Support Worker - Memory Assessment Service

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust; Lancashire; Presencial; GBP 21.000 - 25.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Generous annual leave

Flexible working

Continued Professional Development

Involvement in improvement/research

Health and wellbeing activities

Staff discounts

Descripción de la vacante

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust in Stockport is recruiting a Mental Health Support Worker for the Older Peoples Community Mental Health Memory Assessment Service. The role involves delivering timely mental health assessment, care planning and working with a multi‑agency team to prevent hospital admission.

You will work with Mental Health Nurses, provide direct care to service users in crisis related to physical health or social changes, and help model effective care with health and social care

Formación

• Experience working in mental health services.
• Willingness to develop skills in mental health.
• Ability to work with multi‑agency teams.

Responsabilidades

• Provide timely mental health assessment and care planning.
• Support individuals in crisis to prevent acute hospital admissions.
• Work with qualified Mental Health Nurses and other professionals.
• Communicate with health and social care colleagues to model best care practices.

Conocimientos

Mental Health Experience

Teamwork

Communication

Descripción del empleo

As part of the wider Older Peoples Mental Health Services an opportunity has arisen for a mental health support worker to join the Older Peoples Community Mental Health Memory Assessment Service.
This award winning team is based at The Meadows within the borough of Stockport. The service provides a resource into a variety of settings to support a range of disciplines from health, social care and the third sector in order provide mental health liaison to meet the mental health needs of patients.
The team is looking to recruit a support worker with experience working in Mental Health Services. We will also consider applicants with limited mental health experience but who are willing to develop skills and participate in learning because of a special interest in the area of mental health.
Following a re-organisation of community and crisis services in the Stockport borough an exciting opportunity has arisen for Mental Health Support workers to work alongside qualified Mental Health Nurses to support the crisis tier in providing collaborative care for individuals who have developed or who are experiencing an exacerbation of mental health symptoms as a result of physical health or social change.
The role includes providing timely mental health assessment, care planning and working effectively within a multi-agency team to prevent acute hospital admission and to ensure the individual’s mental health needs are supported effectively.
You will work under the direction of the team but be able to work without direct supervision in implementing plans of care.
You will provide direct care to service users in order to support individuals who are in crisis as a result of physical health or social status change which is directly or indirectly impacting on the individual’s mental health.
The role also includes communicating and supporting wider health and social care professional groups to model effective approaches to care when supporting individuals with mental health needs.
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: Jenny Day Job title: Clinical Lead Email address: [e-mail]