Mental Health Support Worker- Intensive Life Skills Team - Stafford

Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in the West Midlands seeks a Band 4 Senior Mental Health Care Support Worker to support individuals with complex emotional needs. The role involves delivering therapeutic interventions under supervision, aiding those in crisis, and collaborating in a multidisciplinary team. Applicants should have a relevant foundation degree or NVQ and experience working with mental health needs. This position is critical in providing ongoing support and developing care plans for service users.

Qualifications

• Significant experience working with adults or older adults with Mental Health Needs.
• Experience formulating a service user’s difficulties and developing a care plan.
• Able to work independently without direct supervision.

Responsibilities

• Deliver individual and group interventions for service users.
• Support and provide an early response for those in crisis.

Education

Foundation degree in a relevant subject or Diploma/NVQ 3 in Health and Social Care

Job description

Job Summary

We are offering an exciting opportunity for a Band 4 Senior Mental Health Care Support Worker to work with individuals with complex emotional needs based in clinic or community venues within the Stafford area, at Foundation House, St Georges Hospital.

Main duties of the job

As a Community Mental Health Care Support Worker you will work with adults and older adults, providing ongoing support, therapeutic interventions, practical assistance and problem resolution under the supervision of a senior team member.

• The delivery of interventions on an individual and group basis with service users who have difficulty regulating their emotions and utilise self-harm to manage high levels of distress. The interventions will be focussed on assisting the person to identify and achieve their agreed goals, utilising a Structured Clinical Management model focusing on problem solving, managing emotions, getting along with others and managing impulsivity.
• To support in, and provide, an early response for those in crisis as part of an overall recovery plan.

About Us

Come and work with us at our award‑winning NHS Trust, leading the way for trying new and better ways of working to help improve life for our local communities. We have around 9,000 staff who provide physical and mental healthcare, support for people with learning disabilities, and adult social care across Staffordshire, Stoke‑on‑Trent, Shropshire, and Telford & Wrekin. We also run regional and national services, including help for new parents, eating disorders, forensic services, sexual health, and support for people in prison with mental health, drug, or alcohol problems.

Qualifications and Training

• Foundation degree in a relevant subject or Diploma/NVQ 3 in Health and Social Care or accredited prior learning with competency‑based evidence supplemented by short courses.

Desirable

• Training in working with adults or older adults with complex mental health needs and/or challenging behaviour, and/or other behavioural work.

Experience

• Significant experience of working with adults or older adults with Mental Health Needs as a member of a multi‑disciplinary community team experience of working within a multi‑agency framework.
• Experience of formulating a service user’s difficulties and developing a care plan.
• Experience of employing evidence‑based interventions.
• Experience of working with families and carers.
• Able to work independently, without direct supervision.

Desirable

• Previous work with people with complex and high risk presentations.
• Previous experience of working in a health or social care setting, either statutory or non‑statutory service.
• Experience of supporting service users in a home‑based or community setting.

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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.