Associate Mental Health Worker-Young People Eating Disorder Service
| Posting date: | 11 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | £31,944.00 to £34,937.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £31944.00 - £34937.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 18 June 2025 |
| Location: | London, SW10 9NG |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9333-25-0751 |
Summary
Undertake a range of duties which involve direct patient care, including running of therapeutic groups and offering family meal support, with supervision following competency assessment Undertake training to carry out basic physical monitoring e.g. vital signs, blood sugar monitoring for patients. Assist in the coordination of care delivery for a case load of service users, under the supervision of a registered professionals. Work independently with clients, with regular supervision from qualified staff that supervise the caseload Contribute to the monitoring of the physical environment ensuring that it is safe and conducive to the therapeutic work of the unit/community setting. Have informed knowledge and understanding in the psychological, social, physical and spiritual needs of all young people and families Actively participate in the care and rehabilitation of service users as per the plan of care determined by registered practitioners Maintain clear, timely and comprehensive written clinical records on allpatients in accordance with Trust policies Utilising IT skills and knowledge to access and input clinical information and data to the Trust Electronic System (system one) and Local Authority IT system. Using the Care Programme Approach assess service users health and social care needs Contribute towards the delivery of care using the recovery approach to provide therapeutic interventions under supervision by means of assessment and ongoing treatment in various settings. Design care programmes in line with risk assessment and psychosocial needs. Utilise designated recovery tool with outcomes focusing on collaborative care planning, ensuring personalised goals are identified and clients are assisted in building skills and resources to support them into meaningful and sustainable occupations. To be familiar with factors that cause mental illness and preferred treatment methods Support the assessment and management of patient care needs through initial data collection, monitoring of patients progress, feedback, discussion, and reports and in care reviews with the clinical team. Assist in the physical health care assessment of service users and report any changes in service users physical health to the registered practitioner Provide information of health promotion and healthy living Take part in psychosocial interventions i.e. CBT, DBT, psycho-education orfamily work as per service user care plan. Provide patients and their carers with a service that is culturally sensitive and gives due consideration to any special needs