Job summary
This is an exciting and new opportunity for a Support Time and Recovery Worker to join the Fylde Coast Home Treatment Team.
The Fylde Coast Home Treatment Team offer 24 hour support to service users, and their families/carers, who are suffering from mental health concerns that would otherwise require admission to an acute in patient environment. There is a strong focus on a recovery model and effective risk management to provide quality care in a community setting.
Main duties of the job
The Fylde Coast Home Treatment Team are always striving towards excellence in service delivery and ensuring that the Trust values are achieved. The successful applicant will be dynamic and forward thinking with the ability to work as part of a Team and in partnership with local services.
There will be an expectation that the successful applicant will also undertake night duty and shift work as part of their role.
Successful applicants will be provided with a full induction and appraisal to formulate a Personal Development Plan and to identify training and development needs.
About us
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.
The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.
Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.
For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role
Person Specification
Education
Essential
1. Higher education studies certificate
2. NVQ 3 or equivalent experience
3. Certificate in Mental Health
Knowledge
Essential
4. Knowledge on mental health issues and how these impact on the individual, carer's and the wider community.
5. Awareness of evidence based practice
6. Ability to influence and inspire innovative and effective practice in others.
Experience
Essential
7. Experiences including individual and group work in mental health specialities.
8. The ability to work as part of a team.
9. To have knowledge of the cultures and religions of the communities of Lancashire.