We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated, and compassionate Support Worker to join our team at Connolly House, a 14-bed mixed mental health rehabilitation ward located near the beautiful city of Chichester. Connolly House provides inpatient mental health rehabilitation for people experiencing psychosis who require further assessment, support, and skill development to aid their recovery and promote greater independence.
We are currently recruiting for a part-time Support Worker to join our friendly and supportive team. The core working hours are:
Tuesday: 11:00–15:00
Thursday: 11:00–15:00
Friday: 11:00–15:00
This equates to 12 contracted hours per week, with the addition of two long day shifts per month. Long day shifts are 07:00–19:30 and will usually be scheduled on weekdays.
While there may be the occasional need to cover a weekend, night, or bank holiday shift to meet service needs, this is expected to be rare and is not a regular requirement of the post. Applicants should not expect to routinely work weekends or night shifts, as these are not part of the core vacancy.
The ideal candidate will be passionate about supporting people with mental health conditions on their recovery journey. You will work closely with our multidisciplinary team to provide person-centred, recovery-focused support, helping patients develop the skills, confidence, and independence needed to successfully reintegrate into the community.
In your role as a healthcare assistant, you will report to the nurse in charge and your main duties will involve completing observations to maintain patient safety, supporting patients with regular, therapeutic engagements. You will act as an escort to patients, whether to accompany them on therapeutic community leave or for conveyance to another healthcare setting. You will contribute to and follow each patients care plan to engage them in therapeutic interventions and will be encouraged to share your views and expertise in developing person-centred plans for care and treatment. You will also liaise with carers and involve them in the care of patients.
Shifts will begin promptly with a handover from the nurse in charge from the previous shift, and so excellent timekeeping is required in this role.
There are pay enhancements available for antisocial hours and weekend working, and our colleagues report a significant uplift in take home pay when enhancements are added to their basic salary. If successful, you will be able to access SPFT Bank staffing, which will allow you to work extra bank shifts on top of your contracted shifts across SPFT sites.
A detailed job description and person specification is attached to this job advert. Please see these for further information.
Person specification
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
Experience of working as part of a team
Good communication skills
Desirable criteria
NVQ Level 2 in Care
Experience of working within a health or social care setting
SPFT is committed to building a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We particularly welcome applications from people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds and from disabled candidates, as these groups are currently underrepresented.
Successful candidates are normally appointed to the bottom of the pay scale unless previous NHS experience in a similar role can be evidenced.
SPFT takes its responsibilities for safeguarding children, young people and adults at risk very seriously. We expect all staff and bank workers to share this commitment and complete the relevant safeguarding training for their role.
If you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date, please assume your application has been unsuccessful. However, we’ll always do our best to keep you informed as we know how much time and care goes into applying for a role.
In the event of a high number of applications, we may close this vacancy early.
