Community Support Worker

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Worthing; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A large NHS Mental Health Trust in Worthing is seeking a full-time Community Support Worker to provide essential support in the Dementia & Older People's Mental Health Team. This role involves working closely with individuals and their families in the community, ensuring high-quality care and effective communication. The successful candidate must have NVQ qualifications and experience in mental health settings. Join a dedicated team committed to improving lives and enhancing service delivery.

Qualifications

• Experience of working with mental health needs in a paid or voluntary capacity.
• Willing to undertake NVQ 2/3 training qualifications.
• Experience of working collaboratively with colleagues and service users.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality care as a member of the multi-disciplinary team.
• Liaison with primary care services and support providers.
• Promote the safety and well-being of service users and families.

Skills

Good communication skills

Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team

Basic IT skills

Education

NVQ Level 2 in Care or equivalent experience

NVQ Level 3 or equivalent experience

Job description

We are looking for afull time Community Support Workerto work in Intensive Support Part of the Dementia & Older People's Mental Health Team based in Worthing West Sussex. Intensive Support operates a to 9-5pm 7 days a week including Bank Holidays

The Community Support worker role is pivotal to the review process of older people and their carers who experiencing crisis and require interventions from our services. This will involve direct working with people in the community and home settings, liaison with primary care services and other providers of support within the local community

The successful candidate will join a friendly, highly-skilled and enthusiastic multi professional team. We will take a keen interest in helping you to develop the skills important to this role and the post-holder will be encouraged to develop special interests and expertise in line with service and team objectives.

You will be part of a highly-skilled and supportive multi-disciplinary team based in Worthing. You will receive regular managerial and clinical supervision

The post holder will be expected to travel across the geographical area ( Adur, Arun & Worthing) covered by the team, the ability to travel to remote areas is essential.

Main duties of the job

The Community Support worker role is pivotal to the review process of older people and their carers who are receiving interventions from our services. This will involve direct working with people in the community and home settings, liaison with primary care services and other providers of support within the local community.

You must have excellent communication skills,

As a support worker youwill work under close clinical supervision from a registered professional to provide high quality care as a member of the multi-disciplinary team.

The post holder will work at all times to promote the safety and the well-being of service users and their families/carers.

About us

Were a large NHS Mental Health and Learning Disability Trust in South East England. We are looking for people to help us provide high quality services for the patients, carers and local communities we serve.

We want patients and staff to recommend our organisation as a place where they would be happy for their friends and family to be treated. You can help us do this by bringing your skills, experience and commitment to Sussex Partnership.

Job responsibilities

Further details in attached job description:

Qualifications

• Experience of working as part of a team
• Willing to undertake NVQ 2/3 training Qualifications

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 2 in Care or equivalent experience

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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• NVQ level 3 or equivalent experience

Knowledge/Experience

• Experience of working with mental health needs in a paid or voluntary capacity
• Experience of working collaboratively i.e. with colleagues, wider teams, service users etc
• An understanding of confidentiality

Skills

• Good communication skills with a good command of written and spoken English language
• Ability to exchange factual information with service users using, reassurance, tact, empathy
• Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, be flexible around shift work and have good communication skills
• Ability to know when to escalate concerns
• Ability to work in partnership with service users, carers and other agencies
• Ability to know when to seek support from team members when working individually within a service user group or in a 1:1 setting
• Ability to occasionally organise own day to day work tasks or activities
• Basic IT skills
• Ability to carry out duties related to lone working including escorting service users on home visits and accessing the community

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.