Primary Mental Health Support Worker - St.Austell

Job summary

The role includes delivering care to young people both individually and in groups, in various locations including a young person's school, local family centers and digitally. The post holder will be expected to work within this at times complex and variable setting, without direct supervision, but reporting to and in collaboration with senior colleagues, to deliver a high standard of evidence-based care and treatment to maximize each young person's individual potential. Working with Neurodiversity, exploring and supporting assessments is a big part of the role.

Full time role, but part time hours can be discussed at interview

Interviews will be held on Thursday 5th October

Main duties of the job

Supporting mental health assessments, facilitating 1-1 sessions with children and young people, working to support parents alongside. Supporting development and delivery of psychoeducation groups covering low mood and anxiety. Progressing and completing ADHD assessments, ensuring all relevant evidence is collated and presented. Presenting children and young people to Multi disciplinary team meetings both within the Primary Mental Health Team and wider CAMHS services. Supporting senior staff within the team where appropriate. Training and development where appropriate.

About us

We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.

Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.

We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases.Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.

Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon.As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increases the numbers of people who use our services.