Ludlow Street Healthcare

Positive Practice Worker

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Job summary

Are you interested in a Psychology Assistant Position but need Mental Health experience? Then we have the perfect role for you ..

Are you at the beginning of your journey to train as a registered clinician? Are you passionate about upholding the human rights of people with complex mental health and behavioural needs? Do you have some experience in a support or care role and want more opportunity for clinical supervision and to deliver evidence based interventions?

If you have answered YES to any of the above then we have an exciting new role in our service.

Please note this will include a mixed shift pattern Days / Nights and weekends 12-hour shifts and supernumerary shorter shifts where you will work alongside and receive clinical supervision from the clinical and support teams.

Main duties of the job

To succeed in this role, you must have an interest in and commitment to the practice of Applied Psychology, e.g. Clinical &/or Forensic Psychology. You will also be aware of current policy agendas relating to person centred practice, values-based practice and the need for services to continually focus on reducing restrictive interventions. Previous experience in working in services for people with Mental Health is desirable.

You will be involved in ensuring that all areas of the service have continual access to a member of staff whose role it is to ensure adherence to person centred plans (including Safety and Support plans) and to ensure and promote a continual focus on person centred outcomes across the service. To achieve this, you will act as a guide and advisor for all staff, working to structured support plans. You will also act as a link to the established clinical teams in our services, ensuring that prescribed interventions are delivered, that care plans are co-produced alongside our service users and their families, and that outcome data is collected and monitored on a daily basis.

About us

As an organisation we promote a culture of continuous learning and supervision, and you will have access to regular team supervision from qualified clinical staff and to individual supervision from our operations team.

Date posted

24 July 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£23,210 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

E0148-23-0019

Job locations

Heatherwood Court

Llantrisant Road

Pontypridd

Mid Glamorgan

CF37 1PL

Job description

Job responsibilities

To deliver and enhance the provision of person-centred care, evidence-based approaches and positive behavioural support within the service.

To directly support Service Users and deliver person centred care plans, including behaviour support plans.

To ensure the use of co-productive methods in care delivery.

To support the collection of and use of patient reported experience and outcome measures, in order that evaluation of care plans and service user satisfaction can take place.

Providing functional, behavioural, clinical and person-centred assessment under the supervision of a registered psychologist or an appropriate member of the clinical team.

Supporting service users directly, implementing plans of care that are consistent with the models of positive behavioural support and all person-centred planning processes delivered by the company.

Working independently according to plans agreed with a multi-disciplinary team, within the overall framework of the organisations policies and procedures.

To assist in clinically related administration, positive monitoring, conduct of audits, collection of statistics, development of audit and / or research projects, to support training, service development and other project work.

To promote a psychosocially informed, relationally focused and human rights-based culture of care in all clinical and social care environments provided by LSHG.

To support the appropriate use of PBS Plans or other plans aimed at ensuring compliance with Positive and Proactive Care and other relevant national and local policy and guidance in respect of care delivery. To ensure that all such plans are produced in partnership with LSHG service users and all other direct care staff working alongside the post holder