Mental Health Community Support Worker

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust; Ross-on-Wye; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional health service provider in Ross-on-Wye is seeking a Community Support Worker to join their Neighbourhood Mental Health Team. This role involves providing mental health support and managing a caseload while collaborating with various agencies to aid patient recovery. The ideal candidate will have experience in mental health support and be flexible and organized. The position offers a generous leave policy, an NHS pension, and flexible working opportunities to promote work-life balance.

Benefits

27 days leave plus bank holidays

Generous NHS pension

Flexible working opportunities

Supportive staff networks

Health and wellbeing opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in mental health support and recovery.
• Ability to work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams.
• Must be able to travel throughout the county to provide patient care.

Responsibilities

• Provide mental health support in the community.
• Manage a caseload and attend meetings as required.
• Work with various agencies to support patient recovery.

Skills

Flexibility

Organization

Experience in graded exposure work

Job description

To provide a range of patients with mental health support in the community, implementing plans of care, utilising personal autonomy and utilising the support of the Multi-disciplinary Team (MDT) when needed, to support individuals with their ongoing recovery. To work with a range of agencies within the NMHT and externally, to sign-post patients to appropriate sources of support or provide short, moderate or longer-term interventions to support their recovery, based on their clinical need. The post will require working with the team to support the running of the service, managing a caseload, attending meetings, and taking on additional responsibilities as and when required. The ability to be flexible and organised is essential. Experience of working with individuals on graded exposure work is preferable. To be able to travel throughout the county as required to provide patient care and multi-agency working. To also provide support to those in a caring role.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Community Support Worker to join our Neighbourhood Mental Health Team (NMHT). The NMHTs are at the forefront of providing accessible care, integrating both primary and secondary mental health services, in line with NHS long‑term objectives. There are 5 Neighbourhood Teams in Herefordshire. The post advertised is to work within the South & West NMHT. Each NMHT is comprised of Mental Health Practitioners, Support Workers, Administrators, Clinical Psychologists and a Consultant Psychiatrist. Additionally, the teams are supported by Mind Link Workers and Vocational Employment Specialists from Landau, with the aim of providing a holistic, recovery‑focused service. We work closely with our Primary Care Networks, demonstrating good relationships and communication with our respective GP partners. The teams are supportive, with regular MDT meetings, Individual/group supervisions and team away‑days. For more information please contact the Recruiting, At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire. Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites. We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work‑life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.

What we offer

• 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
• Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
• Wide range of supportive staff networks
• Health and wellbeing opportunities

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This is a full time role. Please note the Trust will not routinely provide sponsorship to work for this role. In addition to meet Home Office salary threshold you must have the significant experience to be offered top of the pay band AND work a minimum of 35.5 hours per week.