Support Worker
| Posting date: | 06 October 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £12 to £12.50 per hour |
| Additional salary information: | Competitive |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 04 November 2025 |
| Location: | West Midlands, WV11 1UH |
| Company: | Cygnet |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 42221 |
Summary
Cygnet Healthcare is currently recruiting experienced Mental Health Support Workers with a passion for delivering outstanding care to join our service at Cygnet Hospital Wolverhampton.
At Cygnet Hospital Wolverhampton you will be working full-time 42 hours per week (07:45 am/pm till 08:00 pm/am) including days/nights and weekends.
Cygnet Hospital Wolverhampton is our new state-of-the-art PICU & Acute hospital for men, in the West Midlands.
The service features two wards. A 12-bed PICU ward and a 17-bed Acute ward. Cygnet Hospital Wolverhampton 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.
We’re focused on length of stay and making sure individuals move as quickly and safely as possible from our services to the most appropriate and least restrictive environment for them. Individuals can step down through the pathways available within Cygnet services.
Your day-to-day at Cygnet Hospital Wolverhampton:
- 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
You are…
- 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
- Passionate about empowering & supporting service user independence
Why Cygnet? We’ll offer you…
- £12.00 to £12.50 Per Hour
- Strong career progression opportunities
- Expert supervision & support
- Pension scheme
- “Cycle to work” scheme & employee discount savings
- Blue Light Discount Scheme
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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