Community Support Worker

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Greylees; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health services provider in England is seeking support staff to work collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team. The role involves providing care to individuals with complex mental health needs while maintaining a compassionate and empowering approach. Applicants must have experience in mental health services and be self-motivated. Offering a flexible working environment with opportunities for training and advancement. Join a Trust highly rated for staff morale and positive workplace culture.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Training and promotion opportunities

Supportive workplace culture

Qualifications

• Experience working with mental health services is required.
• Understanding of recovery-focused interventions is essential.
• Ability to work flexibly across a 7-day service.

Responsibilities

• Provide support within an integrated multi-disciplinary team.
• Liaise with Community Psychiatric Nurse and other health professionals.
• Maintain accurate records in line with Trust policy.

Skills

Communication skills

Trustworthiness

Self-motivated

Experience in person-centred interventions

Understanding of risk assessments

Job description

Do you want to provide support in a different way? Due to the UKVI immigration changes we are no longer able to offer sponsorship for this role. Please provide details of the visa type and expiry date in your application. Failure to provide the required information will result in your application being rejected.

Advert To work within the policies, protocols and clinical procedures of Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and to promote competent working practice within an integrated multi-disciplinary team. To liaise with the Community Psychiatric Nurse / Social Worker / Occupational Therapist, and carry out assigned duties as a member of the multi‑disciplinary mental health team. To be prepared to work on own initiative as necessary and report to Community Psychiatric Nurse/ Social Worker / Occupational Therapist. Promote equality for all patients and understand their health needs. Demonstrate an awareness of service user and carer perspectives on the provision of treatment and continuing care. Ensure accurate record keeping in accordance with Trust policy. Participate regularly in clinical supervision sessions. Liaise with representatives from associated voluntary and statutory organisations and facilitate good communication processes. Attend in-service training and other study / refresher days to meet individual, statutory and service needs. Participate in performance reviews. To work flexibly across a 7-day-a-week service. Facilitate and participate in recreational and physical activities in the provision of health and social care to service users. Working for our organisation.

Is keen to work closely and collaboratively as a dedicated member of the MDT Evidences a dynamic, creative and positive approach Exhibits communication skills that shine through, and are essential for this post Is trustworthy, self‑motivated and organised with time Has experience and understanding of an array of person‑centred, holistic, recovery focused interventions Evidences an understanding of risk assessments and outcome measurement Evidence of engaging people, building independence and supporting others to learn new skills Applicants must possess attitudes and values that reflect the excellent standards we are expecting within the CRT As an ethical recruiter we will not pursue applications from red list countries as defined by the World Health Organisation. In order to pursue and apply for this role you must have UK NHS experience.

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As part of the NHS Long Term plan Lincolnshire was selected as 1 of only 12 areas to benefit from additional funding to transform community mental health services. As part of this the Community Rehabilitation Team are finding new ways of working with people with complex trauma, psychosis and enduring mental health needs. The team have recently extended their established Lincoln and Gainsborough service to include Grantham and the surrounding area. As part of this exciting transformation programme we are looking to increase our established multi‑disciplinary team of Community Support Workers, Occupational Therapists, Nurses, Social Workers, and Psychiatrist. We work in partnership with housing, CMHT’s, and third sector organisations to meet the recovery needs of individuals accessing our service., Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,800 staff, and serving a population of over 766,000, our people lie at the heart of everything we do. You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England, in an area heralded as a fantastic place to live and work. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of 'outstanding' for well‑led and 'good' overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We're really proud of this! We are also leading the way in transforming care, with multi‑million‑pound transformation of patient environments and radical redesign of community services. This is the time to join and help redesign our services of the future. We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities Evidences a high level of understanding of the effects of mental illness, alongside an empathetic and empowering approach to meet the individual needs of the patient. Is keen to demonstrate the distinctive contribution and added value the mental health nurse can offer the multi-disciplinary team.