You must be compassionate, resilient, enthusiastic, complete a violence prevention course, and be willing to work 24/7 shifts.

You will provide compassionate care to service users in crisis, promote independence, ensure safety, de-escalate distress, and maintain a therapeutic environment on a 24/7 basis.

Healthcare

United Kingdom

Bath

Bristol

Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust (AWP) provides specialized mental health services across Avon and Wiltshire. Their ultimate mission is to deliver high-quality, compassionate care that supports mental health and well-being. Their purpose is to offer effective treatment and support for individuals experiencing mental health challenges, working to improve overall mental health outcomes and promote recovery and resilience within the community.

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Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust provides quality mental health care services across the South West

Are you looking to develop a career in mental health? We are looking to recruit compassionate, resilient and enthusiastic Healthcare Support Workers within our 4 bedded place of safety. Bluebell Unit offers a place of safety to adults and children brought in by police on S135 or S136 of the Mental Health Act. Bluebell is a 24 hour, fast paced and dynamic service catering to the specific needs of a wide variety of presentations and personalities whilst in crisis. This is an exciting opportunity for you to develop a rewarding career where you can make a real difference to help change the lives of our service user group for the better. This can be a challenging yet rewarding environment where as a team we strive to help our service users to overcome a variety of complex needs. You will be able to learn and understand how to care for service users that are in mental health crisis by promoting choice and independence in the least restrictive way possible. This role is within a place of safety that operates on a 24/7 shift basis. Staff will qualify for unsocial enhancements in addition to their basic pay. Successful applicants will also be required to undertake and complete a Prevention and Management of Violence and Aggression course. This enables staff to begin building the skills to de escalate service users in peaks of distress whilst maintaining a safe and therapeutic environment for all. Sponsorship If you are a candidate wishing to apply, and you would require a skilled worker sponsorship, you can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for the role by assessing your circumstances against the current criteria on the Government website below. Health and Care Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust) a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care. We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset. Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care. At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger. For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Shannon James Job title: Ward Manager Email address: shannonjames@nhs.net Telephone number: 01380731424

Are you looking to develop a career in mental health?We are looking to recruit compassionate, resilient and enthusiastic Healthcare Support Workers within our 4 bedded place of safety. Bluebell Unit offers a place of safety to adults and children brought in by police on S135 or S136 of the Mental Health Act. Bluebell is a 24 hour, fast paced and dynamic service catering to the specific needs of a wide variety of presentations and personalities whilst in crisis.This is an exciting opportunity for you to develop a rewarding career where you can make a real difference to help change the lives of our service user group for the better.This can be a challenging yet rewarding environment where as a team we strive to help our service users to overcome a variety of complex needs.You will be able to learn and understand how to care for service users that are in mental health crisis by promoting choice and independence in the least restrictive way possible.This role is within a place of safety that operates on a 24/7 shift basis. Staff will qualify for unsocial enhancements in addition to their basic pay.Successful applicants will also be required to undertake and complete a Prevention and Management of Violence and Aggression course. This enables staff to begin building the skills to de escalate service users in peaks of distress whilst maintaining a safe and therapeutic environment for all.SponsorshipIf you are a candidate wishing to apply, and you would require a skilled worker sponsorship, you can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for the role by assessing your circumstances against the current criteria on the Government website below.Health and Care Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust) a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care.We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset.Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Shannon James Job title: Ward Manager Email address: shannonjames@nhs.net Telephone number: 01380731424

Band 3 Healthcare Support Worker - Green Lane Hospital - Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

&lt;strong&gt;Are you looking to develop a career in mental health?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;We are looking to recruit compassionate, resilient and enthusiastic Healthcare Support Workers within our 4 bedded place of safety. Bluebell Unit offers a place of safety to adults and children brought in by police on S135 or S136 of the Mental Health Act. Bluebell is a 24 hour, fast paced and dynamic service catering to the specific needs of a wide variety of presentations and personalities whilst in crisis.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This is an exciting opportunity for you to develop a rewarding career where you can make a real difference to help change the lives of our service user group for the better.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This can be a challenging yet rewarding environment where as a team we strive to help our service users to overcome a variety of complex needs.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;You will be able to learn and understand how to care for service users that are in mental health crisis by promoting choice and independence in the least restrictive way possible.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This role is within a place of safety that operates on a 24/7 shift basis. Staff will qualify for unsocial enhancements in addition to their basic pay.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Successful applicants will also be required to undertake and complete a Prevention and Management of Violence and Aggression course. This enables staff to begin building the skills to de escalate service users in peaks of distress whilst maintaining a safe and therapeutic environment for all.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sponsorship &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;If you are a candidate wishing to apply, and you would require a skilled worker sponsorship, you can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for the role by assessing your circumstances against the current criteria on the Government website below.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Health and Care Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust) a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&amp;amp;NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Shannon James Job title: Ward Manager Email address: shannonjames@nhs.net Telephone number: 01380731424

Band 3 Healthcare Support Worker - Green Lane Hospital

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