Main area: Community Enhanced Rehabilitation - Mental Health Services
Grade Band: 4
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 350-MHC6866060
Site: Yew Tree Town, Huyton
Salary: £26,530 - £29,114 Per annum pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 12/01/2025 23:59
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust celebrates diversity and promotes equal opportunities; we are committed to challenging and eliminating racism and other forms of discrimination and advancing and promoting equality of opportunity in the provision of services and creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect.
We take positive action to support disadvantaged groups and also particularly encourage applications from ethnic minorities, disabled and LGBTQIA+ people that are under-represented in our workforce. Furthermore, we welcome applications from reservists and ex-armed forces personnel as we recognise the benefits of the values, skills, training and experience that they bring to their work with us. We encourage all applicants to share their equality information with us.
Job overview
A brand new and exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 4 Senior Support Workers to join our new Community Enhanced Rehabilitation team. We are looking for post holders who are passionate about rehabilitation, keen to make a difference, highly motivated, enthusiastic and have experience of working with adults with complex mental health needs.
The successful candidates will be offered a breadth of opportunities to develop your skills and all additional training will be provided.
This position requires you to work 9-5 Monday to Friday with the ability to travel around in a timely manner. You will be based at our Yew Tree in Huyton (although this may be subject to change). As a Merseycare employee, you will receive a generous annual leave allowance, a full set of IT equipment, access to a trust gym and opportunities for further training.
Main duties of the job
1. To work with adults in the community who have identified rehabilitation needs.
2. To assist the Care co-ordinators in the assessment of needs including mental health.
3. To develop and implement Care Plans and safety plans in collaboration with the service users and family.
4. To act as an advocate for the service users and family.
5. To engage supportively with the service users.
6. To provide appropriate psychoeducation and information to service users and families and carers to promote coping skills.
7. To assist service users in accessing appropriate social, recreational and occupational activities which will aid recovery.
8. To be aware of any clinical risk and to liaise closely with service users MH/Care Co-ordinator and multiagency as appropriate.
Working for our organisation
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
1. To participate in the directorate's performance management/supervision framework (including external clinical supervision) and work towards meeting identified goals and objectives as agreed in a personal development plan.
2. To act, at all times, in accordance with Trust policies and procedures.
3. To undertake mandatory training as stipulated by the trust.
4. Under the guidance and supervision of a qualified practitioner, to make accurate and appropriate entries into health records.
5. To participate in staff meetings to assist in effective two-way communication.
6. To seek advice and further training, if appropriate, before carrying out any duty you are unsure of.
7. To make the qualified practitioner aware of any incidents arising during your span of duty and carry out any actions arising from this as directed.
8. To participate, as directed in the induction and supervision of new staff.
Person specification
Qualifications
* NVQ Level 3 or equivalent.
* Foundation degree or equivalent experience in a relevant area.
* Significant demonstrable experience working with service users/families/vulnerable groups with mental health needs.
* Good level of general education at a minimum GCSE grade’s A to C in Maths and English.
* Experience of working in a care setting – or working with vulnerable service users & families.
* Additional training in therapeutic interventions.
Knowledge/Experience
* Able to communicate effectively.
* Understanding of issues of confidentiality.
* To be able to demonstrate a non-judgemental attitude.
* A demonstrated understanding of Equality and Human Rights.
* Ability to work as a member of a team.
* Ability to work on own initiative under the supervision of a qualified practitioner.
* Experience of deescalation skills and breakaway techniques.
* Experience of working in service user MHS / a care setting–or working with vulnerable service user/families.
* An overview of the Trust’s Objectives.
Values
* Accountability.
* Support.
* High professional standards.
* Responsive to service users.
* Engaging leadership style.
* Transparency and honesty.
* Discreet.
* Change oriented.
Skills
* Ability to work as a member of a team.
* Ability to demonstrate a non-judgemental attitude.
* Ability to work on own initiative under the supervision of a qualified practitioner.
Other
* Professional attitude.
* Flexibility.
* Possess a caring, compassionate & empathic attitude.
* Able to meet the Trust’s professional standards.
* Ability to travel across sites.
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