Recovery Support Worker | South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 03 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £30,279 - £33,116 per annum inclusive of inner London HCAS |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 03 May 2024 |
| Location: | London, SW17 0YF |
| Company: | South West London and St Georges Mental Health Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6199381/294-FASP-6199381-JB-C |
Summary
This role is for a Band 4 Recovery Support Worker, working closely with 2 occupational therapists and another RSW worker as well as a full MDT in the community team of nurses, social workers, psychologists etc.
This role is an exciting opportunity to have some autonomy as well as working as part of a close-knit team. In this role you will be expected to facilitate/ cofacilitate community-based groups such as OT Recovery Through Activity, coffee group or creative writing group but even more so we want our staff to engage with service users and understand their interests and passions and make new groups or adapt current ones to suit them. RSWs also do 1:1 work with service users, in community settings, hostels, at the hospital and in the service user’s homes. This includes focusing on social inclusion work surrounding self-care, productivity (getting into employment or college) and leisure (participating in interests or group activities).
Before you proceed with your application, we kindly request that you thoroughly read the job description. The success of your application hinges on your ability to demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the outlined requirements. Applicants are required to write a supporting statement that clearly showcases how their skills, experiences, and qualifications align with the job description.”
Ensure that you explicitly address each listed requirement in your supporting statement.
The main duties of the role include co-facilitating and facilitating groups in the community, these groups run in the community allotment, in a community college, community hub, coffee shops and much more. We are always looking for new and creative ways to engage community service users and are open to RSW’s input in this area.
The other main duties include 1:1 work which could be anything from trying to motivate a service user to engage in social activities, such as taking them out to a coffee shop on a weekly basis, supporting service users to health care appointments, getting involved in fitness, the gym, or sports, looking at people’s interests and supporting them to engage in these. Social inclusion would be a main part of the role, making connections and links in the community in order to integrate and support our service users to engage in meaningful activity.
Working with service users in the community with a forensic history means risk assessment is one of the key areas to keep in mind. We are looking for someone thorough in their skills to risk assess, as well as use themselves therapeutically through rapport with service users.
Please note this role is similar to that of an activity worker and not a health care assistant role
We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust.
We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’ - we aspire to be ‘outstanding’.
This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services.
We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.
We offer flexible working, career development and a variety of benefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.
Come and join our inclusive teams and help our patients on their recovery journey.
• Following an assessment, to provide practical and recovery focused support to service users and carers as described in their care plan.
• Working with care coordinators or lead clinicians to provide clearly defined recovery focused interventions, in line with care packages.
• To attend and actively participate in team meetings/care plan review meeting and team training as appropriate.
• To positively promote and support independent living for service users in the community by maintaining extensive knowledge and links with the community resources and actively supporting service users to access them.
• To develop a rapport with service users based upon professional support and collaboration but within appropriate boundaries.
• To provide regular and practical support to service users and carers to maintain dignity and independence.
• To enable service users to acquire daily living skills: “living ordinary lives” (e.g. shopping and cooking).
• To help service users to gain access to resources to include benefits and welfare rights.
• To help service users to access information on health promotion.
• To help service users with gaining skills in accessing physical health services and the monitoring their health needs in the community.
• To help identify early signs of relapse by monitoring the client’s progress, level of functioning and mental state and updating the care coordinator or other staff involved in the care of the client.
• To support service users to develop self- management tools and coping strategies.
• To maintain adequate records as required by existing procedures; entering appropriate details in case records.
• To adhere to the Trust Risk Assessment Policy, escalating to senior staff without delay, any concerns around clinical risks for clients.
• To use electronic service user records to record care plans, pathway documents and progress notes appropriately and in a timely manner in accordance with the Trust Policy.
• Report, without delay any safety or security concerns to maintain the safety of service users, carers and staff and others to appropriate authorities and or/ organisations.
• To understand and contribute to the Trust Risk assessment policy, including being aware of the need to follow all safeguarding procedures : being aware of the need to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults at all times when working with service users.
• To adhere to the team’s local Lone working policy
• To provide practical support in emergency situations as required by the care co-ordinator (i.e. arranging protection of property, transporting, arranging services, arranging protection of pets, collecting prescriptions, clothing)
• Contribute to the planning of protocols and developing the service to the clients as appropriate.
• To liaise and work in close co-operation with members of the Mental Health Management Team, other mental health professionals, and voluntary and private sector agencies as required
• To raise any concerns regarding service user care or service delivery.
This advert closes on Sunday 14 Apr 2024