Senior Mental Health Support Worker | St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 30 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £30,279 - £33,116 per annum (Agenda for Change) |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 30 May 2024 |
| Location: | Tooting, London, SW17 0QT |
| Company: | st georges nhs trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6274426/200-6003599-MA-VA-A |
Summary
Here at St George's Emergency Department we are excited to be recruiting for are newly formed Mental Health Support Worker team.
The post holder will be part of the imbeddedEmergency Department (ED)Mental Health team at St George’s hospital. The team are based in the emergency department and have close links with South West London St George’s psychiatric liaison team as well as other third sector services. You will work across all areas of the department supporting in resus, majors and children's ED.
The post holder will work as part of the new specialist Mental Health Pathway in ED supporting the nursing and medical team to help those with serious mental illness who access ED at point of crisis or via the police or ambulance service.
This is a post that will require the post holder to collaboratively support the management of service users in crisis presenting to the ED department at St George’s Hospital.
The post holder will have experience of enhanced observations, active engagement/ management in crisis situations as well as de-escalation techniques and will have worked in teams that support individuals at the point of crisis or with increased risks.
The post of Support Worker will apply a strength based approach to work collaboratively with service users, ED ward team and psychiatric liaison teams.
We are one of the country’s largest and busiest acute NHS Trusts, serving a diverse population of more than 3.5 million people across south London and beyond.
Our main hospital site in Tooting and other healthcare locations provide a modern, dynamic, caring environment for excellent clinical care, education and research.
We employ around 9,000 dedicated staff across more than 40 different services and specialties. Every day, more than 2,000 patients attend our sites, mainly for outpatient appointments, elective surgery, and in our Emergency Department, made famous as the home of ’24 Hours in A&E’.
You can find opportunities in a wide range of occupations and professions, from front-line doctors and nurses through to other health professionals, and essential support and corporate services – all working together to provide outstanding care every time for patients, and the communities we serve.
Whatever role you work in, we are committed to offering excellent learning and development opportunities and to supporting you in your careers.
Please see attached the JD for further details and person specification.
It is also important that you are fully prepared to embody the Trusts values of:
- Excellence
- Kindness
- Responsible
- Respectful
This advert closes on Tuesday 7 May 2024
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