Excellent problem solver wanted!
Our social work team is a friendly and dynamic integrated mental health team. We are looking for a mental health support worker to work in partnership with people who use mental health services. You will work alongside the mental health social workers and the wider adult mental health team to provide targeted support to people who live with severe mental health conditions. No two days will be the same! Whether it is supporting someone to regain their skills after a hospital admission or developing a social support group, you will use your empathy, interpersonal and relationship building skills to help people with mental health conditions live successful lives in the community.
You will be non-judgemental and have a desire to promote independent living wherever possible. Sometimes people might experience a mental health crisis and you may be called upon to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to help the person get through. Sometimes the work is stressful, and you may be working with situations that have high levels of complexity, risk, or vulnerability. You will be well supported by your colleagues and you will have monthly supervision. You will be a very important part of the mental health social work group and you will be invited to attend the monthly social work forum where our energetic collective meet to share ideas and talk about the messy stuff.
Responsibilities:
1. Support and work in partnership with the mental health social workers and wider multi-disciplinary team.
2. Provide a range of support to an agreed number of service users to ensure that the social perspective of mental health is promoted.
3. Work within a strength-based perspective.
4. Assist in assessing, planning, implementing, and reviewing funded and non-funded packages of care and support.
5. Support individuals directly to develop independence and achieve better outcomes to improve quality of life.
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.
Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team.”
Our values are: “Caring, safe and excellent.”
Benefits:
1. Excellent opportunities for career progression.
2. Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development.
3. 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service.
4. NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers.
5. Competitive pension scheme.
6. Lease car scheme.
7. Cycle to work scheme.
8. Employee Assistance Programme.
9. Mental Health First Aiders.
10. Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply).
11. Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team.
To provide support and give time to an allocated group of service users in order to promote their recovery and maintain them in a community environment helping them to build their own support network.
To provide regular and practical support to service users in developing and managing independence and maintaining dignity and self-respect.
To support people to identify their needs and to assist the mental health social worker to assess, plan, implement and evaluate individual care and support plans.
To have the individual service user’s needs front and centre at all times and use agreed values and skills to underpin your day to day work.
To work as part of a team under direction of the mental health social worker to focus on the direct needs of service users, working across boundaries of care, organisations and role.
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