Engagement Support Worker

Our Mental Health Liaison Team (MHLT) are looking for motivated, passionate and hardworking individuals to join their team as Engagement Support Workers.

The Mental Health Liaison Team provide a comprehensive service to patients, carers and clinical colleagues, based at Southmead Hospital.

Patients present with a wide range of mental health and psychological problems, including following an episode of self‑harm, psychiatric emergency and because of physical illness or injury.

You will be expected to work with individuals experiencing psychosomatic disorders and a variety of psychological and adjustment issues resulting from physical illness or injury.

Main duties of the job

You will provide 1:1 support to patients experiencing mental health or emotional distress in the acute hospital setting.

Based at Southmead Hospital individuals will be expected to work alongside patients struggling with acute mental health/emotional needs such...