Community Support Worker

Job summary

Do you want to expand your skills and knowledge in working with people with severe and enduring mental health needs?

South Shropshire Mental Health Service based in Ludlow and Bridgnorth has been chosen to host a two year pilot project to look at innovative ways of supporting hard to reach clients who may struggle to engage with traditional models of service provision.

We are looking to recruit 2 full time Support Workers to become part of this team who will under the guidance of qualified staff offer therapeutic interventions, to assist service users to achieve their recovery goals including improving activities of daily living, social inclusion, meaningful occupation, accessing employment, mental health and physical health promotion

Main duties of the job

• Establish and maintain relationships with service users, relative/carers and colleagues
• Deliver agreed therapeutic interventions, in accordance with the care plan, to assist the service user to achieve their recovery goals including; improving activities of daily living, social inclusion, meaningful occupation, accessing employment, mental health promotion and physical health promotion
• Undertake physical health assessments including; weight, height, blood pressure
• Regularly support service-users to access a range of activities and services to maintain their independence and promote their recovery.
• At all times ensure that own actions support the equality, diversity, rights and responsibilities of individuals and promote independence.
• Regularly reports and effectively communicates service users health status and care aims in care records and verbal reports to key workers and other members of the multi-disciplinary team.
• Have an awareness of community resources appropriate for the service user to access.
• Involvement in the review of risk, communicating any changes to the Team Nurses and Assistant Psychologist.
• Work with other Trust services to promote seamless service user focused care, admission, transfer and discharge on identified care pathways.

About us

By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;

• Supporting your career development and progression
• Excellent NHS Pension scheme
• Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Options for flexible working
• Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days)
• Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
• If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
• Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
• Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
• Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
• Free car parking at all trust sites
• Free flu vaccinations every year
• Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)

We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.