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 Are you a compassionate STR worker, with a passion for working with adults with severe and enduring mental health difficulties? We are looking for two STR workers to join our residential mental health rehabilitation service at Huyton Core and Cluster, to deliver excellent patient care to our residents. Main duties of the job The post holder will work to assist with the continuity of care for service users within the appropriate care setting. The post holder will work from the community environment. The post holder will provide S upport, give T ime to an allocated group of service users and aim to promote R ecovery predominantly within the community environment 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. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so. Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles. Detailed job description and main responsibilities Facilitate and support the development of appropriate personal care Facilitate and support self help, communication and social skills acquisition Assist and promote independence with activities of daily living Facilitate a service users recovery by assisting them to participate in social, vocational, recreational and leisure activities within the appropriate setting Promote social inclusion through developing opportunities in areas such as employment, volunteering and education. Participate in the implementation of specific programmes of care or therapy to develop and enhance socially appropriate adaptive behaviours under the supervision of qualified staff Participate in regular supervision, engage in reflective practice and be committed to continued development Provide information to enable the effectiveness of care to be evaluated. Ensure appropriate records are maintained under the direction of the qualified practitioner. Contribute to the involvement of Service Users, and carers/relatives in the delivery of care Provide reassurance and support to service users and carers/family Work collaboratively within the Care team to ensure that Service Users needs are met Recognise and respond appropriately to urgent and emergency situations Contribute to the development of services Contribute to the effective and efficient use of resources Help to identify early signs of relapse as described within the care plan and alert the appropriate staff involved in the service users care. Understand and adhere to Trust policies, procedures and clinical guidelines Report any concern regarding Service User care to the Qualified Practitioner Contribute to service improvement initiatives to enhance quality of Service User care Participate in Service User and public involvement activities Support individuals equality, diversity and rights Participate in Serious Untoward Incident investigations/reviews as required Person specification Qualifications Essential criteria NVQ 3 or equivalent level of experience within a care setting Experience/ Knowledge Essential criteria Ability to function effectively as a team member. Experience of working with persons within the appropriate care setting and their carers. An understanding of the organisation of nursing care Basic understanding of NHS issues Desirable criteria Basic awareness of the Mental Health Act Safeguarding children/ vulnerable adults guidelines Overview and knowledge of acute mental health related issues Skills Essential criteria Ability to communicate and engage with Service Users Able to present factual information and refer questions to others where appropriate Able to deal with sensitive issues with tact and diplomacy Ability to develop effective interpersonal relationships with colleagues in the health care setting Ability to work alone in a range of community environment Desirable criteria IT skills Venepuncture training First Aid CPR training Values Essential criteria Continuous Improvement Accountability Respectfulness Enthusiasm Support High professional standards Responsive to service users Engaging leadership style Strong customer service belief Transparency and honesty Discreet Change oriented Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply for all correspondence. All information regarding your application will come from apps.trac.jobs not NHS Jobs. Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview. As a Disability Confident Employer, we offer a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants who consider themselves to be disabled who meet the minimum (essential) criteria for the role in the person specification. If you would like your application to be considered under the Trust's guaranteed interview scheme you can indicate this in the personal information section of your online application form. Should you require a reasonable adjustment to our recruitment process please email recruitmentmerseycare.nhs.uk to ensure that measures can be put in place to support you. We reserve the right to close any vacancy earlier than advertised in exceptional circumstances once we have received a high volume of applications. The Trust expects all post holders who require an enhanced DBS for their role subscribe to the DBS Update Service. You will be required to enrol for this service for a fee of £16 per year and maintain registration. Trans applicants who require a DBS check and do not want to reveal details of their previous identity can contact the DBS Sensitive Applications Team (01516761452 or email sensitivedbs.gsi.gov.uk) with their application number once they have completed their DBS application form. The team can prevent any previous identity showing on the DBS Certificate, unless the applicant has a conviction under their previous details in which case this will need to be disclosed. Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles. Please be advised that the use of Artificial Intelligence on applications is monitored and if you choose to use this, you must declare this on your application form. Employer certification / accreditation badges Applicant requirements This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. Documents to download Job Description & Person Specification (PDF, 400.6KB) OH Risk ID (PDF, 224.4KB) A Great Place to Work (PDF, 2.1MB) Our People Promise and Charter (PDF, 5.8MB) Employee Benefits (PDF, 950.7KB)