Community Support Time & Recovery Worker - South Oxon AMHT - DidcotinDidcotinDidcotPUBLISHED MON 21 OCT 2024

Are you passionate about mental health and supporting people with serious mental illness towards their recovery in their community?

This is an exciting opportunity to work within the South Oxon Adult Mental Health Team (AMHT) as a Mental Health Support Worker.

We are a supportive, dynamic and dedicated team which, although busy, has many rewards. We care deeply about our patients and their families and carers. We believe in listening and responding as a team, piloting new models, supporting each other and developing and using new care approaches. We aim to improve patient care provided as well increase staff satisfaction and sense of achievement.

As a Support Worker you will be instrumental in our services and deliver recovery focused interventions (emotional and practical support) to service users in their own homes, in the community, or at our base under the guidance and support of qualified mental health Clinicians and Team Leaders. You will need to be a dedicated, patient focused and highly motivated individual, who ideally has some experience of mental health and support work.

Regular supervision will be provided and you will be encouraged and supported to undertake any training relevant to your interests and personal development.

Accessibility, responsiveness and excellence in customer service with the highest regard for service user experience will be at the heart of the service and Support Workers will use their skills and personal qualities to make this a reality.

As a Support Worker you must be able to demonstrate Trust values in delivering care to others. The successful candidate will be able to follow and initiate plans of care flexibly and dynamically in challenging and changing circumstances. Oxford Health works in partnership with third sector providers as part of the Oxford Mental Health Partnership (OMHP). Support Workers must have the skills and aptitude to work creatively and proactively with our third sector partners.

About us

Holding a Full drivers license and having access to a vehicle for business use is essential for this role.

The AMHT is based at The Wallingford Community Hospital with locality teams based in Didcot, Abingdon and Wantage.

Our AMHT provide an assessment and treatment function. The successful candidate will be expected to work 9-5 Monday to Friday, and be based in the Didcot team, supporting both the assessment and treatment function patients.

Please Note:

• New starters have a 6 month probationary period. This, together with the induction process aims to create a positive supportive working environment allowing new employees to learn key elements of their role over a reasonable timescale.
• Candidates not currently employed by the Trust who attend an interview for non-qualified Band 1-5 posts are required to undertake numeracy and literacy assessments.
• Appointment to this post is subject to the trust receiving satisfactory references covering 3 years of employment or study. Please ask your referees to respond promptly to reference requests.
• Employees are expected to undertake mandatory and statutory training related to their role.
• We positively encourage applications from all areas of the community, regardless of gender, race, faith, disability, age or sexual orientation and we encourage applications from users of mental health services. This is part of our commitment to equality and reflecting the diversity of our population.
• Oxford Health is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.