Mental Healthcare Support Worker

3 weeks ago


Dorchester, United Kingdom Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Mental Healthcare Support Worker (MHCSW)

An exciting opportunity has arisen for Band 3 Mental Healthcare Support Workers (MHCSW)) to join our happy and cohesive Emergency Department team as we start a multi million transformation and expansion.

Have you got recent experience as a MHCSW working in both an acute setting and in mental health services, and are enthusiastic, motivated, keen learner, innovative and forward thinking? If so, we would like to hear from you.

We are a busy working environment with a high turnover of patients which sees and treats children and adults with a range of conditions including physical injuries and emergencies and mental health conditions. Clinical working areas include Majors, Minors, EDAU and Resus. We have a dedicated clinical practice educator team to ensure robust support and education as you begin your new journey, within this new and exciting role within the department.

We have full time vacancies for motivated Mental Healthcare Support Workers to join the Emergency Department Team. If you enjoy working in a busy demanding environment and are able to work on your own initiative, then this may be the job for you. This job involves internal rotation for all ED staff and we work 12.5 hour shifts (1 hour break), day and night.

At DCHFT, we pride ourselves on the care we provide for our patients, and on the culture, we are creating for our staff. We work hard to create a fair, inclusive environment for our staff.

Our Mission is to provide outstanding care for people in ways which matter to them, and our vision is Dorset County Hospital, working with our health and social care partners, will be at the heart of improving the well-being of our communities.

For all our roles, we are looking for staff who hold our Trust Values of Integrity, Respect Teamwork and Excellence, and who are passionate about providing the best patient care. To read more about our Trust and our Values search Dorset County Hospital online.



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