Community Support Worker

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a community support worker, with the LYPFT Rough Sleepers Mental Health Service.

We are a new team within LYPFT and you will be part of shaping and developing the new service.

This newly developed team will have the time and space to deliver care directly to those service users most at risk of rough sleeping, using a trauma-informed approach.

Working collaboratively with the city's other street support teams, we will provide exceptional holistic treatment to those who need it most. Rough sleeping and homeless services in Leeds are unique and comprehensive and this team has a real opportunity to make a huge difference to those that needs support the most.

We are looking for a Community Support Worker who has experience of working with people with complex trauma, who may also be experiencing mental and physical health difficulties.

The successful candidate will work as part of a small Rough Sleepers Mental Health team and alongside partner services in the community, supporting people who are rough sleeping, or at risk of rough sleeping across the city of Leeds.

There will be training, supervision and support available from the Trust and within the team.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will work in the Rough Sleepers Mental Health Service and alongside partner organisations based in the community, supporting people who are rough sleeping or at risk of rough sleeping.

The Community Support Worker in the Rough Sleepers Mental Health Service will work in close collaboration with Mental Health Practitioners with tasks to include:

Provide direct support to service users sleeping rough in the community in the form of outreach support
Implement agreed specialist psychosocial interventions plans, which support the service user's care plan.
Demonstrate and role-model constructive person-centred approaches to the service user's family or care team to increase their ability to provide effective interventions.
Contribute to the assessment, planning and evaluation of care provided.
Work with partners across the city to work in an integrated way to provide a smoother service user experience
Access supervision within the team
Complete case notes and documentation effectively and within a timely manne
The working days are Monday to Friday. Flexibility is required to meet service and service user need. However, there may be a requirement for some evening hours in order to meet service demands.

Car driver essential to the role

About us

The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching,research and development.

There are many benefits of working for LYPFT including fantastic employee wellbeing support, 27 - 33 days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme, coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, extra leave days and more NHS Discount Offers.

We also have an incredible bank department, offering variety of roles in nursing, allied health professions, healthcare support worker and administration clerical. Permanent employees are automatically added to bank.

Applicants should be aware that for any individual who requires a visa to work in the UK, the Trust provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles only. This is an essential requirement of the role, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you are unable to meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.

Date posted

13 June 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£25,147 to £27,596 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

173-38424-COMM

Job locations

Rough Sleepers Service

St Mary's House

Leeds

LS7 3JX

Job description

Job responsibilities

The role of the Support Worker in the LYPFT Rough Sleepers Mental Health Service is to work with the multi professional team and partner agencies to assess, plan, organise and deliver specialist psychosocial interventions as agreed with supervising clinicians. This work will be in accordance with clinical governance processes and professional standards. The post holder will utilise their skills and knowledge to understand the needs of people who have been referred to the RSMH Service.

The post holder will use evidenced based interventions to support change in those with additional risk indicators i.e. increased risk to physical health, increased risk of demonstrating behaviours challenging to the support network and those with additional challenges to service provision.

The post holder will work collaboratively with the service users, their support network and other allocated professionals, whilst considering the issue of consent to develop and agree a plan of how their goals will be achieved.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Experience working with people who have complex needs in Community settings
Experience of working as part of an MDT or working as effective team member

Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge of psychosocial interventions

Skills

Essential

Understands and demonstrates positive attitudes to supporting people in community settings.
Demonstrate skills in working with people with complex needs

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Experience working with people who have complex needs in Community settings
Experience of working as part of an MDT or working as effective team member

Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge of psychosocial interventions

Skills

Essential

Understands and demonstrates positive attitudes to supporting people in community settings.
Demonstrate skills in working with people with complex needs

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.