Physical Health Support Worker inLiverpool inLiverpool PUBLISHED 3 OCT 2024
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust rDYcspZ6
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The post holder will need to travel across sites.
The post holder will complete a range of activities to assist with the completion of physical health checks in service users with Severe Mental Illness (SMI).
The post holder will be required to use their initiative when working independently in the community, in both a primary and secondary care setting.
To contribute to the delivery of a physical health assessment, care plans under the direct supervision of the practitioner.
To report any concerns or identify any physical health care issues to the MDT, Nurse Practitioner and GP.
To report to the qualified staff any observations made whilst providing care to service users activities and leisure, providing details of mental state and risk factors.
To work with service users on an individual and group basis as outlined in the care plan and as directed by the appropriate named lead professional.
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We’re currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Julie Pinder Job title: Community Physical Health Team Leader Email address: Telephone number:
Lucy Atherton
Community Physical Health Team Leader
A new opportunity has arisen to join the Community Physical Health Team as a Physical Health Support Worker covering Mid Mersey footprint, including St Helens, Knowsley, Warrington & Halton.
The post holder will need to travel across sites.
The post holder will complete a range of activities to assist with the completion of physical health checks in service users with Severe Mental Illness (SMI).
The post holder will be required to use their initiative when working independently in the community, in both a primary and secondary care setting.
To contribute to the delivery of a physical health assessment, care plans under the direct supervision of the practitioner.
To report any concerns or identify any physical health care issues to the MDT, Nurse Practitioner and GP.
To report to the qualified staff any observations made whilst providing care to service users activities and leisure, providing details of mental state and risk factors.
To work with service users on an individual and group basis as outlined in the care plan and as directed by the appropriate named lead professional.
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We’re currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Julie Pinder Job title: Community Physical Health Team Leader Email address: Telephone number:
Lucy Atherton
Community Physical Health Team Leader
The post holder will need to travel across sites.
The post holder will complete a range of activities to assist with the completion of physical health checks in service users with Severe Mental Illness (SMI).
The post holder will be required to use their initiative when working independently in the community, in both a primary and secondary care setting.
To contribute to the delivery of a physical health assessment, care plans under the direct supervision of the practitioner.
To report any concerns or identify any physical health care issues to the MDT, Nurse Practitioner and GP.
To report to the qualified staff any observations made whilst providing care to service users activities and leisure, providing details of mental state and risk factors.
To work with service users on an individual and group basis as outlined in the care plan and as directed by the appropriate named lead professional.
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We’re currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Julie Pinder Job title: Community Physical Health Team Leader Email address: Telephone number:
Lucy Atherton
Community Physical Health Team Leader
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