B4 Senior Support Planner | South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust; Lewisham; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A community mental health organization is offering a senior support planning role in Lewisham. This position involves assessing service users' needs, developing support plans, and leading group activities. Ideal candidates should have experience in mental health support and be skilled in community engagement. Join a pioneering team to transform mental health care in the UK.

Benefits

Development opportunities

Supportive environment

Qualifications

• Experience in mental health support and community care.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team.
• Strong communication and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Assess service users' needs and develop self-directed support plans.
• Provide practical support and guidance to service users.
• Facilitate group activities and monitor progress.

Skills

Community engagement

Risk assessment

Support planning

Leadership

Education

Relevant qualification in mental health

Job description

Community, collaboration with community partners and local voluntary care sector, inclusion, and peer support to transform lives? We’re launching an innovative community care centre inspired by world-class models like the Trieste Mental Health Community Network, Navigo in Grimsby, and Clubhouse models in New York and Brixton.

We have an incredibly exciting and rare opportunity to be part of a new community mental health pilot. This centre will hold a major national profile with NHS England who are hoping that the pilot will radically transform how we deliver mental health care in the UK.

We are looking for dedicated staff to help us pioneer this revolutionary approach to care.

What We Offer

• A Unique Care Model: Join a programme focused on community, social inclusion, and holistic recovery.
• Supportive Environment: Collaborate with peers, contribute to a recovery-oriented care system, and make a real difference.
• Development Opportunities: Be part of a pioneering team shaping the future of mental health care, with training and career growth built-in.

To provide support to adults using Community Mental Health services within the Lewisham Pilot who require a period of re-ablement, stabilisation or social inclusion. They will be working in a senior support planning role undertaking tasks as required as part of providing a high-quality service.

Support Planners will be based within the neighbourhood-based community mental health team which provide integrated health and social care. Their aim will be to provide direct support to services users to reach their full potential, to optimise and maintain their independence, and to exercise choice and control over the way that they live their lives.

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) offer the widest range of NHS mental health services in the UK as well as substance misuse services for people who are addicted to drugs and alcohol. We work closely with the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN), King's College London and are part of King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre.

Key Responsibilities

1. To participate in the assessment of service users' mental, social and physical health needs, including risk assessment and early signs of relapse, promptly reporting observations to those in the team with responsibility for care.
2. To work in partnership with service-users, carers and more senior staff to identify goals and to develop self-directed support plans.
3. To identify and overcome barriers to achieving goals by providing practical time-limited support to service-users in the community to assist them to develop skills and to access available resources.
4. To take responsibility for planning and delivery of support in a way which promotes independence, recovery and social inclusion, including delivery of group interventions.
5. To support care coordinators and occupational therapists to review ongoing care packages following a period of re-ablement and as part of the process of Self-Directed Support for those who are eligible for care packages and Personal Budgets.
6. To deliver interventions for a designated caseload as agreed by the MDT within scope of practice.
7. To contribute to regular reviews of progress against the service user's goals and to work with service users to revise goals as necessary.
8. Planning and Facilitation of groups/activities alongside the PSW's in the service including risk assessment.
9. Proactive development of relationships with voluntary/non-statutory providers in the borough. Leading on process of information sharing and updating on what is support is available in community.
10. Monitoring attendance at community groups and clinical outcomes and initiating new ways of working with community groups.
11. To provide cover for other support planning staff within the service during periods of absence, ensuring junior support planners’ duties are completed where required.
12. To provide leadership for the day programme particularly out of hours.
13. Order and monitor stock, ensuring materials meet safety specifications as required to ensure a safe environment.
14. Assist with the induction of new support staff planners to the team.
15. Provide supervision to junior support planners on a regular basis (monthly) where delegated and as appropriate, identifying training and development needs.
16. To address issues of poor performance in conjunction with the Business Manager in accordance with Trust Policy and Procedure.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.