Support Worker
Devon Partnership NHS Trust
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Job summary
We have a great opportunity for a support worker to join our Crisis House Team based at Redhills House in Exeter.
Redhills House in Exeter offers a welcoming, safe and friendly environment for people who are experiencing a mental health crisis and who need a short period of intensive support away from home.
We are open 24/7 every day of the year.
Our main aim is to help you manage and resolve your crisis through assessment and treatment in a homely environment.
Main duties of the job
The support worker will provide direct therapeutic engagement to services users in crisis, supporting them in a co-constructed manner, to move away from the crisis point and focus on desired future goals and solution building.
As part of the Crisis House Team, you will develop strong links with carers and other networks to support the service user to develop a co-produced management plan that allows them to contain their current crisis and build on existing skills and community links to further support their future management and wellbeing.
The support worker will assist in the day to day running of the Crisis House environment and will ensure that all service users maintain their activities of daily living.
The support worker will be supervised by the Home Manager and will be closely supported as necessary in the management of risks and the deteriorating service user, by the Home Treatment team.
About us
About Devon Partnership Trust
We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.
We are committed to developing a culture of coproduction, involving patients, families & carers in everything we do
Our values
We not only recruit based on qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess & demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. These include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion. We can bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile; making time for people; challenging ourselves & others, & being open to new ideas.
We are committed to being an inclusive employer & applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health conditions, neurodiversity or learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Leader.
Date posted
04 October 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
£24,071 to £25,674 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number
C9369-24-0811
Job locations
Redhills House
Exwick Road
Exeter
EX4 2DA
Employer details
Employer name
Devon Partnership NHS Trust
Address
Redhills House
Exwick Road
Exeter
EX4 2DA
Employer's website
https://www.dpt.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)












For questions about the job, contact:
Paul McIntyre
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