Community Support Worker

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dedicated team as a community support worker, where you'll play a vital role in helping patients regain their confidence and independence after illness. This position focuses on social inclusion, guiding patients to participate in community activities and develop new skills. You'll also be involved in physical health monitoring and have opportunities for further training and development. This role is essential in fostering connections and support among individuals facing similar challenges, making a significant impact on their recovery journey.

Responsibilities

• Support patients in rebuilding their lives after illness.
• Organise physical health monitoring and run clinics.
• Engage patients in community activities and skill development.

Job description

As a community support worker, you will be actively involved in supporting patients to rebuild their lives after an episode of illness. You will help them rebuild their confidence, develop roles and routines, and engage in activities of interest.

Social inclusion is a big part of the role - working with patients to get them involved in both GRIP and community activities, and liaising with other organisations about activities and opportunities available. Community support workers are crucial in setting up and running our groups, allowing patients time to develop new skills and meet others who have been through similar experiences.

Our community support workers also take a lead role in organising physical health monitoring, including the running of our clinics.

There are many opportunities for further training, contributing to care planning and MDT meetings, and developing our service.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.