Community Support Worker

Job Description

Are you a Community Support Worker looking for a new opportunity to work in an organisation that will help you develop and achieve your goals to become the best you can be If so, youre in luck.Midlands Foundation Partnership Trust has an opportunity to join our Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Service Team in South West Staffordshire. We are an award-winning team and when you come to work with us, we will help you reach your full potential.Not only that, we will actively seek opportunities to share the great things you are doing, with others locally, regionally, and nationally.As an experienced Community Support Worker from the NHS or private sector, youll join a team that works in close partnership with Staffordshire Police and Mental Health Services, and youll join a Trust that puts people at the heart of what we do.Your career with us will be enjoyable and rewarding as you develop specialist skills and make a real difference for some of the most vulnerable people in society.Its a career that you can take pride in and enjoy, and together we can make life better for our communities.What you will get: An annual salary of up to £21,777 (37.5 hours per week) depending on experience (pro-rata) 35 - 41 days annual leave - including bank holidays (depending on the length of service) Ongoing career development and training NHS Pension Scheme - one of the most comprehensive and generous schemes in the UKWellbeing support, such as access to the MPFT Staff Psychology Service, and additional wellbeing days, along with activities throughout the year Annual recognition event recognising our employees who live and breathe our values Flexible working opportunitiesThere is also a range of other benefits including retail discounts and special offers, a cycle to work scheme, an annual leave purchase scheme, and much more!Things that you will have:

• Advanced Apprenticeship in (Mental) Health and Social Care or NVQ Level 3 in (Mental) Health and Social Care with demonstrable evidence of numeracy and literacy skills (equivalent GCSEs or functional skills)
• Experience of working with people with Mental Health Needs non-Dementia related
• Strong team-working skills
• A high level of self-motivation and a flexible approach
• A positive attitude and be naturally caring and compassionate
• A commitment to high-quality care and values and evidence-based practice
• Excellent teamwork skills, and professionalism

What you will be doing:

• Working in an identified adult community mental health pathway covering 24 hours per day, 365 days per year, with the flexibility of working across pathways, dependent on skill and service needs.
• Delivering a high-quality clinical service to patients and their families comprising:

• Accompanying B6 staff in the assessment of crisis situations
• Assisting with the provision of effective home treatment to prevent hospital admission including effective physical health assessment and care

• Working collaboratively with other Trust services to provide seamless care for service users on defined care-pathways
• Responsible for working in partnership with agencies external to the Trust supporting service-users access to services in the independent and non-statutory sector.

Under the direction of the senior health and social care staff in the team and/or the shift coordinator; deliver interventions with an allocated group of service users with mental health needs. The interventions will be focused on assisting the person toidentify and achieve their agreed goals of Recovery. These will include interventions related to; meaningful occupation, accessing employment, assessing and promoting physical health, social inclusion, activities of daily living, and mental health promotion.The post holder will also be involved in supporting the service user to complete appropriate outcome measure tools and participate in reviews of the service users care and the effectiveness of the interventions provided.IMPORTANT INFORMATION about your application. Please read.The Trust treats personal data collected during the recruitment process in accordance with the Information Governance Policy. Information about how your data is used and the basis for processing your data is contained within the Trusts Privacy NoticeUPDATES & CORRESPONDENCE - All correspondence will be sent via email to the email address you used when making your application. Please check your email regularly. If you have selected updates by text messaging we will also correspond via this method.EMPLOYMENT CHECKS - If selected for an interview, you will be sent an email with the details of the documentation you need to bring along with you to verify your Right to work in the UK, your identity, and your DBS Check. Failure to bring the documentationwill delay your employment if you are successful at the interview.REFERENCES - Please ensure you provide email addresses for all referees for the last 3 years of employment and advise of any gaps in employment. We will not request references prior to the interview unless you have given permission on your application formto do so, however, if you are offered a position with the Trust, references will be requested at the point of offer and by completing this application you are giving your approval for this information to be requested.MPFT is committed to the equality of opportunity for all with the right mix of talent, skills, and potential and welcomes applications from a wide range of candidates from all areas of the community, who meet the specific criteria of the post regardlessof race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, physical/mental disability or offending background.The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of individuals and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.The Trust has a positive attitude to employees and job applicants with mental health issues.PLEASE NOTE: should we have a high volume of applications the Trust may close the vacancy early

Keyskills :
Community Mental HealthCommunity SupportMentoringSocial CareMental Health Care