Mental Health Care Assistants

A Mental Health Care Assistant provides basic care and assistance with daily activities to patients with mental illnesses or cognitive disabilities. Helps patients dress and eat, monitors patients' well-being, and restrains patients if they become physically violent. Works in hospitals or mental health care facilities.

About this Career

Average Salary

£37,159

New workers start at around £19,661. Normal pay is £37,159 per year. Highly experienced workers can earn up to £54,954

Annual Openings

21

Job counts include both employed and self-employed persons in London, and do not distinguish between full and part-time jobs

Daily Tasks

  • Writes reports on their work and conducts applied research.
  • Maintains required contacts with family members, education or other health professionals, as appropriate, and recommends possible solutions to problems presented.
  • Helps patients to manage their own psychological conditions.
  • Provides treatment or guidance using a variety of therapy and counselling techniques.
  • Determines appropriate treatment and may refer patients to other mental health professionals.
  • Administers tests to assess patients' needs through interviews, psychometric tests and observation of their behaviour.

Skills Employers are looking for

Skills Importance
Active Listening 85%
Learning Strategies 82%
Critical Thinking 78%
Active Learning 78%
Reading Comprehension 77%
Speaking 72%
Writing 70%
Monitoring 69%
Science 46%
Mathematics 43%

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