Mental Health Support Worker
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 23 Ebrill 2026 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | £24,479 bob blwyddyn |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 06 Mai 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | Shrewsbury, Shropshire |
| Gweithio o bell: | Ar y safle yn unig |
| Cwmni: | British Red Cross |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 12880 |
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Transport patients home from hospital in a safe, compassionate manner.
Ensure the individual is settled at home, comfortable, and has essential items
such as heating, lighting, medication, and food.
Identify any immediate risks or unmet needs upon arrival home and act
appropriately.
Install approved key safes and pendant alarms where required, ensuring
correct fitting and providing guidance on their use.
Provide support to a person returning from hospital or to prevent admission
avoidance and those identified by local health professionals as being at risk
of a further decline in health or without a support mechanism.
Take/accompany service user to attend hospital appointments or other
activities as required in the care/support plan.
Provide on-going assessment of service users’ needs, and work with them to
develop a support plan which meets these needs, providing appropriate
support to achieve positive outcomes.
Recording and reporting of activities undertaken and highlighting any changes
in a service user’s condition and ensure that appropriate actions are taken if a
service user’s health deteriorates.
Liaising with health, housing and other professionals to ensure that the needs
of the service user are consistently met.
To ensure a safe living environment for service users through carrying out risk
assessments and providing information/advice whilst respecting their
individual dignity, choice and rights.
To carry out follow-up welfare checks and visits as required and assist service
users with their activities to re-enable their daily living skills for up to the
maximum support period.
Provide practical and emotional support such as; mobility aids loans,
transport, companionship, assistance with shopping, helping access to groups
and activities
Signpost to further support available; liaising with Community Connectors,
external organisations, partners and voluntary and community sector
colleagues
To comply with service specific policies and processes including those on
lone working, manual handling and infection control.
Completion of all mandatory training requirements as specified for the role.
To ensure that the highest standards are delivered which comply BRC Quality
Standards framework.
To ensure service users’ health and wellbeing is preserved and safeguarding
policies and procedures are always followed.
To work within a safe services culture of proactive engagement and shared
learning when considering safeguarding and protecting people from harm.
Work with colleagues to ensure that health and safety legislation and risk
assessments are understood and implemented, and that staff and volunteer
safety is secured.
Ensure the individual is settled at home, comfortable, and has essential items
such as heating, lighting, medication, and food.
Identify any immediate risks or unmet needs upon arrival home and act
appropriately.
Install approved key safes and pendant alarms where required, ensuring
correct fitting and providing guidance on their use.
Provide support to a person returning from hospital or to prevent admission
avoidance and those identified by local health professionals as being at risk
of a further decline in health or without a support mechanism.
Take/accompany service user to attend hospital appointments or other
activities as required in the care/support plan.
Provide on-going assessment of service users’ needs, and work with them to
develop a support plan which meets these needs, providing appropriate
support to achieve positive outcomes.
Recording and reporting of activities undertaken and highlighting any changes
in a service user’s condition and ensure that appropriate actions are taken if a
service user’s health deteriorates.
Liaising with health, housing and other professionals to ensure that the needs
of the service user are consistently met.
To ensure a safe living environment for service users through carrying out risk
assessments and providing information/advice whilst respecting their
individual dignity, choice and rights.
To carry out follow-up welfare checks and visits as required and assist service
users with their activities to re-enable their daily living skills for up to the
maximum support period.
Provide practical and emotional support such as; mobility aids loans,
transport, companionship, assistance with shopping, helping access to groups
and activities
Signpost to further support available; liaising with Community Connectors,
external organisations, partners and voluntary and community sector
colleagues
To comply with service specific policies and processes including those on
lone working, manual handling and infection control.
Completion of all mandatory training requirements as specified for the role.
To ensure that the highest standards are delivered which comply BRC Quality
Standards framework.
To ensure service users’ health and wellbeing is preserved and safeguarding
policies and procedures are always followed.
To work within a safe services culture of proactive engagement and shared
learning when considering safeguarding and protecting people from harm.
Work with colleagues to ensure that health and safety legislation and risk
assessments are understood and implemented, and that staff and volunteer
safety is secured.
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Hyderus o ran Anabledd
Gwybodaeth am Hyderus o ran Anabledd
Yn gyffredinol, bydd cyflogwr Hyderus o ran Anabledd yn cynnig cyfweliad i unrhyw ymgeisydd sy'n datgan eu bod yn anabl ac yn bodloni'r meini prawf lleiaf ar gyfer y swydd fel y diffinnir gan y cyflogwr. Mae'n bwysig nodi, mewn rhai sefyllfaoedd recriwtio fel nifer fawr o ymgeiswyr, cyfnod tymhorol ac amseroedd prysur iawn, efallai y bydd y cyflogwr am gyfyngu ar y niferoedd cyffredinol o gyfweliadau a gynigir i bobl anabl a phobl nad ydynt yn anabl. Am fwy o fanylion ewch i Hyderus o ran Anabledd.