Mental Health Support Worker (Dayshift) TLNT1_NI in Belfast

Can you make a real difference in the lives of others? At Macklin Care Homes, you will work as part of an award-winning team valued for your contribution, with opportunities for career development and a friendly, rewarding working environment. If you are a compassionate person who cares with heart, we would love to hear from you.

We are actively recruiting a Support Worker (38.5 - 44 hours) to provide additional support within our well-established Mental Health unit, the Galway Suite. The successful candidate will use their compassion and clinical experience to help deliver exceptional levels of resident care to individuals who have a variety of mental health conditions. This role is a unique opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the mental health field while working in a supportive and dynamic team.

About this role

• Experience working within a mental health environment.
• Good working knowledge of The Mental Health Order (1986).
• An understanding of current approaches to mental health practice.
• Ability to collaborate with a challenging resident group positively.
• Ensuring care plans are comprehensive and understandable by the resident.
• Supporting, encouraging, and prompting residents with their medication.
• Accurately maintain documentation both manually and electronically.
• Ensure house rules are kept and adhered to, providing a safe environment.
• Communicate effectively with colleagues, residents, and visitors.
• Assisting residents with booking and attending appointments.
• Support residents in daily tasks: self-care, shopping, and household tasks.
• Promoting residents to develop their skills and increase their independence.

Company benefits:

• Collaborating with an award-winning team with family values.
• A comprehensive paid induction programme.
• A wide variety of training is provided.
• Career development opportunities.
• Flexibility of shifts.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Discounted rates at Malone Hotel, Belfast.
• Health and well-being initiatives, including team-building initiatives.
• Free car parking and uniform.
• Incentives for employee referrals.

Successful candidates must be willing to register with NISCC. An Enhanced Access NI Check will be required for this post. If successful, please be aware that we do have a policy on the recruitment of ex-offenders. As per the Access NI Code of Practice, Macklin Care Homes also has a policy on the secure handling, use, storage, and retention of disclosure information. Copies of these documents, along with the Access NI Code of Practice, are available upon request by contacting the HR Department. It is Macklin Care Homes' Policy that any existence of a criminal conviction will not necessarily lead to the withdrawal of a job offer, but the failure to disclose all criminal convictions fully and accurately will lead to the withdrawal of a job offer. Macklin Care Homes is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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