Mental Health Community Support Worker inLeominster inLeominster PUBLISHED
THU 14 NOV 2024
Candidates must demonstrate flexibility, organisational skills, and preferably have experience with graded exposure work. Responsibilities also include attending team meetings, completing required training, and providing support to carers. The role necessitates travel throughout Herefordshire to deliver patient care in diverse settings, including patients' homes, while adhering to the Trust's values and policies.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Community Support Worker to join our Neighbourhood Mental Health Team (NMHT). The NMHTs are at the forefront of providing accessible care, integrating both primary and secondary mental health services, in line with NHS long-term objectives. There are 5 Neighbourhood Teams in Herefordshire. The post advertised is to work within the North NMHT. Each NMHT is comprised of Mental Health Practitioners, Support Workers, Administrators, Clinical Psychologists and a Consultant Psychiatrist. Additionally, the teams are supported by Link Workers and Vocational Specialists from Mind and Landau, with the aim of providing a holistic, recovery-focused service. We work closely with our Primary Care Networks, demonstrating good relationships and communication with our respective GP partners. The teams are supportive, with regular MDT meetings, Individual/group supervisions and team away-days. For more information please contact the Recruiting Manager.
To provide a range of patients with mental health support in the community, implementing plans of care, utilising personal autonomy and utilising the support of the Multi-disciplinary Team (MDT) when needed, to support individuals with their ongoing recovery.
To work with a range of agencies within the NMHT and externally, to sign-post patients to appropriate sources of support or provide short, moderate or longer-term interventions to support their recovery, based on their clinical need.
The post will require working with the team to support the running of the service, managing a caseload, attending meetings, and taking on additional responsibilities as and when required. The ability to be flexible and organised is essential. Experience of working with individuals on graded exposure work is preferable.
To be able to travel throughout the county as required to provide patient care and multi-agency working. To also provide support to those in a caring role.
About us
To provide supportive treatment of working aged adults with mental health problems, ranging from a primary to a secondary level of need
To work with internal and external agencies
To travel around Herefordshire providing support in a variety of clinical settings, as well as in patients own homes
To manage a caseload under the supervision of more senior staff
To attend meetings required by the service
To complete statutory and mandatory training as required for the role, and keep this updated as required
To work according to Trust values, policies and procedures
To provide support to carers
To undertake extra duties as required, depending on the needs of the service
For full details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached.
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