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Joining #TeamNELFT means you'll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We're CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.
The Trust has award winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients.
Job Overview
We are looking for a Band 4 STR Worker to join our Barking and Dagenham Home Treatment Team (B&DHTT), which is a 24-hour, 7 days a week service providing alternatives to hospital admission for those facing acute mental health crises in the community. You will provide support to service users based in the Barking and Dagenham area.
You will need experience working with people who have mental health difficulties in the community. Your role as a senior support worker will be part of the wider multi-disciplinary team and support the physical and mental health care plans of adults with ongoing mental health and emotional needs.
Main Duties of the Job
The main duties of the role are outlined in the attached job description.
This is an opportunity to be part of a dynamic service, providing opportunities to develop your skills and your career. You will play a key role in the multi-disciplinary team. You will need experience of working in a mental health care setting and have skills and experience in delivering interventions aimed at promoting recovery such as health promotion, social prescribing, behavioral activation, and key working.
You will work closely with people who use our services, their families, friends, and carers and contribute to how people experience our services. You are expected to be compassionate and responsive but professional and informative, contributing to the quality of the services we provide.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* NVQ Level 3 in care or equivalent
* Qualification in health and social care or equivalent
Experience
* Lone working experience
* Relevant experience in a community setting and a basic level of theoretical knowledge.
* Previous experience of working with a multidisciplinary team.
Knowledge
* Knowledge and understanding of Recovery and Social Inclusion.
* Understanding the need for professional conduct and confidentiality.
Skills
* Ability to work under own direction.
* Good communication skills.
* Ability to form positive therapeutic relationships with service users and carers.
Benefits
We believe in bringing your authentic and best self to work, in order to deliver the best care to our patients. We are committed to supporting our employees holistically. Here is a snapshot of what is on offer at NELFT:
* A long-standing and award-winning approach to equality and diversity.
* Proactive health and wellbeing support.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you.
Equal Opportunities Employer
We are committed to equal opportunities and diversity and positively encourage applications from all sections of the community.
In the event of a high number of responses to any advert, NELFT reserves the right to close the vacancy early.
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