Job summary
We are looking to recruit part-time as part of a job-share Community Support Planner to the Lewisham community mental health team, neighbourhood 4.
The role is to provides a practical solution focused approach to supporting people with mental health conditions to manage more independently in their daily life, and support with meaningful structured activities that can improve service users quality of life.
Main duties of the job
About the role:
You will be a creative and motivated individual with a flexible approach towards supporting people with mental health problems. Your aim will be to provide direct support to adults using community mental health services within the Lewisham Directorate. These clients will typically require your support to achieve a period of re-enablement, stabilisation or preventative intervention.
Support Planners will be based within neighbourhood-based community mental health teams, that provides integrated health and social care services.
The aim will be to provide direct support to services users to reach their full potential, to optimise and maintain their independence, and to exercise choice and control over the way that they live their lives.
About us
About the location:
You will be based at Churchdown Mental Health Centre in Downham, Lewisham. Subject to change.
Benefits:
We are committed to ensuring our staff get the most out of their benefits package and understand the importance of a healthy work life balance. There is an extensive range of excellent benefits for you and your family. We want you to feel like you are part of a close knit team at SLAM. It's important to us that you are valued and appreciated and that is why we have a comprehensive benefits package on offer
Some of our benefits are highlighted here:
- Generous pay, pensions and leave, we offer a comprehensive pay, pensions and leave package which is dependent on the role and length of service.
- Work life balance, flexible working and support a range of flexible options, such as: part-time working and job sharing.
- Career development, There are plenty of opportunities to progress your career and we support your development through a number of programmes such as mentoring, coaching, positive people management, collective leadership and other talent programmes
- Car lease, our staff benefits from competitive deals to lease cars
- Accommodation, our staff benefits from keyworker housing available which is available on selected sites
- NHS discounts, with discounts up to 10% from a variety of well-known retail brands though Health Service Discounts website.
We look forward to receiving your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To participate in the assessment of service users' mental and physical health needs including risk assessment and early signs of relapse, promptly reporting observations to those in the team with responsibility for care.
- To work in partnership with service-users, carers and more senior staff to identify goals and to develop self-directed support plans
- To identify and overcome barriers to achieving goals by providing practical time-limited support to service-users in the community to assist them to develop skills and to access available resources
- To participate in the planning and delivery of support in a way which promotes recovery and social inclusion, including delivery of group interventions.
- To support care coordinators to review the need for ongoing care packages following a period of re-enablement and as part of the process of Self-Directed Support for those who are eligible for care packages and Personal Budgets.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To participate in the assessment of service users' mental and physical health needs including risk assessment and early signs of relapse, promptly reporting observations to those in the team with responsibility for care.
- To work in partnership with service-users, carers and more senior staff to identify goals and to develop self-directed support plans
- To identify and overcome barriers to achieving goals by providing practical time-limited support to service-users in the community to assist them to develop skills and to access available resources
- To participate in the planning and delivery of support in a way which promotes recovery and social inclusion, including delivery of group interventions.
- To support care coordinators to review the need for ongoing care packages following a period of re-enablement and as part of the process of Self-Directed Support for those who are eligible for care packages and Personal Budgets.
Person Specification
Skills / Abilities
Essential
- Evidence of good verbal and written communication.
- Evidence of good ICT skills, computer literacy.
- Good Interpersonal skills and ability to communicate with a wide range of service users, carers, professionals including the voluntary and independent sector
Desirable
- Ability to work to deadlines and under pressure.
Knowledge / Experience
Essential
- Ability to identify changes to clinical risk and implement actions to ensure a person's safety.
- Relevant experience of working in the community, either in voluntary sector or National health service
- Experience of working in mental health service/ social care sector
- Good understanding of Equality and Diversity issues
- Knowledge of Recovery model/person centred approach to care.
Desirable
- Understanding of benefits system as it pertains to service users with mental health issues
Education
Essential
- NVQ level 3 in Health Care or equivalent experience
Desirable
- Educated to degree level or equivalent.
Person Specification
Skills / Abilities
Essential
- Evidence of good verbal and written communication.
- Evidence of good ICT skills, computer literacy.
- Good Interpersonal skills and ability to communicate with a wide range of service users, carers, professionals including the voluntary and independent sector
Desirable
- Ability to work to deadlines and under pressure.
Knowledge / Experience
Essential
- Ability to identify changes to clinical risk and implement actions to ensure a person's safety.
- Relevant experience of working in the community, either in voluntary sector or National health service
- Experience of working in mental health service/ social care sector
- Good understanding of Equality and Diversity issues
- Knowledge of Recovery model/person centred approach to care.
Desirable
- Understanding of benefits system as it pertains to service users with mental health issues
Education
Essential
- NVQ level 3 in Health Care or equivalent experience
Desirable
- Educated to degree level or equivalent.
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
