Senior Physical Health Clinical Support Worker

Sussexcommunity; Hastings; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A unique opportunity available as a Senior Physical Health Clinical Support Worker to improve health outcomes for individuals with serious mental illness. This role involves conducting health checks, supporting clinics, and working with multidisciplinary teams in beautiful Hastings. Ideal for a dedicated professional looking to make a significant impact in community health.

Qualifications

• Experience with mental health needs, either paid or voluntary.
• Experience running clinics with support.
• Ability to travel across multiple sites.

Responsibilities

• Conduct annual physical health checks for those with SMI.
• Support physical health clinics with assessments and tests.
• Work closely with PCN surgeries for patient care.

Skills

Empathic relationship building

Clinical supervision

Time management

Education

Care Certificate

Relevant training (e.g., smoking cessation, phlebotomy)

Job description

Senior Physical Health Clinical Support Worker

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Job summary

The role of Senior Physical Health Clinic Support Worker will be carrying our annual physical health checks for people diagnosed with a Serious Mental Illness (SMI) by conducting a range of physical observations and health promotion interventions, as well as signposting individuals to services to improve their physical health and set goals with individuals to help improve their physical health.

The Senior Physical Health Clinic Support Workers will also support long-acting antipsychotic injection clinics held at Cavendish House and Bexhill Health Centre by supporting the Qualified Nurse by completing administrative tasks such as note taking and arranging appointments (covered on a rota basis). Also, there is a supportive role within the weekly Denzapine clinic (covered on a rota basis).

Senior Physical Health Clinic Support Workers will also hold physical health clinics to conduct BMI assessment, ECG's and various blood tests as requested using venepuncture skills. (These assessments may also be undertaken in the community, as needed).

Other duties will include supporting the duty function of the Assessment and Treatment Team, as well as other duties relevant to the role and banding of this job.

We are looking for an individual who feels a desire to make a positive contribution to improving the physical health for people living with SMI within primary and secondary services and support them in accessing appropriate level of care.

Main duties of the job

You will be required to have strong organisational skills and be able to work independently within the boundaries of your role whilst being able to seek support and guidance from senior colleagues and other professionals (Consultants, nurses, VCSE organisations, social prescribers GP's and others). You will be working closely with the PCN surgeries, and the role requires the individual to be able to independently travel across the locality.

About us

Our office is right in the thick of Hastings' vibrant and quirky culture and benefits from amazing sea views, with the promenade right across the road. Hastings still maintains its working fishing beach, as well as the old town, castle, pier and the area has some of the most affordable accommodation in the South East.

Hastings & Rother Assessment and Treatment Service is a multi-disciplinary service for adults with complex mental health problems. Our work is challenging, but we receive regular positive feedback from our service users and carers.

Job responsibilities

As a mental health trust Sussex Partnership places a huge focus on the wellbeing of their staff, their reward packages reflect the immensely important work their staff do.

If you are looking for the opportunity to work within a busy but rewarding Assessment and Treatment service in a seaside town like no other, then we would love to hear from you.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Care Certificate
• Evidence of a commitment to lifelong learning
• Any relevant training such as smoking cessation, phlebotomy training, motivational interviewing to promote change

Knowledge

• Experience working with people with mental health needs in a paid or voluntary capacity
• Experience running clinics with indirect supervision
• Experience of working as part of a team

Skills

• Able to establish and maintain empathic, supportive relationships with people in significant distress or who are cognitively impaired, their families and carers
• Able to make good use of clinical supervision in a group and/ or individual format
• Ability to travel across multiple sites in good time

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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.