The Reality of Working in a Forensic Inpatient Hospital | Mental Health Support Worker
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- čas přidán 23. 03. 2022
- The Reality of Working in a Forensic Inpatient Hospital | Mental Health Support Worker
As one chapter closes for me and another one opens, I thought it would be good to reflect on my time working as a mental health support worker. In this video I discuss what my job role entailed, the positives and negatives of the position and why I quit. I hope this gives you an insight into what working in these settings is like and encourages you to work towards your career goals. If you enjoy the video then please don't forget to like, comment and subscribe! Also hit the notification bell so you don't miss out on my next upload!
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As a person that wants to work in mental health settings, this video has helped me a lot, thank you Tania
Ahh I’m so glad! Thank you 😊
I work at a high security Forensic Psychiatric Hospital in New Mexico USA...I love it, its not even work really.
That sounds so interesting! Bet our experiences will be so different even though it’s the same job. People do say if you enjoy your job it doesn’t feel like work 😊
@@taniaalexis6919 search nmbhi koat new mexicos only mental hospital... Thats a short story on my spot.
I will look it up, thank you 😊
Great work Tania, you're helping lots of people wanting work in mental health settings.
Thank you ☺️
hey it's you! Good stuff Tania.
Thank you 😊
Hi Tania, I love your content! Just a quick question, where did you find your role? Would you mind sharing the website that you applied through? Oh, and keep up the good work. Xxx
My circumstances were quite unique as I was put forward for the role by someone who already worked within my nhs trust. But you can find these jobs on the nhs jobs website- just type that into Google and it will come up 😊
Hello Tania. Loved the video. I was also a Bank HCA but left my job a few weeks ago. I wanted to find a job that was in a clinical setting and focused more on helping patients with mental health difficulties so this job sounds amazing. Personally I didn’t enjoy the personal care side of being a HCA which is the main train I left the job, does a MHSW have personal care responsibilities at all?
I would say it depends on where exactly you work. I never did any personal care whilst working in forensics but have done some whilst on eating disorder wards and dementia wards. Hope that helps 😊
I'm so glad I found your channel. I also did a Psych degree and I've got an upcoming interview for a clinical support worker in a psychiatric hospital. Do you have any tips for interviews and stuff? xx
Oooh that’s so exciting! Congratulations! I would say to prepare for scenario questions eg what would you do if a patient threatened you or if you overheard a confidential conversation etc. There will probably be questions about safeguarding, the mental health act, how you act in times of stress, how you relax and look after yourself, as well as all the standard interview questions. Hope that helps and good luck with your interview- let me know how you get on🤞
@@taniaalexis6919 great help, ty!
I’m thinking of getting into mental health support work,I’m just discouraged by the hours 🥺. How many hours did you work per shift ?
Day and night shifts tend to be 12.5 hours long. I also did twilight shifts which were 4pm-11pm/ 12. Now I sometimes do 12-8 on the weekends. So there’s lots of variety and it’s very flexible to work on bank 😊
It depends on different hospitals too. My hospital you can do AM or PM shifts which are 7.5hrs, or a long day as 13.5hrs. The night shift is 10.5hrs. Sometimes there will be the option of 9-5 shifts too.
Before I left mine they started offering shifts at so many random times just to try and get the staff. So you could pretty much work anytime which was good
Hi. I did Childhood and youth studies & psychology and I’ve applied for a HCSW role. Did the interview got the conditional offer letter, now I am just waiting for my DBS. Just wanted to ask how long did yours took?
I’ve had so many DBS checks now that I can’t remember 😂 I know some have taken longer than others but I never really notice it as there’s not been any gaps in my employment. So I wait for all the checks to be complete and then finish at one job and start the next shortly after if that makes sense.
@@taniaalexis6919 Hi. Thanks. Yup makes sense. I just checked Trac now my DBS is under review by employer wont be long now I hope haha
Fingers crossed 🤞🏻 They can sometimes take a while with these things so make sure that you send them the odd reminder email so they don’t forget 😂
@@taniaalexis6919@ Tania Alexis I received a call from the NHS informing me that my DBS link was expired so I had to re-do the form. It's going to take up more time 😭😭
Oh gosh what a nightmare! Hopefully you get it sorted soon 🤞🏻
How do you apply for a membership in NHSP?
Just type “sign up to nhsp” into google and it gives you the different groups of nhsp that you can join 😊
@@taniaalexis6919 did you pay for it?
No it’s free to sign up. You just have to meet the application criteria. You can always ring them and ask about applying, usually you have to wait a while for them to pick up but they are quite helpful 😊