Home Treatment and Rapid Response Support Worker

TN United Kingdom; Maidstone; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a compassionate Home Treatment and Rapid Response Support Worker to provide essential mental health support to clients in their homes. This role focuses on delivering evidence-based care, conducting assessments, and engaging with clients and their families to promote recovery and resilience. Join a dedicated team within a forward-thinking organization that values kindness and professional development, ensuring every team member contributes to outstanding service delivery. If you are passionate about making a difference in mental health care, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Professional Development Opportunities

Supportive Work Environment

Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives

Qualifications

• Experience in mental health support and crisis intervention is essential.
• Ability to work flexibly in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to clients and their families in home treatment.
• Conduct assessments and monitor clients' progress against crisis plans.

Skills

Mental Health Support

Crisis Intervention

Client Assessment

Communication Skills

Care Planning

Education

Relevant Health or Social Care Qualification

Job description

Home Treatment and Rapid Response Support Worker, Maidstone

Client: Kent and Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust

Location: Maidstone, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Reference: db9f1319efac

Job Views: 12

Posted: 26.04.2025

Expiry Date: 10.06.2025

Job Description

Job overview

To work as a member of the Home Treatment and Rapid Response services, providing support to patients and their families within the home treatment function. This involves delivering evidence-based, profession-specific, and general mental health support, focusing on client-centered, recovery-oriented principles for individuals, families, and carers referred to the service. You will also work within the Rapid Response function, undertaking assessments 24/7 received from the Urgent Mental Health Helpline, including gatekeeping assessments. The role involves working in accordance with Trust and Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team Policies and Procedures and the Care Programme Approach. The aim is to provide an alternative to inpatient admission by treating patients in their home environment during crises with significant distress. The service covers Dover/Deal, Shepway, and Ashford.

Main duties of the job

• Contribute to the assessment of clients referred to Home Treatment and Rapid Response.
• Provide support to clients and their carers concerning personal care, daily living, social activities, and maintaining social networks through various home treatment interventions.
• Carry out specified interventions independently as per crisis plans and update them as needed.
• Monitor clients' progress against crisis plans, communicate findings, and recommend changes to senior staff for review.
• Report any changes in client presentation and safety concerns to senior staff.
• Work flexibly to respond to crises, adjusting work and priorities as required by the Shift Co-Ordinator.
• Engage clients and carers with crisis plans, negotiate options, and promote crisis prevention, recovery, and resilience.
• Support carers to enable clients to remain at home, including assisting with medication administration as per crisis plans.
• Promote the work of Home Treatment and Rapid Response to clients, carers, mental health professionals, and other agencies.

Working for our organisation

Join us in the Garden of England, where we offer professional development opportunities and a high quality of life.

We are Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT), providing mental health, learning disability, and specialist services to 1.8 million people in Kent and Medway, with additional services for adults in Sussex and Surrey. We are rated 'Good' overall by the CQC.

Annually, we care for over 2,000 people in hospitals and 54,000 in the community.

We employ over 3,700 staff from 66 nationalities, serving diverse communities across rural and urban areas.

You will join friendly, passionate colleagues committed to excellent care. Our work environment values kindness and compassion, recognizing every role as vital in delivering outstanding service.

Our mission: To deliver brilliant care through brilliant people.

Our vision: To provide outstanding care and work in partnership to ensure this in the right place, for every service user, every time.