Community Support Worker | Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 17 September 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £24,071 - £25,674 Per annum, pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 17 October 2024 |
| Location: | Peterborough, PE11HJ |
| Company: | Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6650750/310-ASMH-6480133-A |
Summary
We are currently looking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated Support Worker to join our Adult Locality Mental Health Team based in Peterborough.
You will be working as a part of a supportive multidisciplinary team that provides services to people who experience significant mental health challenges. You will be one of 7 Support Workers within two Peterborough Locality Teams. As a Support Worker in the team, you will provide a range of practical support to people using the service, within a community setting.
You will work closely with the Occupational Therapists to deliver a Mental Health Reablement Service - adopting an enabling approach to help people achieve their recovery goals, promote independence and help people to develop or maintain their skills in daily living. The interventions offered will be time limited and focused on the service user need.
The ideal candidate will have a strong team work ethic, ability to work independently in different community settings, have a sense of accountability, accompanied by an ability to work under pressure at times.
In return we will provide a team environment that provides the necessary support to ensure your development within your role. We are keen to develop our staff and encourage learning opportunities within the Trust. You will receive clinical supervision and be part of a Trust wide training forum for all mental health Reablement staff, as well as many other learning opportunities within the team and wider Trust.
The post holder will provide quality evidence-based support, and care for service users with mental and physical health needs and to their carers within a multidisciplinary setting.
They will be responsible for the supporting of patients, empowering them to be recovery focused and ready to manage themselves along their care pathway, and will have a working knowledge of local, national policies and legislation which govern current service provision.
The post holder will be responsible for identifying and contributing to the training needs of staff and ensure that issues of equality, diversity and rights are dealt with in accordance with good practice and legislation. They will ensure that effective communication pathways exist, and that they act within their sphere of responsibility.
Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence* and have use of a vehicle. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria.
*DVLA have a number of reciprocal arrangements with overseas countries, for further information please visit the DVLA website
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.
Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.
To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high-calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.
Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.
For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at www.cpft.nhs.uk
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities
1. To carry out tasks as directed by senior staff in the delivery of high quality care and support to patients and their carers, using a person centred approach in the promotion of their well-being and recovery.
2. To use an enabling approach to empower the service user in their own recovery.
3. To work using a Reablement framework to assist the service user to achieve their own recovery goals.
4. To contribute to the planning, implementation and evaluation of therapeutic programme of care for patients
5. To report any changes in condition or general level of needs of service users
6. To ensure high standard and accurate verbal/written communication about patient care with all team members
7. To develop and maintain good relationships, communication and team work with all disciplines
8. To comply with local and Trust policies and procedures including attending mandatory training and refreshers.
9. To ensure all administrative duties are completed on a timely basis.
This advert closes on Tuesday 1 Oct 2024