Community Mental Health Support Worker

Job summary

Community Health Care Assistant South West Kent Community Mental Health Services for Older Adults (CMHSOPS)

This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and passionate individual to join our diverse, experienced and professional team.

We are looking for individuals who have experience of working within mental health and are able to engage and work with people in a practical way that enables recovery and/or wellbeing in both people with dementia and functional mental health difficulties. We encourage applications from people with experience of working within a community mental health care setting.

We would like applicants to have:

• NVQ at Level 2 in health and social care or equivalent relevant training
• Good written and verbal communication
• Good IT skills
• Willingness to complete training on the Trust`s electronic clinical records system (RIO)
• Ability to work autonomously
• Willingness to develop skills and abilities
• An outgoing and enthusiastic personality
• Ability to work well as part of a team
• A full UK driver's licence or the ability and willingness to travel around independently.

Main duties of the job

To work holistically with people who have a range of mental illness and/or dementia. Working alongside the multidisciplinary team to offer a range of 1:1 and group interventions.

KEY RESULT AREAS:

• You will have a caseload of clients to work with alongside a qualified professional
• You will assist in devising and implementing care plans for your clients
• You will identify any risks and feed this back to the clinician or team leaders
• You will be offered training to deliver Initial Interventions a practical solution focused therapy based on cognitive behavioural therapy principles.
• You will take part in daily morning meetings to discuss high risk patients
• You will take part in monthly reflective practice sessions, complex case discussions and any team training provided

RESPONSIBILITY:

• You may have a lead role within the team
• You will attend managerial and clinical supervision 4-6 weekly
• You will be supportive of your colleagues
• You will act as a role model for new members of staff and be part of inducting them into the team once you have completed your own induction
• You will attend both corporate and local induction sessions
• You will be flexible to ensure that risk is prioritised
• You will be professional and practice to a high standard
• Support duty under the supervision of a band 6 clinician.

About us

Come and work with us in the Garden of England where we combine exceptional professional development opportunities with a tremendous quality of life.

We are Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT), providing mental health, learning disability and specialist services, serving 1.8 million people across the county.

The Trust (rated Good overall by the CQC and Outstanding for care) has 3,283 staff working in 66 buildings across 33 locations, covering an area of 1,450 square miles.

You will be joining friendly, passionate colleagues, rich in their diversity, who are committed to providing excellent care to our service users and their loved ones.

The nature of our work attracts kindness and compassion as standard and everyone from our cleaners and porters to the chief executive and chairman are recognised as playing a vital role in providing an exemplary service.

Employer details

Employer name

Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust

Address

Highlands House (Tunbridge Wells) and Darent house (Sevenoaks)

Hospital road

Sevenoaks

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Employer's website

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

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Employer details

Employer name

Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust

Address

Highlands House (Tunbridge Wells) and Darent house (Sevenoaks)

Hospital road

Sevenoaks

TN13 3PG

Employer's website

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

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