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Mental health community Support worker
| Posting date: | 01 July 2024 |
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| Salary: | £27,948.00 to £29,468.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £27948.00 - £29468.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 12 July 2024 |
| Location: | London, W9 2NW |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9333-24-1456 |
Summary
To work in support of Care Co-ordinators, Lead Professionals and qualified clinical staff, in the negotiated and planned delivery of a range of interventions and activities to an identified service user group; To work independently with service users and carers, in agreement with qualified staff; To work in a variety of locations, including service users' homes, and other non-clinical settings, e.g. cafes, sports facilities, colleges etc. To work with service users in accessing work and employment opportunities, and to support the service users in using these to their full advantage, to enhance recovery. To develop links with a range of external agencies, to increase the range of opportunities available to the service users of the Early Intervention Team, to enhance their recovery. To ensure that accurate, legible and up-to date records of activity with service users and their carers are kept, and to maintain these records in good order; To work flexibly in response to the needs of the service users of the community teams; Communication: To ensure that all communication is within the boundaries of service userconfidentiality, and to seek guidance if not sure; To communicate with the Team, any relevant information related to clinical or other appropriate areas, e.g. health & safety; To deliver appropriate information to service users and their carers/support networks, related to psychosis and recovery from this; To ensure that any information related to service user or other personnel safety is communicated immediately to senior Team members; To make and receive telephone calls from and to service users, their carers and support networks, and appropriate statutory and non-statutory agencies; Other communication as identified with Team manager.