Transition Support Worker | West London NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 26 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £25,147 - £27,596 per annum including HCAS |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 26 May 2024 |
| Location: | Southall, UB2 4SD |
| Company: | West London Mental Health Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6265990/222-LS-CARMHS-333 |
Summary
This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced, enthusiastic and forward thinking senior link worker to join West London NHS Trust’s community team. The team has had a planned expansion and development into the three boroughs it serves, Hounslow, Ealing and Hammersmith and Fulham. We require a dynamic and hardworking senior link worker to support the delivery of the rehabilitation pathway for referred service users to achieve their recovery goals, improve function and live the best life possible.
The Ealing rehabilitation team works with adults of working age with severe and enduring mental illness to help maximise independent functioning and actively promote recovery and social inclusion through the use of evidence based and person centred interventions.
With the team expansion, this will be a perfect opportunity for the successful applicant to contribute, make a difference and shape community link work in the Ealing rehabilitation service, to make it more flexible, responsive and accessible. This role will offer you a chance not only develop your clinical skills but also give you opportunity to contribute to service development.
Opportunities exist to co-work with other professions including occupational therapies, and you will work closely with the wider clinical team, inpatients services, community mental health team, housing sector as well as a wide variety of local 3rd Sector organisations.
The post holder will receive group supervision and line management supervision from the band 5 occupational therapist and profession specific supervision from the clinical lead. West London NHS Trust’s also has a commitment to enable staff to access tailored personal development, including executive and career coaching. Unlike other NHS organisations we have not reduced our training budgets, and as a result you will have access to several continued professional development opportunities including.
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.
Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ 4,500 staff, of whom 56% are BME. Our turnover for 2023-24 is £426m.
The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’.
The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
This advert closes on Sunday 12 May 2024