Senior Community Support worker

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK is looking for a candidate to deliver care and support for individuals across Gloucester and the Forest of Dean. Responsibilities include providing follow-up care, reviewing treatment plans, and ensuring smooth team operations. Ideal candidates will have experience in mental health care and the ability to work with multidisciplinary teams.

Qualifications

• Experience in mental health care.
• Ability to work with multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Deliver care for individuals across Gloucester and the Forest of Dean.
• Provide follow-up to service users leaving inpatients.
• Review and amend care plans and risk assessments.

Job description

The successful candidate will be involved in delivering care for individuals across Gloucester and the Forest of Dean and supporting the wider MDT of the team. Below is a list of the key specifications for this role (not exhaustive):

• To provide 48hr follow up to service users leaving inpatients
• To provide a review of a service user\'s current home treatment and following this to amend care plans, risk assessments and clustering and ensure all accurate recording of essential data as per Assessment and Care Management Policy
• To discharge patients from the home treatment caseload ensuring appropriate follow up care is in place as per MDT discussions
• To liaise with relevant Statutory and Non Statutory agencies involved in the service users care
• To complete concise comprehensive discharge summaries
• To complete risk assessments in conjunction with the Registered Practitioners and as per the Trust Risk Policy
• To provide formal supervision to Band 3 Community Support Workers
• To work closely with Registered Practitioners to ensure the smooth running of the day to day functioning of the team.
• Provide telephone support to service users in distress
• Provide telephone advice and support to other professionals, emergency services, carers and service users.