Mental Health Support Worker
| Posting date: | 23 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | £12.60 to £13.10 per hour |
| Additional salary information: | Competitive |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 21 August 2025 |
| Location: | Oldbury, B68 9AG |
| Company: | Cygnet |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 41459 |
Summary
Cygnet Group are currently recruiting experienced Mental Health Support Workers with a passion for delivering outstanding care to join our team at Cygnet Hospital Oldbury (B68 9AG)
At Cygnet Hospital Oldbury you will be working 42 hours per week including days/nights and weekends.
Cygnet Hospital Oldbury is our new state-of-the-art PICU & Acute hospital for women, in the West Midlands.
The service features two wards: a 12-bed PICU ward and a 15-bed Acute ward. Cygnet Hospital Oldbury has a full multi-disciplinary team (MDT) and supports the acute needs of adults requiring rapid access to mental health services, including those who may need an intensive care environment.
You are…
- Experienced Mental Health Support Worker with over 6 months of experience within an ACUTE/PICU mental health setting or over 2 years of mental health experience.
- Genuinely driven with a desire to make a real difference in people’s lives
- An excellent communicator & a good team player
- Sensitive & intuitive with the energy required to provide a trusting, stimulating & varied environment
- Compassion, resilience & a dedication to empower & support service user independence
Your day-to-day at Cygnet Hospital Oldbury:
- Offer enhanced care with a flexible learning approach for all the people in our care
- Provide guidance & encouragement through physical & emotional support
- Learn about individuals’ specific needs & provide help in the most appropriate way
- Assist with medical & welfare needs
- Report on medical & welfare needs as required
- Safeguard all patients and visitors to the service
- Maintain a safe, clean environment for all
- Use innovative methods to improve patient care
Why Cygnet? We’ll offer you…
- £12.60 to £13.10 Per Hour
- Strong career progression opportunities
- Expert supervision & support
- Employee referral scheme
- Pension scheme
- “Cycle to work” scheme & employee discount savings
- Blue Light Discount Scheme
Requirements
Contracted hours: 42 hours per week including days/nights and weekends.
Please note: successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.
This vacancy may close prior to this date if a large number of applications are received.
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