Bank Mental Health Support Worker

PLEASE NOTE: This advert is permanently open to allow applications to be received at any time throughout the year. The advert will be checked regularly for new applications, which will be processed at least monthly. Should you have any queries or concerns regarding your application, please email [email protected].
An exciting opportunity has arisen to build a flexible workforce to support patients presenting to UHD with mental health, cognitive or challenging behavioural difficulties.
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert., As a bank worker, you will be called upon to support patients that require enhanced mental health care, this could be on a 1:1 basis or you may be required to support multiple patients. You will be focusing on safety for both patients and staff as well as therapeutic intervention and supporting with activities of daily living as required. You will also work as part of the wider team supporting colleagues and other healthcare professional when requested to do so.
The post holder will provide outstanding enhanced care to patients
needing additional nursing and emotional support in a high stress
environment. This patient group may include but is not limited to:

• Mental illness


• Dementia


• Delirium


• Intoxication


• Traumatic Brain Injury


• Encephalitis


• Parkinson's


• Specific neurological disease


• Brain Tumours

Breakaway (with safehold) training will be provided to successful candidates and is a condition of the bank agreement. As a 7-day service, we ensure peer support for bank workers. The offer of bank shifts is primarily at short notice for varied shift patterns.
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.

As University Hospitals Dorset we are a three site acute trust with 'university hospital' status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.
We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £250m estates programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.
In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches you'll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we're also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.
We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.
We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.
At UHD our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group.
As a Trust we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes., '' This is a really exciting time to join UHD! We are a three site acute trust with 'university hospital' status, due to our partnership with Bournemouth University, delivering highly regarded health services to the local population, the county of Dorset, and beyond. We employ some 10,000 staff, with an ambitious £250m estates program well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.
In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) with over seven miles of sandy beaches along our coastline, you'll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we're also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.

Staff recruited are expected to be available to work flexibly across all our Trust locations to meet service demands.
This advert may be closed early if sufficient applications are received.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself and our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst this vaccination is not a condition of employment we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated.
Internal Candidates: staff employed prior to merger who voluntarily change jobs will be appointed to UHD terms and conditions.