (please see link)

PMVA is a pre-requisite to working within our mental health inpatient areas.

PMVA certificates will be released on request after Bank workers have completed 25 clinical shifts.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification. When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post.

As part of our vision to have a skilled, diverse and caring workforce, Dorset HealthCare offers support for people getting into work. We offer an employability service to support individuals with application writing, interview skills and other employment support. If you would like or know of anyone who would value this support, please do contact dhc.wideningparticipation@nhs.net

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.