Job summary
The Sutherland Centre CMHT Team are looking to recruit a full time, Band 4 Support Time Recovery Worker.
The purpose of this post is to work as part of a team which provides mental health services and to focus on the direct needs of service users.
To provide Support, give Time to an allocated group of service users with more complex needs and thus promote their Recovery and maintain them in their community environment.
To assist the team to assess, plan, implement and evaluate individual care plans.
To achieve the objectives of this role, the post holder must have the individual service user's needs at the fore at all times and use the agreed set of values and skills to underpin their day to day work
Main duties of the job
Independently manage and prioritise an identified caseload with appropriate supervision. The role will also require responsibility for managing and monitoring of patients within our Physical Health Clinics.
To ensure that service users engage effectively with the agreed Care Plan and access appropriate services provided on a regular and consistent basis.
Positively promote independent living of service users within their community.
Provide regular and practical support to service users and their carers in developing and managing dignity and independence.
About us
Our Trust is on an incredible journey of innovation and we'd like you to be part of it.
Our vision is 'To be Outstanding in all we do and how we do it.' Our teams pride themselves on compassion, team work and resilience. The Trust supports you by offering a flexible shift system including twilight shifts and compressed hours to support working families and our staff parking is free on all our main sites.
As an employee and representative of the Trust, you are required to demonstrate and uphold the Trust's Values. These are:
Proud to CARE:
Compassionate
Caring with compassion, it's about how we listen, what we say, what we do.
Approachable
Friendly, welcoming, sharing ideas and being open
Responsible
Taking personal and collective responsibility, being accountable for our actions
Excellent
Striving for the best, for high-quality safe care and continually improving
Job description
Job responsibilities
Help to identify early signs of relapse by monitoring the service users progress, level of functioning and mental state and alert the appropriate staff involved in their care.
Report regularly to care coordinators as appropriate key worker(s)
To maintain adequate records as required by existing procedures, entering appropriate details on the service users case notes as necessary.
To ensure the service user understands and has a clear pathway of care across sector/agency boundaries with key contact points/named individuals.
Support the Foundation worker in their role providing advice/supervision/training where appropriate.
Participate in the planning of protocols to develop the service to the clients.
Participate in the review of the service provided to clients overall by STR workers and advise any changes to the Senior STR worker/Care Coordinator.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Help to identify early signs of relapse by monitoring the service users progress, level of functioning and mental state and alert the appropriate staff involved in their care.
Report regularly to care coordinators as appropriate key worker(s)
To maintain adequate records as required by existing procedures, entering appropriate details on the service users case notes as necessary.
To ensure the service user understands and has a clear pathway of care across sector/agency boundaries with key contact points/named individuals.
Support the Foundation worker in their role providing advice/supervision/training where appropriate.
Participate in the planning of protocols to develop the service to the clients.
Participate in the review of the service provided to clients overall by STR workers and advise any changes to the Senior STR worker/Care Coordinator.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ Level 3 or commitment to train towards achieving it.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with people with mental health needs.
Skills
Essential
- You will need to be competent in phlebotomy, ECG's and general Physical Health monitoring.
Desirable
- willing to access appropriate training in undertaking Physical Health monitoring
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ Level 3 or commitment to train towards achieving it.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with people with mental health needs.
Skills
Essential
- You will need to be competent in phlebotomy, ECG's and general Physical Health monitoring.
Desirable
- willing to access appropriate training in undertaking Physical Health monitoring
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
