Band 5 Mental Health Link Worker - Weston-Super-Mare
| Posting date: | 23 February 2026 |
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| Salary: | £31,049.00 to £37,796.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £31049.00 - £37796.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 09 March 2026 |
| Location: | Weston Super Mare, BS23 4TS |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9342-26-0127 |
Summary
Role and responsibilities: The Link Worker will be an integral part of both teams, attending North Somerset Intensive Team handovers Monday-Friday and participating in discussions about Service Users in need of admission and those who are viewed as ready for discharge. Attend initial ward rounds of service users to contribute to the purpose of admission discussion to support the inpatient units with plans of care. Liaise with IST team manager and Senior Practitioner regarding possible discharges from the wards identified in Patient Flow meetings held daily. Liaise with Shift Coordinator for IST when identified a patient for proposed discharge to be supported on the Intensive team Caseload. Support Carers and Families during the plans for discussing proposed discharge plans ensuring signposting to support services for carers as needed. Providing clear discharge support care plans to Service Users and documenting on RiO accordingly. Tracking all types of activities conducted by utilising the RiO Diary System to support in data collection. Liaising with Care Coordinators and other involved services such as We Are With You (Drug and Alcohol Service) about proposed discharge plans. Ensuring discharge medications are ordered in time for a Service Users proposed discharge by working with the Ward Medics and Consultant. Reviewing the implemented community care plan upon discharge during home treatment phase. Contributing to the information shared with the ward about an individuals Red-Green days, the ward daily MDT and weekly ward MDT for Juniper Ward. Supporting inpatient staff to develop a core understanding of community care while a person is in crisis to aid in the upskilling of ward staff to participate in identifying service users ready for discharge. Supporting and educating keyworkers about the role and purpose of the service. This can include helping those understand expectations and remits. Attending the weekly MDT Patient Flow meeting for both Juniper and Elham Way to aid in identifying actions needing to be raised for all inpatient and community teams.