Therapeutic Liaison Worker

Job summary

Are you passionate about mental health and working in a specialised area of care? Do you want to work in a role which allows you to support our Huntington's Disease service users with therapeutic engagement at Mill Lodge?

Huntington's disease is a rare, inherited disease that causes the progressive breakdown (degeneration) of nerve cells in the brain. Huntington's disease has a wide impact on a person's functional abilities and usually results in movement, thinking (cognitive) and psychiatric disorders.

Therapeutic liaison is a job role which will allow you to explore a multitude of coping mechanisms with patients whilst having fun through many ways such as going for visits out to various places, hosting art sessions, playing and listening to music, group activities, guided meditation and much more.

This role is for you to explore your own talents and build your confidence whilst supporting individuals with meaningful therapeutic activities while they are at Mill Lodge.

To arrange an informal visit or to hear more about working at the Mill Lodge, please feel free to ring the recruiting manager, Stacey Bennett on 0116 2951645 or email at stacey.bennett21@nhs.net

Main duties of the job

• You will be part of a supportive, innovative management and leadership team, helping us to transform our mental health services to deliver the best care.
• You will work with service users with complex physical and mental health needs, helping them get the best out of meaningful and therapeutic activities
• You will have access to a range of additional benefits such as discounted shopping, recognition schemes and various other packages you can draw from to help support your work-life balance.
• We understand that you have a life outside of work and therefore we offer a range of agile and flexible working opportunities for our Staff.
• You will receive support both emotional and for your ongoing continuing professional development to grow with us and enhance your skills.
• You will also receive free parking.

About us

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serves over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

Here at LPT, our values are Compassion, Respect, Integrity and Trust, which we keep at the heart of everything we do.

We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.

Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information are contained in the attached document titled Information for Applicants.

We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.

For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).

All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.

For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.

Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.

Employer details

Employer name

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Mill Lodge

The Rise

Leicester

LE19 4SL

Employer's website

https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Mill Lodge

The Rise

Leicester

LE19 4SL

Employer's website

https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)

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