Female Mental Health Support Worker
- Cygnet Hospital Beckton, London, E6 6ZB
- £14.50 – £14.80 per hour
- Care and Support
- Full time
- Closes 30 Nov 2026
- Cygnet Hospital Beckton, London, E6 6ZB
- £14.50 – £14.80 per hour
- Closes 30 Nov 2026
- Full time
- Care and Support
About the Role
Helping others improve and turn their lives around – there’s no better feeling. It’s what we do for thousands of people at more than 150 sites across the UK. Be a part of it.
Cygnet Hospital Beckton offers a range of secure mental health services for women across four specialist wards including PICU, acute admissions and personality disorder services.
We are recruiting for full time Female Mental Health Support Workers with a passion for delivering outstanding care.
As an active member of our dynamic team, you’ll provide support for our nursing staff including the admission, assessment, implementation and discharge of inpatients, with a focus on dignity and safety at all times.
We are ideally looking for people with previous inpatient mental health experience ideally in a challenging and/or acute setting.
You will be expected to work on average 38.5hrs per week covering 11 hour shifts on a rota basis and must be able to cover a mixture of day (7.30-20.00) and night (19.30 – 08.00) shifts. It will also be a requirement for you to be able to complete the mandatory training and induction including necessary restraint training.
Please note: We do not offer Visa Sponsorship for this role and you must have at least 18 months or more remaining on your current visa to be considered.
Apply now to enjoy excellent career prospects while being part of an organisation that cares about helping people.
Responsibilities
In this role you’ll:
- Work as part of the Multi-Disciplinary Team to support implementation of the treatments and therapy as per the service users’ care plans.
- Compliment and provide support to the qualified nurses.
- Undertake safe observations of patients sometimes on a 1:1 basis or with other staff.
- Meet the physical and emotional needs of the service users in a caring and empathic manner.
- Play an active role in maintaining physical and mental wellbeing by providing and supporting individual or group work.
- Maintain a safe, clean and enjoyable environment to live and work in.
- Work within Safeguarding guidelines.
- Undertake training in de-escalation and PMVA techniques to support patients with potentially violent or aggressive behaviours towards themselves or others.
Requirements
We're looking for people who have:
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to be a good team player.
- Resilience, caring and empathic.
- The sensitivity and energy required to provide a trusting, stimulating and varied lifestyle for the patients.
- A genuine desire to make a real difference in people’s lives.
- A strong, flexible mental aptitude and an ability to cope with the physical demands of the role.
- NVQ level 2 in a relevant care setting is preferable but not essential.
- Flexibility regarding shift patterns and ward changes according to the needs of the hospital.
Benefits
In return we’ll offer you:
- £14.50 per hour rising to £14.80 per hour after 3 months.
- Full training and Induction.
- Free Car Parking.
- Free Lunch when on duty.
- Regular coaching and support.
- Employee Discount Scheme.
- Company pension scheme.
- Company paid Life Assurance scheme.
- Smart Health Toolkit- Providing you with Fitness Programmes, Nutrition consultation and Health checks.
- Private Health Care.
Successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.
What Next?
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Founded in 1988, Cygnet is a leading UK provider of specialist mental health services, learning disability services, autism support and social care.
With services across the UK, Cygnet supports thousands of people every day through a wide range of inpatient and community-based services designed to help people achieve better outcomes and live healthier, more independent lives.
Our teams work across hospitals, residential services and supported living environments, supporting young people and adults with complex mental health needs, learning disabilities, autism, acquired brain injuries and eating disorders. Every service is centred around providing safe, compassionate and person-focused care.
At Cygnet, we believe that everybody deserves the opportunity to live a life that feels meaningful, fulfilling and hopeful. That means creating environments where people feel supported, respected and empowered to make progress at their own pace.
Support looks different for every individual. For some people, it may involve helping them regain confidence and independence following a period of mental ill health. For others, it may mean providing specialist support around communication, daily living skills or emotional wellbeing. Whatever the journey looks like, our focus is always on helping people move towards a more positive future.
Our colleagues are at the heart of everything we do. Every day, they help people achieve milestones that can have a lasting impact — whether that’s building trust, developing new skills, reconnecting with loved ones or taking steps towards greater independence.
Because of this, working at Cygnet is about far more than delivering care. It’s about building genuine relationships, creating opportunities for recovery and helping people realise their potential.
Many of our roles don’t need previous experience in healthcare or social care. What matters most is sharing our values (Care, Respect, Empower, Trust and Integrity) and a genuine desire to support others. In return, Cygnet provides comprehensive training, ongoing development and clear opportunities to build a rewarding long-term career.
For many colleagues, the most rewarding part of the role is knowing they’ve made a meaningful difference to somebody’s life.
At Cygnet, those moments matter every single day.