The post holder will work with service users, individuals and families / carers and other stakeholders to ensure the persons needs are met, utilising, where appropriate. community facilities.
To work as part of the Mental Health and Wellness Team which provides intensive mental health support to people with enduring mental Health in the community.
To provide support, give time and thus promote Service User recovery, to focus on the direct needs of Service Users, to work across boundaries of care and to work within the Care Programme Approach (CPA).
Promoting the recovery of service users and maintain their independence in the community
Assisting clinicians to assess, plan, implement and evaluate individual care plans.
Key Responsibilities:
1. To help ensure that service users engage effectively with the agreed Care Plan and access appropriate services
2. To develop a rapport and a therapeutic relationship with service users, within appropriate boundaries.
3. To provide regular and practical support to service users and their carers (as appropriate) in developing and managing independence and maintaining dignity and self-respect
4. Ensure that relatives and carers of service users, where appropriate, have a good understanding of the condition of the service user and feel able to communicate effectively with the clinical area to answer any queries or concerns
5. To provide a high-quality evidence-based and individualised mental health care to a clearly defined group of patients, relatives and carers in the community in which they live.
6. To use reasoning skills to assess how service users’ mental health difficulties impact upon their occupational areas and performance
7. Plan care in association with other members of the multi-disciplinary team and involve service user and where appropriate, carers in the care planning and care delivery, having explained options and obtained consent to care and treatment.
8. Managing a small caseload of service users, offering a range of interventions, for a stated limited period
9. To use and support the use of Recovery principles
Starting with NELFT
NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focusing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.
Probationary Period
This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).
High Cost Area Supplement - London
This post attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £4,551 and a maximum payment of £5,735 per annum pro rata).
Use of AI
Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.
Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer closely to this when completing your application.
We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Any development needs to help you succeed in the role, can be discussed at the interview stage.
This advert closes on Wednesday 5 Mar 2025