Mental Health - Recovery Worker, Nottingham
Client:
5 Star Recruitment
Location:
Nottingham, United Kingdom
EU work permit required:
Yes
Job Reference:
3135071725ee
Job Description:
Job purpose
To support the Operations Manager/Team Leader to deliver high quality person centred services in line with the Business Plan. To work as part of the team in delivering the service. To support the line manager to meet the statutory requirements of the service specification and prepare for all internal and external service audits/inspections.
Key accountabilities
* Developing, in consultation with Service Users, flexible and realistic support packages/person centred plans within agreed guidelines or service models.
* Ensuring that a collaborative approach is used, with effective communication links with external professional groups e.g. GPs, Social Services, etc. and to work as an effective member of any multi-disciplinary team.
* Ensuring record keeping is maintained to the required standard at all times and contributing to service monitoring requirements.
* Undertaking responsibility for clinical risk and needs assessment and the formation and implementation of risk management plans.
* Assisting in the development and implementation of service record keeping, procedures and policies.
* Attending relevant internal and external meetings as requested including multi-agency meetings and Statutory Sector Services.
* Ensuring day to day delivery of service provision embeds and extends our person centred approach and promotes the recovery model and ethos.
* Ensure that vulnerable people are safeguarded from harm, complying with Turning Points safeguarding policies and procedures.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Personal effectiveness
* Working with service users to develop comprehensive plans, monitoring and reviewing progress against these.
* Enabling service users, through education and raising awareness, to manage factors that affect their mental wellbeing.
* Ensuring effective care pathways are provided to each service user.
* Developing, implementing, and reviewing service user focused interventions.
* Recognising indicators of deteriorating mental health, acting appropriately and liaising with the relevant agencies.
* Providing guidance to service users and families of current legislation such as the National Service Framework and the Mental Health Act.
* Providing advice and information to Service Users, their families and friends and professionals regarding their support.
* Experience of working with people in crisis.
* Experience of carrying out Mental Health assessments.
* In residential services, ensure services users take their prescribed medication on time assisting them where necessary.
* Providing written reports to professionals and other organisations, such as, GPs, probation services, social care services, Court reports etc.
* Agreeing and formulating individual action/care plans.
Technical effectiveness
* Monitoring own performance to ensure it meets expectations and agreed performance criteria.
* Reporting variances to expected outcomes to the line manager.
* Participating and utilising management information and data collection systems as appropriate.
* Participating in the continuous improvement of the service.
* Competent user of standard IT equipment and software packages, e.g. Microsoft Office.
* Experience of group work.
Minimum requirements:
* Minimum 2 years full time experience in a Mental Health setting.
* NVQ level 3 or higher in healthcare.
Other requirements:
* Ensure good standard of housekeeping is maintained with own area, completing all tasks as set by the Team Leader.
* Ensure risk assessments are completed when appropriate.
* Take personal responsibility for own safety e.g. reporting concerns, ensuring appropriate vaccinations and eye tests etc. are obtained.
* Comply with all H&S policies and procedures including serious untoward incidents and accident reporting.
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