Band 4 Clinical Support worker

EAST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; City Of London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A health service organization in the City of London is seeking a community support professional to assist individuals with learning disabilities and complex mental health needs. The role involves direct engagement with service users, collaboration with health professionals, and supporting care planning and discharge processes. Ideal candidates will exhibit kindness and compassion in their approach to enhancing independent living and recovery. This position offers an opportunity to make a significant impact in the community.

Responsibilities

• Assist other professionals in providing assessment, care, treatment and discharge planning.
• Work directly with service users to develop rapport and support engagement with Care Plans.
• Provide advice and consultation to colleagues supporting autistic adults.
• Facilitate access to health services through collaboration with other providers.
• Develop working relationships with clients, provider organisations and local resources.
• Support delivery of generic health tasks and monitoring mental health.
• Prepare clients and carers for health appointments.
• Contribute to shaping local health services for inclusivity.

Job description

The East London Intensive Support Team provides a 7 day a week urgent and intensive community response for people with Learning Disabilities with additional complex mental health needs and/or behaviours that services perceive to be challenging, that result in the person posing a risk to themselves or others. The service operates across the inner east London boroughs of Tower Hamlets, Newham, City and Hackney. The team will be based at our Tower Hamlets site at Mile End Hospital.

Responsibilities

• Assist other professionals in the IST in providing assessment, care, treatment and discharge planning, including supporting people during admissions to acute mental health wards.
• Work directly with service users to develop a rapport based on respect, kindness and compassion, and support them to engage with their agreed Care Plans, positively promoting independent living and recovery.
• Provide advice and consultation to colleagues supporting autistic adults who do not have learning disabilities.
• Facilitate access to health services through collaboration and partnership with primary and secondary health services and other relevant providers.
• Develop working relationships with clients, provider organisations, GPs, and local community resources.
• Support the delivery of generic health tasks such as completing Hospital Passports, Health Action Plans, and monitoring mental health and behaviours that may be challenging.
• Prepare clients and carers for health appointments, enhancing their understanding to enable active participation in their own health care.
• Contribute to shaping local health services to promote an inclusive service for people with learning disabilities.
• Use skills in working with people with learning disabilities who are experiencing a crisis to maintain, promote and improve health.
• Support the Intensive Support team in providing assessments, care and treatment for people with learning disabilities, mental health issues and challenging behaviours in the community under direct or indirect supervision of the team.

Please note that we will close this advert when a sufficient number of qualified applicants have been received.