Job summary
Would you like the opportunity to work in a specialist Veteran Mental Health and Wellbeing team and make a real difference to the lives of veterans, their families, friends and carers?
We are looking for a compassionate and experienced mental health practitioner / community nurse to join our lively and passionate Mental Health and Wellbeing team. This is a unique opportunity to work alongside veterans, the people who care and support them and our experienced multidisciplinary team I order to promote recovery and improve wellbeing.
Some of our team have a personal connection to veterans, either with a military background or holding a close relationship with someone who does.
The impact of trauma, transition from the military and mental health difficulties can affect the whole family. Op Courage believes that recovery is not just about the individual - it is about strengthening the family unit as a whole. When families, carers and friends are supported, veterans are better able to recover, adapt and thrive.
Main duties of the job
The family worker role is an integral part of a small specialist nursing team. You will have direct contact with families, carers and friends, and you will identify their individual needs to create support pathways for families of veterans receiving support from Op Courage.
The role will include assessment, recovery planning and co-ordination for families, as well as provision of welfare support, guidance and advice. In liaison with other Op Courage colleagues, the postholder will be responsible for enhancing the veterans' family's sense of security, self-management, independence, and their ability to improve overall quality of life.
Op Courage covers Kent, Surrey and Sussex and deliver assessments, support and psychological therapy within our Op Courage team. This post can be based in either Sussex, Kent or Surrey but cover to all regions is required, through a mix of face-to-face and remote appointments
About us
We are Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, providing mental health, learning disability and neurodevelopmental services to people living in southeast England. Our services are for children, young people, adults of working age and older people.You can help us do this by bringing your skills, experience and commitment to Sussex Partnership.
We are passionate about research and it's our aim to put it at the core of everything we do so we can continually improve our clinical care.
Our vision is to deliver great care and improve outcomes together.
Our Vaues underpin everything we do and the experience we want people to have when using our services, working within them and working alongside them, as a partner. Compassionate, Accountable and Optimistic.
Job description
Job responsibilities
See JD for full details
The Family Worker will work as part of the multidisciplinary professional team within Op Courage - The Veterans Mental Health and Wellbeing Service. This position engages directly with families and carers of UK veterans who are experiencing mental health challenges. The role will deliver safe, effective care with a strong focus on supporting families and carers and fostering therapeutic relationships.
The Family Worker will work in partnership with families and carers to ensure that the service users health needs are met. They will demonstrate an understanding of nursing interventions relevant to the care group including health education, clinical care, Wellness Recovery Action Plans (WRAP), and discharge planning
To work within the MDT in identifying Op Courage Veterans families with additional needs including mental health, financial and support needs.
To be an active participant in the multi-disciplinary team, formulating care plans and utilising appropriate assessments.
To take part in all quality initiatives actively supporting and participating in both policies and service developments in the specific care group.
Carry a caseload, actively working with family and carers.
To co-develop and deliver educational workshops to help develop family members' understanding of common mental health difficulties which their veteran family member may be facing.
To co-develop care group specific brief interventions to support family members in their support of Veterans, utilising evidence-based models of practice.
The family Worker will be expected to travel around the region as required and deliver both online and face to face work in the community and home visits as appropriate.
Job description
Job responsibilities
See JD for full details
The Family Worker will work as part of the multidisciplinary professional team within Op Courage - The Veterans Mental Health and Wellbeing Service. This position engages directly with families and carers of UK veterans who are experiencing mental health challenges. The role will deliver safe, effective care with a strong focus on supporting families and carers and fostering therapeutic relationships.
The Family Worker will work in partnership with families and carers to ensure that the service users health needs are met. They will demonstrate an understanding of nursing interventions relevant to the care group including health education, clinical care, Wellness Recovery Action Plans (WRAP), and discharge planning
To work within the MDT in identifying Op Courage Veterans families with additional needs including mental health, financial and support needs.
To be an active participant in the multi-disciplinary team, formulating care plans and utilising appropriate assessments.
To take part in all quality initiatives actively supporting and participating in both policies and service developments in the specific care group.
Carry a caseload, actively working with family and carers.
To co-develop and deliver educational workshops to help develop family members' understanding of common mental health difficulties which their veteran family member may be facing.
To co-develop care group specific brief interventions to support family members in their support of Veterans, utilising evidence-based models of practice.
The family Worker will be expected to travel around the region as required and deliver both online and face to face work in the community and home visits as appropriate.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse with current registration [mental health/LD/Adult], appropriate to the job role.
Knowledge/Experience
Essential
- Knowledge of MHA (1983/2007)
- Knowledge of Mental Capacity Act (2005), to include practical knowledge of FACE documentation, DOLS and Best Interest decisions.
- Child and Adult safe guarding procedures.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse with current registration [mental health/LD/Adult], appropriate to the job role.
Knowledge/Experience
Essential
- Knowledge of MHA (1983/2007)
- Knowledge of Mental Capacity Act (2005), to include practical knowledge of FACE documentation, DOLS and Best Interest decisions.
- Child and Adult safe guarding procedures.
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).
