Job summary
This post is to join a team supporting working-age adults who have moderate to severe affective and psychotic disorders. The team offers care-coordination, a daily duty service, psychiatric assessments, medication reviews, ongoing risk management, care planning, support around benefits and housing, family work & a wide variety of therapeutic interventions.
We actively develop our staff in their ability to deliver specific interventions. We are continually developing the service, considering what interventions may be helpful for our service users, & evaluating the support we already provide. Recovery principles are embedded in the work of the locality teams & we aim to support people to reach their potential by facilitating hope, empowering autonomy, and developing meaning & purpose in life.
There is a requirement to be able to travel around the Cambridge area.
Main duties of the job
You will be involved in the delivery of care plan interventions under supervision from qualified practitioners in the team.
You will support around social inclusion for service users; much of your work will be out and about in the community accessing mainstream community services and networks.
You will offer support around benefits and housing, carers' assessments, physical health care and a wide variety of therapeutic interventions for which you can access training and supervision.
Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence* and have use of a vehicle. You cannot usepublic transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria.
*DVLA have a number ofreciprocalarrangements with overseas countries, for further information please visit the DVLA website
About us
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health & social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health & wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting & empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.
Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services not only via inpatient and primary care setting but also with the community. These services include Children, Adult & Older Peoples mental & physical health, Forensic & Specialist mental health, Learning Disabilities, Primary Care & Liaison psychiatry, Substance misuse, Social care, Research & Development.
To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high calibre candidates that share our vision & values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people & members of our ethnic minorities & LGBTQ+ communities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities
- To support service users with their recovery journeys through collaborative goal setting with a range of priority health and social needs under the supervision of a senior member of the team.
- Work with service users to facilitate access and engagement in a range of socially inclusive (including vocational) community based activities.
- Develop an alliance based upon collaboration and mutual respect and within appropriate and transparent boundaries.
- Help users gain access to resources to include benefits and welfare rights, using internal and external expertise as required.
- Help to identify early signs of relapse by monitoring the users progress, level of functioning and mental state and alert the appropriate staff involved in the individuals care.
- Provide simple psychological interventions as required under the supervision of an appropriately qualified clinician.
- Participate in regular planning and review meetings with the clinician supervising pieces of work and maintain quality and management of clinical caseload within supervision process (pieces of work may be supervised by more than one team member).
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities
- To support service users with their recovery journeys through collaborative goal setting with a range of priority health and social needs under the supervision of a senior member of the team.
- Work with service users to facilitate access and engagement in a range of socially inclusive (including vocational) community based activities.
- Develop an alliance based upon collaboration and mutual respect and within appropriate and transparent boundaries.
- Help users gain access to resources to include benefits and welfare rights, using internal and external expertise as required.
- Help to identify early signs of relapse by monitoring the users progress, level of functioning and mental state and alert the appropriate staff involved in the individuals care.
- Provide simple psychological interventions as required under the supervision of an appropriately qualified clinician.
- Participate in regular planning and review meetings with the clinician supervising pieces of work and maintain quality and management of clinical caseload within supervision process (pieces of work may be supervised by more than one team member).
Person Specification
Education /Qualification
Essential
- GCSE's grade A-C (including Maths and English)
- NVQ Level 3 OR equivalent experience
Desirable
- Training in mental health or social care
- NVQ level 4
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with people with mental health difficulties
- Previous experience of working in a health or social care setting, either statutory or non-statutory service
- Previous work with people suffering with serious mental distress
Desirable
- Experience of working with service users in a community setting
- Previous experience of multi-disciplinary team environment
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Ability to work as part of an MDT
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to extend compassion and empathy for vulnerable people, advocating on their behalf as required
- Good IT Skills
- Basic understanding of the interface between health/social care/housing/education/criminal justice services and a commitment to overcoming potential barriers
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Ability to communicate in a variety of settings with service users, families and carers
- Promote, develop and maintain effective interpersonal relationships with colleagues in health, social care and other settings
- Good problem-solving skills
- Flexible and responsive approach to care
- Ability to self-motivate and self direct approach to care
- Ability to manage own caseload effectively
Other
Essential
- Ability to travel independently in the community
Person Specification
Education /Qualification
Essential
- GCSE's grade A-C (including Maths and English)
- NVQ Level 3 OR equivalent experience
Desirable
- Training in mental health or social care
- NVQ level 4
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with people with mental health difficulties
- Previous experience of working in a health or social care setting, either statutory or non-statutory service
- Previous work with people suffering with serious mental distress
Desirable
- Experience of working with service users in a community setting
- Previous experience of multi-disciplinary team environment
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Ability to work as part of an MDT
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to extend compassion and empathy for vulnerable people, advocating on their behalf as required
- Good IT Skills
- Basic understanding of the interface between health/social care/housing/education/criminal justice services and a commitment to overcoming potential barriers
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Ability to communicate in a variety of settings with service users, families and carers
- Promote, develop and maintain effective interpersonal relationships with colleagues in health, social care and other settings
- Good problem-solving skills
- Flexible and responsive approach to care
- Ability to self-motivate and self direct approach to care
- Ability to manage own caseload effectively
Other
Essential
- Ability to travel independently in the community
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
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).
