Support Worker

Are you an experienced support worker, passionate about providing high levels of care and support to individuals with mental health conditions and challenges behaviours? Are you supportive and compassionate and comfortable dealing with very high-needs patients? If so this sounds like a role for you!

A number of mental health wards in Darlington require the help of support workers to fulfil a long term block bookings of day and nightshifts. The wards are PICU and acute so experience in this setting is preferred.

Day to day tasks as a support worker in this role would include;

• Assisting nursing team with observations. * Completing observations when patients are sleeping. * Food preparation for supper (i.e. making toast and hot chocolate) * Having 1-to-1 time to talk with the patients. * Supporting patients with getting ready for bed/getting up and ready in the morning. * Working 1-2-1 with newly referred admissions to the ward.

Benefits to the support worker include:

• Quieter ward and environment * Ultra-competitive pay * Working for a committed, supportive and experienced Ward Manager who offers an ''open-door'' policy at all times to help resolve any challenges. * Always a nurse available for additional support. * Always being on shift with a permanent member of staff who is an expert on the patients they look after * Up to -300 worth of vouchers when you Refer a Friend to Randstad

To be considered for Healthcare Assistant role, you must:

• Excellent written and verbal communication * Experience working with patients who display challenging behaviours.

Randstad Care is a specialist nursing recruitment agency. Our specialist Nursing consultants work with NHS and private sector teams across England. Whether you are looking for an interim or permanent post close to home, or nationally, we are able to assist you with a dedicated point of contact to provide support and guidance.

Do you know a Nurse looking for a new role? If so, We offer a fantastic refer a friend scheme, where you could receive -300 in vouchers for every nurse you refer to us who we place, subject to Ts and Cs.

If you wish to apply for this role or would like to discuss any of the other opportunities we have available please contact Sarah from the Nursing team on /(phone number removed), or click Apply below.

Randstad Care acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Randstad Care is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merits alone.

Did you know that Randstad Care have been awarded a place on the National Clinical Staffing Framework for the NHS? This means we will be able to bring you more opportunities within nursing & midwifery and clinical staffing.

Randstad Care acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Randstad Care is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merits alone.

Did you know that Randstad Care have been awarded a place on the National Clinical Staffing Framework for the NHS? This means we will be able to bring you more opportunities within nursing & midwifery and clinical staffing.