Mental Health Care Assistant Support Worker

Job Description:

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

First Option Healthcare is currently recruiting for a compassionate & proactive Crisis 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.

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