Community Support Worker

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Community Support Worker

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation TrustShrewsbury

30+ days ago

Salary

£24,071.00–£25,674.00 yearly

Job type

Permanent

Job description

Job summary

The team is based at The Redwoods Centre in Shrewsbury and provides mental health assessment, treatment and support to people in Shropshire. As an integral team in the Urgent Care Pathway we work 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We work with people who are experiencing a mental health crisis, require extra support alongside their regular support network or who can have the same treatment provided at home that they would receive in a Mental Health Hospital.

We are a team that consists of Band 5 and 6 Nurses, Band 3 Support Workers, Non-Medical Prescribers, Medical Staff, Occupational Therapists, Administrators and Business Support Staff. As we work with people with all types of mental health presentations, we need to have a range of skills and interests that create a strong and responsive team.

Main duties of the job

Community Support Workers

Working in a multi-disciplinary team and in partnership with internal and external agencies, you will;

To provide support, and spend therapeutic time with an allocated group of service users with mental health needs.
To promote service-users recovery and to assist them to maintain their place in the community or manage transitions between services.
To assist the Shift co-ordinator / Lead Professional to plan, implement and evaluate individualised care plans .

About us

By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;

Supporting your career development and progression

Excellent NHS Pension scheme

Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave

Options for flexible working

Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave

Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources

If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients

Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate

Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates

Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k

Free car parking at all trust sites

Free flu vaccinations every year

Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)

And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.

Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications

Job description

Job responsibilities

JOB PURPOSE :

To provide support, and spend therapeutic time with an allocated group of service users with mental health needs. To promote service-users recovery and to assist them to maintain their place in the community or manage transitions between services.

To assist the Shift Co-ordinator / Lead Professional to assess, plan, implement and evaluate individualised care plans.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Advanced Apprenticeship in (Mental) Health and Social Care Or NVQ 3 in (Mental) Health and Social Care with demonstrable evidence of numeracy and literacy skills (equivalent GCSE's or Functional Skills)

Experience

Essential

Experience of being a service user or carer