Description
This role is part of the launch of our Crisis Prevention Houses, offering therapeutic, recovery-focused environments for people experiencing mental health challenges.
The post holder will deliver shifts from a trauma-informed perspective, taking guidance from the team within the managing risk framework at the service.
Responsibilities include:
- Leading on some activities in the house and maintaining the environment's privacy, dignity, and respect for all service users.
- Working shifts alongside senior staff at weekends when required.
- Ensuring the health and safety of each shift, reporting/escalating issues to senior managers or on-call personnel.
The salary is £30,630 to £32,346 a year, subject to night and weekend enhancements.
Benefits include:
- NHS Discounts
- Generous annual leave
- NHS pension scheme
- Excellent internal staff network
- Flexible working and health and wellbeing initiatives
Requirements:
- Registered mental health professional qualification or nationally recognised qualifications.
- Demonstrable experience working with individuals with mental health issues.
- Sound knowledge base in relation to factors causing mental health problems and preferred treatment methods.
- Excellent verbal, non-verbal, and written communication skills.
Desirable qualifications:
- Evidence of recent and ongoing academic study.
- Level 1 & 2 Safeguarding Children or Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults certificate.
- Experience of studies or learning about mental health, trauma, or domestic and sexual abuse.