Crisis Team Services - Community Health Care Support Worker

Job summary

If you wish to develop in a busy, friendly team, where your skills and ideas are valued and your professional development is supported, come and join us. We are looking for a Band 3 Support Worker!

The successful applicant will join a multidisciplinary Mental Health Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team (CRHTT) covering the South of Cardiff & the Vale of Glamorgan.

The CRHTT provides an alternative to hospital admission for those patients who can be cared for safely with intensive home treatment. Clients of the CRHTT can access Day Services, provided by a Crisis Recovery Unit, up to seven days per week. There is also access to a Crisis House, managed in partnership with Platform Housing Association, which provides respite in a staffed house for up to one week or more, depending on client need.

As well as providing an alternative to hospital admission, the CRHTT supports early discharge from the hospital for those patients identified as suitable.

This is a 24 hour/7 day service, so the post-holder must be willing to participate in a rota.

Main duties of the job

The support worker will carry out direct patient care activities under the direction of a professionally qualified member of the Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team.

The post-holder will assist in the provision of mental health services to clients of the Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team. Working under the supervision of a qualified member of staff, duties will include activities that involve direct patient contact and clinically related clerical duties as appropriate.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.

Our mission is "Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together", and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.