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Mental Health Support Worker

Mental Health Support Worker

First Option Healthcare
locationGuildford, UK
Contract
GPB 16 - GPB 22

Are you looking for the next step in your Health Care journey?

First Option Healthcare is currently recruiting for acompassionate& proactive Support Workers to join the rapidly growing team!

Here at FOH we have got a great opportunity to work one on one with patients in regulated and unregulated environments.

We are looking for Support Workers with minimum of 6 months experience working with adults or adolescents with the following:

  • Eating Disorders
  • Learning Disabilities
  • Mental Health
  • CSE
  • Drug and Alcohol Abuse

Benefits:

  • Weekly payments
  • Referral fee bonus
  • Up to 3 months rolling rota

Duties and responsibilities:

  • Responding to psychological or emotional crisis in adults and adolescents, utilising de-escalation techniques and intervention strategies.
  • Providing in-person crisis support in various settings, including homes, schools, hospitals, or community centres, fostering placements and unregulated settings.
  • Establishing rapport and trust with clients and their families to assess risk, stabilise crisis situations, and ensure immediate safety and emotional support.
  • Collaborating with clinical leads and multidisciplinary teams to ensure intervention plans are appropriate, with timely documentation and escalation of any changes in client condition or behaviour.
  • Working with professionals such as schools, young offending and psychotherapy.

Unfortunately, we do not offer sponsorship for overseas candidates.

Salary range

  • GPB 16 - GPB 22