Job description

Job responsibilities

• Following an assessment, to provide practical and recovery focused support to service users and carers as described in their care plan.
• Working with care coordinators or lead clinicians to provide clearly defined recovery focused interventions, in line with care packages.
• To attend and actively participate in team meetings/care plan review meeting and team training as appropriate.
• To positively promote and support independent living for service users in the community by maintaining extensive knowledge and links with the community resources and actively supporting service users to access them.
• To develop a rapport with service users based upon professional support and collaboration but within appropriate boundaries.
• To provide regular and practical support to service users and carers to maintain dignity and independence.
• To enable service users to acquire daily living skills: living ordinary lives (e.g. shopping and cooking).
• To help service users to gain access to resources to include benefits and welfare rights.
• To help service users to access information on health promotion.
• To help service users with gaining skills in accessing physical health services and monitoring their health needs in the community.
• To help identify early signs of relapse by monitoring the clients progress, level of functioning and mental state and updating the care coordinator or other staff involved in the care of the client.

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Person Specification

Training & Qualification

Essential

• Education to GCSE level or equivalent (with minimum of 5 A-E qualifications which must include Maths and English)
• Achieved NVQ Level 3 Health and Social Care or equivalent plus post qualifications or further study/training to diploma level or NVQ level 4 in Mental Health and/or WLMHT Assistant Practitioner Course OR Equivalent level of experience
• Evidence of consistent pattern of learning from Education, training and experience.
• Care Certificate ( to be completed within 6 months of starting the role) .

Desirable

• Ability to demonstrate competency in specific clinical skills relating to role.
• Computer qualifications or experience/skills.
• Degree, higher diploma or equivalent in Nursing, Psychology, counselling or Health and Social Care

Experience

Essential

• Experience of mental health and/or learning disability services or demonstrable interest in mental health and/or learning disability either paid or voluntary.
• To be knowledgeable, have understanding about the factors that cause/impact on mental health in learning disability clientele and interventions.
• Experience of developing relationships with a wide variety of people and organisations
• Proven ability to recognise and manage risk.
• Ability to work on own initiative without direct supervision, understanding where clinical input is needed .

Desirable

• Personal experience of mental health problems and use of Mental Health Services
• Experience of working as a Recovery Support Worker
• Previous experience of working in Health or Social Care settings in paid or voluntary position.
• Demonstrate knowledge/understanding of: a) Awareness of the Mental Health Act and its use in practice or relevant legislation that pertains to Learning disabilities b) equivalent Health or Social Care legislation appropriate to service area

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

• Able to demonstrate an acceptable level of oral & written, literacy and numeracy.
• Good level computer literacy
• Evidence of interpersonal skills and an ability to form therapeutic relationships with service users and carers.
• Ability to listen effectively and communicate at all levels in a non- judgemental way.
• An ability to act calmly in emergencies and to respond in a professional manner to distress, disturbance and unpredictability.

Desirable

• Knowledge of benefits/employment systems
• Understanding of NHS Recovery Approach

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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

South West London and St Georges Mental Health NHS Trust

Address

Balham Health Centre

120 - 124 Bedford Hill

London

SW12 9HS

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.swlstg.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)