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Job summary

Main area
Mental Health
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 3
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Flexible working
37.5 hours per week
Job ref
301-KM-24-6247672
Employer
Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Fuller House, Hall Court
Town
Telford
Salary
£22,816 - £24,336 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
09/05/2024 23:59

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Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust logo

Community Mental Health Support Worker

NHS AfC: Band 3

Job overview

Please note this vacancy may close early if we receive a high volume of applications for the role. 

Through the National Mental Health Transformation, we have prided ourselves on being able to move away from care coordination and focus our time on developing an outstanding assessment and intervention-based Community Mental Health Service within Telford and Wrekin.

The Community Mental Health Support Worker post is an exciting opportunity to work alongside a multitude of disciplines including but not limited to;  Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Mental Health Nurses, Occupational Therapist, Social Workers, Peer Lived Experience Support Workers and Pharmacists, to develop and provide recovery focussed interventions for those who are struggling with their mental health.

You will be given a manageable caseload focussing on Anxiety Management, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia, Relationship Building, Stabilisation, groups, Graded Exposure and promoting integration within the community,  to name a few.

 

Main duties of the job

-Development of therapeutic relationships with service users and their families 

-Working closely with the wider MDT and partner agencies to increase people’s independence, working towards an improved quality of life.

-Highlighting any concerns about risk

-Involvement in care planning with registered staff 

-Involvement in reviewing needs of service users 

-Delivering interventions to service users to support in their recovery

Working for our organisation

By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by

· Supporting your career development and progression.

· Excellent NHS Pension scheme

· Generous maternity, paternity, adoption leave

· Options for flexible working

· Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional annual leave.

· Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources

· If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients.

· Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate

· Salary sacrifice car – fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates

· Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k

· Free car parking at all trust sites

· Free flu vaccination every year

· Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Before applying for this exciting and rewarding role, we encourage applicants to view and read the job and person specification.

 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Advanced Apprenticeship in (Mental) health and Social Care Or NVQ 3 in (Mental) Health and Social Care with demonstrable evidence of numeracy and literacy skills (equivalent GCSE’s or Functional Skills) Or equivalent experience i.e Experience that equips the person with the necessary knowledge, skill and competence as outlined below

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of working with people with Mental Health Needs
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of working with people with Mental Health Needs as a member of a multi-disciplinary community team
  • Experience of co-facilitating group based interventions

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Knowledge and awareness of issues relating to mental health, access to mental health services, and mental health promotion
Desirable criteria
  • Skill in undertaking physical health assessment including the measurement and recording of; weight, height, blood pressure, ECG, smoking, diet and drug and alcohol use.
  • Knowledge and skill in providing relevant physical health promotion advice.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Hannah Oliver-Willetts
Job title
Clinical Lead Occupational Therapy
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0300 303 1601
Additional information

Hannah is available Monday-Friday 9-5 on the above number.

You can also ask to speak to Lisa Wilson or Elizabeth Jukes - Quality Lead with Telford and Wrekin Community Mental Health Services on the same number -  0300 303 1601