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Recovery Support Worker
| Posting date: | 18 June 2024 |
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| Salary: | £29,460.00 to £31,909.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £29460.00 - £31909.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 25 June 2024 |
| Location: | Mitcham, CR4 4LD |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9294-24-0510 |
Summary
Following an assessment, to provide practical and emotional support to service users and carers as described in their care plan. To be responsible for providing the link into the care coordination process for an allocated number of service users. This will include attending and actively participating 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 use them. To develop a rapport with service users based upon professional support and companionship but within appropriate boundaries. To provide regular and practical support to service users and carers to maintain dignity and independence. To provide support with daily living: 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 identify early signs of relapse by monitoring the clients progress, level of functioning and mental state and updating the care coordinator or other staff involved in the care of the client. To work closely with the care co-ordinators. To maintain adequate records as required by existing procedures; entering appropriate details in case records. 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) To support the Trainee and Practitioner Recovery Support Workers in their role providing advice/mentoring/training where appropriate. To participate in the planning of protocols to develop the service to the clients. To participate in the review of the service provided to clients overall by Recovery Support Workers and advise any changes to the Recovery Lead. To undertake direct client work where this is deemed appropriate, and to actively engage service clients in working to achieve the outcomes sought through their care plans, including the maintenance of contact with mental health services 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 help ensure that best value services are delivered to service users To flag up disciplinary or performance issues with appropriate line manager.