Job summary
The South Community Mental Health Service is undergoing an exciting transformation with additional resource allocation to provide ongoing intensive support to the population of the Sheffield, this includes working towards a joint approach with Primary Care and the Voluntary Care Sector, reviewing the Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) Service Criteria and working in discreet small teams into local communities leading to a high quality care standard.
The South Recovery Team is proud to be:-
- A fantastic team to work in with supportive, innovative and experienced staff
- A great environment which encourage and inspire staff to get involved in local initiatives
- Working alongside likeminded innovative, forward thinking professionals who genuine care about the people we work with and each other's wellbeing
The successful candidate will be supported with their leadership team through dedicated supervision with highly experienced and motivated team managers, where learning opportunities will be supported and encouraged. From the multi-disciplinary team, we offer regular CPD sessions and candidates are encouraged to bring their own interests to the team to share and develop their specific interests in mental health.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work with people providing support to service-users working in a discreet Care Group alongside Primary Care Networks in the South of Sheffield. You will promote positive outcomes by working with people in a proactive, practical sense encouraging service-users independence. You will work with your care team to ensure the service promotes healthy lifestyles, opportunities to enhance knowledge about mental health and provide encouragement to participate in care. You will liaise with other services to ensure a service-users journey remains as seamless as possible and report back to the MDT in a weekly meeting.
About us
Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust is a major employer and provider of services. Our Service Users, Carers and Staff are central, and our Values are important, to the delivery of high-quality care. We actively seek out individuals who share these values:
- Working together for service users
- Respect and kindness
- Everyone counts
- Commitment to quality
- Improving lives
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Acting as a Named Worker for a designated caseload to ensure service users receive a consistent approach and a named person to contact. This will involve building a working relationship and to promote an individuals ability to manage their own needs and independence. As a named worker you will work in collaboration with the Multidisciplinary team to support the overall care and treatment plan of the individual.
- Develop a rapport with service users within appropriate boundaries.
- To encourage service users to be fully involved and engaged with their agreed care plan and to access appropriate services.
- Implement agreed programmes of care collaboratively with service users and carers under the supervision of a named professional.
- Help to identify early signs of relapse by monitoring the service user's progress, level of functioning and mental state and alert the appropriate staff involved in their care.
- To take a role in evaluation of care provided
- To identify and support carer needs as required.
- To take a role in health promotion including physical health needs.
- Participate in and help run social activity groups.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Acting as a Named Worker for a designated caseload to ensure service users receive a consistent approach and a named person to contact. This will involve building a working relationship and to promote an individuals ability to manage their own needs and independence. As a named worker you will work in collaboration with the Multidisciplinary team to support the overall care and treatment plan of the individual.
- Develop a rapport with service users within appropriate boundaries.
- To encourage service users to be fully involved and engaged with their agreed care plan and to access appropriate services.
- Implement agreed programmes of care collaboratively with service users and carers under the supervision of a named professional.
- Help to identify early signs of relapse by monitoring the service user's progress, level of functioning and mental state and alert the appropriate staff involved in their care.
- To take a role in evaluation of care provided
- To identify and support carer needs as required.
- To take a role in health promotion including physical health needs.
- Participate in and help run social activity groups.
Person Specification
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- A Caring confident attitude.
- Able to work in a multidisciplinary environment.
- Demonstrate an interest in the entire client group.
- Able to respond to the individual rights/needs/opinions of service users
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Able to highlight risks in community settings, including those associated with lone working.
- To have or be able to undertake basic IT skills training.
- To be able to read, understand and follow care pathways.
- To be able to write and record accurate information.
- An interest in and commitment to ongoing development in the role
- Able to identify personal development needs participating in appraisal and clinical supervision
Desirable
- Knowledge of current issues affecting people with serious meillness. Knowledge of Community Mental Health Teams and care pathway.ntal
Training and Qualifications
Essential
- oNVQ Level 3 in Care or the equivalent/or be willing to work towards the qualification.
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience of working with people across the age range, with varying mental
Desirable
- Evidence of working effectively as part of a multi- disciplinary team.
- Experience of working in the community/peoples own homes.
- Experience of working within acute mental health services.
- Experience of working in Children and Young People's mental health services
Person Specification
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- A Caring confident attitude.
- Able to work in a multidisciplinary environment.
- Demonstrate an interest in the entire client group.
- Able to respond to the individual rights/needs/opinions of service users
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Able to highlight risks in community settings, including those associated with lone working.
- To have or be able to undertake basic IT skills training.
- To be able to read, understand and follow care pathways.
- To be able to write and record accurate information.
- An interest in and commitment to ongoing development in the role
- Able to identify personal development needs participating in appraisal and clinical supervision
Desirable
- Knowledge of current issues affecting people with serious meillness. Knowledge of Community Mental Health Teams and care pathway.ntal
Training and Qualifications
Essential
- oNVQ Level 3 in Care or the equivalent/or be willing to work towards the qualification.
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience of working with people across the age range, with varying mental
Desirable
- Evidence of working effectively as part of a multi- disciplinary team.
- Experience of working in the community/peoples own homes.
- Experience of working within acute mental health services.
- Experience of working in Children and Young People's mental health services
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).
