Job summary
Alliance Psychological Services is an independent provider of counselling and psychological therapy services based in the Tees Valley area and working across the North-East region. We are working in partnership with Middlesbrough & Stockton Mind to deliver the IMPACT on Teesside service.
Mental
Health Recovery Worker - IMPACT on Teesside
Full and Part time hours
available
Salary £26,629.09 (pro-rata
to hours worked)
This post will be employed by Mind within the IMPACT on Teesside partnership. You will work within the recovery pathway, supporting those with more complex mental health and social care needs who, without support, are at significant risk of using crisis care, A&E or other unplanned care services.
You will be confident in working autonomously and providing assertive outreach support, motivation and brokerage to facilitate client engagement into the right community services. You will promote independence and personal control.
The post holder will be required to work/travel across Teesside to fulfil the needs of the role.
Main duties of the job
The Impact on Teesside service provides
primary care psychological wellbeing and therapy services. It offers a broad
range of interventions tailored to meet individual needs.
You will work a proportion of your
working week at the front end of the pathway offering a dynamic assessment and
subsequent support including risk management, addressing any immediate social
needs, and setting achievable SMART goals over 3-4 sessions.
The closing date for
applications is Wednesday 13th December 2023
Interviews are expected
to be held on Tuesday 19th December and Wednesday20th December 2023.
You must have full right to work in the UK as we are currently unable to offer working visa opportunities.
Please note that due to the nature of the duties of these roles, an enhanced criminal records disclosure will be sought in the event of a successful application.
Previous applicants need not reapply.
About us
At Mind, our staff are
at the very core of all we do. To offer the best possible services we need the
best possible people within our team. So, we aim to offer varied and rewarding
roles with substantial development opportunities. What's more, we hope that we
offer a sense of community and a sense of belonging to something meaningful. Mind
also offers up to 40 days annual leave pro rata, commencing at 34 days (Inc BH)
and rising 1 day every year of service (up to a maximum of 40 days inc BH). We
offer up to 2 days paid per year for volunteering with other organisations,
Spectrum Health, and shopping discounts.We also offer lots of
health and well-being initiatives for our staff and promote flexible working
for a positive work-life balance. We are committed to promoting equal
opportunities in our employment practice and service delivery.We have a commitment
to equality and diversity and it's our aim to employ a representative workforce
that reflects the community we serve.We are signatories to the Mindful
Employers Charter, and also has Investors in People status and is a Living Wage
employer.
Impact on Teesside has responsibility for safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults within our service, part of this is to follow safer recruitment of staff for all appointments. It is also a requirement that all staff understand it is each persons individual responsibility and are committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of our clients.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main Duties:
1.
To work
within the community to deliver an assertive recovery service
2.
To contribute
to triage and assessment within Impact on Teesside to identify eligibility,
suitability and risk
3.
To
undertake assessments, risk assessments and risk management
4.
To
engage service users with complex needs using person centred and enabling
approaches
5.
To
proactively work with service users so they can access and benefit from appropriate
services in a timely manner
6.
To undertake
complex casework within a high demand service
7.
To
work collaboratively with service users to implement support plans and specific
outcome tools
8.
To
work/liaise with partner agencies to ensure their involvement in and support
for service users and the project, including GPs, mental health, criminal
justice, voluntary sector and mainstream community services
9.
To
ensure work/liaison is maintained with any partner agencies involved with
individual care plans
10. To work collaboratively with service
users to maintain change and engagement with other partner agencies/appropriate
services
11. To work collaboratively with service
users towards a planned ending and exit from the service
12. To promote the service within the
community
13. To attend meetings and events and
develop networks as appropriate
14. To ensure that project targets are met
15. To keep up to date service user records
in line with policies and procedures
16. To produce case studies and other
evidence for inclusion in reports for managers and funders as requested.
17. To contribute to service
developments/quality improvements
General:
18. To be responsible for own Health and
Safety and contribute to Health and Safety systems and safe working practices
19. To undertake administrative duties as
required and make appropriate use of admin support
20. To ensure all activities are delivered
within legal requirements and Minds Quality Standards
21. To work within the policies and
procedures of Middlesbrough and Stockton Mind at all times
22. To take part in support and supervision
as required
23. To take part in learning and development
activities as required
24. To undertake other tasks commensurate
with the position as required
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main Duties:
1.
To work
within the community to deliver an assertive recovery service
2.
To contribute
to triage and assessment within Impact on Teesside to identify eligibility,
suitability and risk
3.
To
undertake assessments, risk assessments and risk management
4.
To
engage service users with complex needs using person centred and enabling
approaches
5.
To
proactively work with service users so they can access and benefit from appropriate
services in a timely manner
6.
To undertake
complex casework within a high demand service
7.
To
work collaboratively with service users to implement support plans and specific
outcome tools
8.
To
work/liaise with partner agencies to ensure their involvement in and support
for service users and the project, including GPs, mental health, criminal
justice, voluntary sector and mainstream community services
9.
To
ensure work/liaison is maintained with any partner agencies involved with
individual care plans
10. To work collaboratively with service
users to maintain change and engagement with other partner agencies/appropriate
services
11. To work collaboratively with service
users towards a planned ending and exit from the service
12. To promote the service within the
community
13. To attend meetings and events and
develop networks as appropriate
14. To ensure that project targets are met
15. To keep up to date service user records
in line with policies and procedures
16. To produce case studies and other
evidence for inclusion in reports for managers and funders as requested.
17. To contribute to service
developments/quality improvements
General:
18. To be responsible for own Health and
Safety and contribute to Health and Safety systems and safe working practices
19. To undertake administrative duties as
required and make appropriate use of admin support
20. To ensure all activities are delivered
within legal requirements and Minds Quality Standards
21. To work within the policies and
procedures of Middlesbrough and Stockton Mind at all times
22. To take part in support and supervision
as required
23. To take part in learning and development
activities as required
24. To undertake other tasks commensurate
with the position as required
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Level 3 Health and Social Care qualification
Desirable
- Graduate level qualification in a relevant area
Experience
Essential
- Working with people with mental health needs
- Working with vulnerable adults with complex needs
- Working with eligibility criteria and to targets
- Experience of working in a community setting
- Successfully delivering planned interventions
- Working effectively with partners agencies
- Support planning
- Service improvement & development
Knowledge, Skills and Other Qualities
Essential
- Working with people with mental health needs
- Working with vulnerable adults with complex needs
- Working with eligibility criteria and to targets
- Experience of working in a community setting
- Successfully delivering planned interventions
- Working effectively with partners agencies
- Support planning
- Service improvement & development
- Skills
- Person-centred assessment, risk assessment, risk management & appropriate decision making on care pathways
- Collaboration, liaison, advocacy, partnership working & brokerage
- Excellent verbal and written communication
- Effective engagement and support planning
- Screening and rapid risk management
- Complex casework & management
- Case monitoring, coordination and endings
- Problem solving
- Personal organisation and time management
- Administration and IT
- Ability to work remotely & autonomously or as part of a team
- Ability to promote & self-manage safe & effective practice
- Ability to work with minimum supervision, use own initiative & make appropriate decisions
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines and targets
- Other qualities
- Caring, compassionate and person-centred approach
- Motivated, assertive and accurate worker
- Recovery focused, promotes independence & sense of personal control
- Commitment to Minds/Impacts values and objectives
- Willingness to work within Minds/Impacts policies and procedures
- Willingness to undertake professional development
- Ability and willingness to work flexibly
- Ability to travel across Teesside for work purposes as required
Desirable
- Graduate level qualification in a relevant area
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Level 3 Health and Social Care qualification
Desirable
- Graduate level qualification in a relevant area
Experience
Essential
- Working with people with mental health needs
- Working with vulnerable adults with complex needs
- Working with eligibility criteria and to targets
- Experience of working in a community setting
- Successfully delivering planned interventions
- Working effectively with partners agencies
- Support planning
- Service improvement & development
Knowledge, Skills and Other Qualities
Essential
- Working with people with mental health needs
- Working with vulnerable adults with complex needs
- Working with eligibility criteria and to targets
- Experience of working in a community setting
- Successfully delivering planned interventions
- Working effectively with partners agencies
- Support planning
- Service improvement & development
- Skills
- Person-centred assessment, risk assessment, risk management & appropriate decision making on care pathways
- Collaboration, liaison, advocacy, partnership working & brokerage
- Excellent verbal and written communication
- Effective engagement and support planning
- Screening and rapid risk management
- Complex casework & management
- Case monitoring, coordination and endings
- Problem solving
- Personal organisation and time management
- Administration and IT
- Ability to work remotely & autonomously or as part of a team
- Ability to promote & self-manage safe & effective practice
- Ability to work with minimum supervision, use own initiative & make appropriate decisions
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines and targets
- Other qualities
- Caring, compassionate and person-centred approach
- Motivated, assertive and accurate worker
- Recovery focused, promotes independence & sense of personal control
- Commitment to Minds/Impacts values and objectives
- Willingness to work within Minds/Impacts policies and procedures
- Willingness to undertake professional development
- Ability and willingness to work flexibly
- Ability to travel across Teesside for work purposes as required
Desirable
- Graduate level qualification in a relevant area
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.
