Mental Health Link Worker

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust; Lancashire; Presencial; GBP 32.000 - 45.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Generous annual leave

Flexible working

Continued Professional Development

Involvement in improvement/research

Staff wellbeing service

Staff discounts

Descripción de la vacante

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting for a role within the Neighbourhood Mental Health Team, an MDT operating in the transformed community mental health service for adults 18+ including older adults with serious mental illness. The post holder will ensure people are welcomed, listened to and directed to the right services, inside or outside the team.

You will work with service users to support access, act as keyworker in certain circumstances and help people engage in community

Responsabilidades

• Work within a multidisciplinary team to support adults 18+ including older adults with serious mental illness in the community.
• Collaborate with service users to route them to the most appropriate services inside or outside the Neighbourhood Mental Health Team.
• Act as service user keyworker in certain circumstances and support access to socially inclusive activities to maintain wellbeing and prevent relapse.
• Support goal-oriented care plans to empower service users to live as independently as possible and access housing, community groups, vocational/education opportunities and substance misuse services.
• Bridge primary and secondary care with VCSE partners to deliver high quality mental health and learning disability services across Greater Manchester.

Descripción del empleo

The Neighbourhood Mental Health Team is an MDT who work as part of the transformed community mental health service working with people 18+, including older adults, with SMI according to the principles of the National Framework for Community Mental Health 2019. This role will be integral in ensuring people get a warm welcome that they are treated with respect and are listened to and heard. You will collaborate with service users to ensure people get to the right service whether that is inside or outside Neighbourhood Mental Health Team. You will be part of a multi-disciplinary team and take part in the discussions about the type of support a person may need and you will be then instrumental in identifying where that might come from. You will also be able to offer support to individuals on a short-term basis especially if the help they need is around access. The postholder will act as the service users keyworker in certain circumstances and support service users to access socially inclusive activities to maintain their wellbeing and to prevent relapse. You will also act as a point of contact if the service user needs to step back into active treatment due to relapse of mental health. The postholder will work to goal oriented care plans to empower and enable service users to live as independent life as possible, by supporting our service users to access a range of community-based resources such as housing, community groups, vocational, employment and education opportunities and substance misuse services. The role will involve working closely with a range of professionals bridging primary and secondary care and include working with our VCSE partners. We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop. Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We’re really proud of our #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we’re a great place to work. All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer. If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:

• Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
• Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance
• Access to Continued Professional Development
• Involvement in improvement and research activities
• Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service
• Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Rose Clarkson Job title: Team Manager Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01617164614