Mental Health Support Worker, East Sussex
Does your current role empower you to give your aspired level of person-centred care from beginning to end of the patient journey?
Claimont Health is a CQC registered unique service provider in the private sector, providing high-profile, person-centred, holistic services to clients who prefer to be treated in the comfort of their own home. We offer a tailored service, providing highly skilled mental health professionals to complement clients' needs.
As a member of our clinical team, you will be offered a varied caseload of work, depending on your skills and experience. You will care for your client on a Live-In or Home Visit basis, where you will have the opportunity to work one-to-one in a calm environment that feels secure for them.
Main duties of the job
Your experience will reflect in your practice as you see the resulting outcomes of your skills and expertise in enabling our clients to use their strengths to improve their own well-being.
What do we need from you?
* 1 year or more experience as a Mental Health Support Worker.
* Flexibility, maturity, independence and the very highest professional standards.
* Commitment to delivering client-specific care.
* Adaptable approach to support clients and family members.
* Ability to maintain clear professional boundaries within a home setting.
Job responsibilities
Job title: Support Worker
Department: Clinical Operations
Job purpose: Claimont Home Care Ltd is a CQC registered unique service in the private sector delivering specialist mental health nursing at home when inpatient admission is being considered or for inpatients treated in hospital but who wish, and are able, to be discharged home. Claimont is not an agency. We invest in people and build relationships based on mutual support and long-term commitment.
Key accountabilities
* Support individuals in their care.
* Ensure management policies and protocols are adhered to practice guidance.
* Maintain written records of all aspects of client treatment and progress.
* Complete and maintain all documentation and records as required.
* Carry out activities with clients that enable full access to community life.
* Work with families/carers to assist them in understanding mental health.
* Maintain confidentiality in the delivery of treatment packages.
* Maintain effective communication with referring agents as appropriate.
* Encourage the use of evidence-based practice.
* Attend and contribute to all team meetings.
* Report assessment findings in the appropriate format.
* Ensure confidentiality and security of patient data.
* Attend mandatory training courses as required.
* Participate in performance reviews and personal development plans.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Basic computer skills.
* Post-basic qualifications in health care.
* Degree level post-basic qualifications in health care.
* Current, Clean, Full car driving Licence.
Experience
* Evidence of appropriate resource management.
* Working collaboratively as part of a multi-professional team.
* Experience in CAMHS.
* Building trust and working collaboratively with patients.
* Delivering health care services to people with mental health problems.
Skills
* Excellent interpersonal skills.
* Able to manage change, flexible and adaptable.
* Able to work to deadlines in a pressurised environment.
* Dynamic and willing to work collaboratively.
* Good presentation skills.
* Enhanced influencing skills.
* Ability to self-manage.
* Able to manage a situation/patient in crisis.
* Able to build relationships in difficult situations.
* A good understanding of the Mental Health Act 1983.
* A good understanding of the Health and Social Care Act.
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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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