Senior Support, Time, Recovery WorkerinIlford and Barking and DagenhaminIlford and Barking and DagenhamPUBLISHED MON 9 DEC 2024

We are looking for a Band 4 STR Worker to join our Barking and Dagenham Home Treatment Team (B&DHTT) which is a 24 hour 7 days a week service providing alternative to hospital admission to those who face acute mental health crisis in the community. You will provide support to service users based in the Barking and Dagenham area.

You will need experience of working with people who have mental health difficulties in the community. Your role as a senior support worker will be part of the wider multi disciplinary team and support the physical and mental health care plan of adults with ongoing Mental health and emotional needs.

The main duties of the role are outlined in the attached job description.

This is an opportunity to be part of a dynamic service, providing opportunities to develop your skills and your career. You will play a key role in the multi-disciplinary team. You will need experience of working in a mental health care setting and have skills and experience in delivering a menu of interventions aimed at promoting recovery such as: health promotion, social prescribing, behavioural activation and key working

You will work closely with people who use our Services, their families, friends and carers and play an important contribution in how people experience our services. You are expected to be compassionate and responsive but professional and informative and contribute to the quality of the services we provide.

About us

You will be expected to contribute to the effectiveness of services by:

Providing skilled, evidence based care which adheres to agreed policies and procedures

• Working with patients and families and qualified practitioners to contribute to all stages of the care planning process including assessing risks and needs
• Acting as patient advocates in the multi-disciplinary team
• Working as part of a team implementing care plans or directives overseen by registered nurses
• Contributing to creating and maintaining high performing teams by:
• communicating well with all members of the team
• understanding their role in the team and how they help the team achieve its objectives
• reflecting on their own practice regularly
• Identifying how care could be improved
• Working to the standards set out in the Code of Conduct for Healthcare Support Workers and Adult Social care Workers in England (Skills for Health 2
• Safeguarding people by recognising and responding when an adult or child might be at risk from abuse but also recognising their own limits and asking for help and escalate concerns when necessary
• Escalating safety concerns and by doing so acting as effective advocates for those who use our services
• Being open and transparent about their own practice
• Identifying areas where improvements in safety or quality can be made
• Working closely with others to improve services
• Maintaining accurate, legible, comprehensive records
• Maintaining compliance with their mandatory training requirements

The successful applicant will need

To be aware and demonstrate the Trust Values

To be able to travel efficiently throughout the Borough.

To be flexible, supportive and if required to take a new role within NELFT appropriate to knowledge, education and skills, as required

To have knowledge of the resources available in the area

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer closely to this when completing your application.

We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Any development needs to help you succeed in the role, can be discussed at the interview stage.