Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, motivated individual to join Gosport Community Mental Health Team.
We are a supportive and busy multi-disciplinary team, which provides care co-ordination and recovery focused care for individuals with complex and challenging mental health needs. You will have an induction, regular supervision and on the job training alongside mandatory and statutory training.
You will need to be able to work autonomously in the community and use your own initiative under the guidance of qualified staff. You will work closely with the team care co-ordinators to deliver effective and competent recovery focused care to adults with severe mental health needs, both in their own homes and in the local community. This will include interventions such as graded exposure and anxiety management.
We are looking to appoint a highly motivated, enthusiastic, flexible and resourceful individual who is committed to providing support and assistance to service users in their recovery. You will ideally have experience of working with adults with mental health needs and an interest in working with service users in a community setting.
Car driver and use of car within work hours is essential. This post is part time (0.5wte) and the hours offered are set: Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday 10am to 5pm.
Please note we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.
Main duties of the job
1. To provide physical and psychological care to service users in accordance with the specified plan of clinical care and in line with the recovery model to service users who live in any part of the catchment area.
2. To carry out duties as designated by the team leader.
3. To provide support to the person responsible for the clinical care of the service user.
4. To accurately record service user information.
5. To provide support to relatives/carers.
About us
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
With over 13,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve.
Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trusts community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time.
Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Literacy and numeracy skills
* Previous experience in care
* Basic computer skills
* Access to vehicle for work purposes.
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.
Employer name
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Hewat Centre
Gosport War Memorial Hospital, Bury Road
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