Agency Support Worker

**Who We Are**: ByKare Solutions are the lead provider to nursing and care hospitals throughout the North East of England. We are seeking caring and compassionate support staff to deliver the highest standards of care for the people we support.

**Our Values**:We pride ourselves on our commitment to customers and supporting staff to provide an excellent standard of care and support. We support our employees to match their ambitions to ours by continually improving and achieving excellence in a hospital and residential environment.

**What ByKare Can Offer You**: The opportunity to work in an exciting, fast paced and growing branch with a dynamic team who have a wide range of skills, experience and backgrounds to support your development. Experience is preferred but not necessary, as we are proud of our full training course which is provided free of charge.

**The Role**:
A Mental Health Support Worker is responsible for providing support and care of patients with mental and physical health needs. Mental Health Support Workers should also provide support to the patient’s carers within a multidisciplinary setting. A registered Mental Health Nurse will assign tasks and supervise as they are completed by the support worker. Some of these jobs include assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating the current nursing strategy for the specific patient. Due to the sensitivities of the job role, Mental Health Support Workers are trained to handle issues of diversity, rights and equality in line with good practice and in accordance to legislation. Mental Health Support Workers must promote positivity and be responsive to any issues or concerns raised, resolving them in the best way possible. It is also a Mental Health Support Worker’s responsibility to provide patients with some aspects of personal care, and demonstrate empathy, dignity, respect and compassion at all times.

**Responsibilities**:

- Assist with meal times (if needed)
- Keep accurate daily records
- Promote health and safety
- Medication (where required)
- Supporting clients with their day to day lives
- Observing and monitoring patients’ mental health conditions
- Recording patients’ temperatures, pulse, respirations and weight
- Sensitive communication with patients, their relatives and carers
- Assisting with clinical duties
- Maintaining patient personal care including infection prevention and control, food, and personal hygiene
- Ensuring patient comfort, safety and dignity
- Promoting positive mental health with patients

**We Offer**:

- A real sense of pride and job satisfaction
- Flexible work to suit you - days, nights, weekends, sleep-ins
- Night and Weekend pay enhancements
- Bank Holiday pay
- Paid Mileage (after certain number of miles have been completed)
- Pension Scheme
- Recommend a friend bonus
- FREE TRAINING IN HOUSE and career development pathway
- Your own dedicated coordinator
- Contracted hours available
- Permanent hours available
- Part time hours available
- Bank relief contracts

**A driving licence and access to own vehicle is preferred but not essential.

If you think this role is for you, please get in touch with us at the earliest and a member from our office will be more than happy to make you a part of our team

**Job Types**: Part-time, Temporary contract

**Salary**: £11.00-£11.75 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Flexitime

Day range:

- Every weekend
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends
- Weekends only

Physical setting:

- Care home
- Day centre
- Homecare
- Hospital
- Live-in
- Nursing home
- Residential home

Shift:

- 12 hour shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Brighton and Hove: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)

**Education**:

- GCSE or equivalent (preferred)

**Experience**:

- Home care: 1 year (preferred)

**Language**:

- English (required)

Licence/Certification:

- Driving Licence (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: Support Worker