Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Community Swift Response Support Worker

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Job summary

The post holder will work as part of the Community Swift Support Team within a multi-disciplinary framework. individuals will have a diagnosis of a learning disability and or Autism who are presenting with a mental illness and / or severe challenging behaviour, whose presentation has moved away from baseline and/ or crisis.

Applicants must have a valid driving license and access to their own vehicle.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be able to work with clients with the full range of mental health diagnoses who find themselves in a crisis and requiring specialist short term support as an alternative to hospital. You will work very closely with the relevant teams e.g., CTPLD / UCAT / IST depending on diagnosis, who will provide clinical direction and support. You will be proactive in seeking out the positive support networks available in the community for each individual which may help them in their recovery.

The post holder will provide direct "hands on care" and therapeutic engagement which could include the following: role modelling, implementation of structure, routine, communication systems, boundaries and intervention derived from assessment by the CTPLD/ IST/Mental health teams/CAMHS through the challenging behaviour care pathway.

The post holder will work alongside the Transforming Care Team, Intensive Support Team, Community Team for People with Learning Disabilities and with a variety of stakeholders such as client, family, service provider, social care, commissioners.

Applicants must have a valid driving license and access to their own vehicle.

About us

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools.We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

Date posted

28 November 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£25,147 to £27,596 a year pa pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

270-TE462-MH-A

Job locations

Countywide

NN1 3EB

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

Level 3 NVQ or equivalent experiences.
Behaviour Change awareness

Desirable

experience of working with people with complex mental health needs.
experience of liaising with a variety of people/organisations.
experience of working with people who are in crisis.
Voluntary sector awareness.

Skills and Abilities

Essential

Willingness to work flexibly in response to changing organisational requirements.
Autonomy - working alone to managing own workload of individual interventions
Good writing skills
Effective Planning

Person Specification

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

Level 3 NVQ or equivalent experiences.
Behaviour Change awareness

Desirable

experience of working with people with complex mental health needs.
experience of liaising with a variety of people/organisations.
experience of working with people who are in crisis.
Voluntary sector awareness.

Skills and Abilities

Essential

Willingness to work flexibly in response to changing organisational requirements.
Autonomy - working alone to managing own workload of individual interventions
Good writing skills
Effective Planning

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.