Home Treatment Team Support Worker
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Job overview
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We have exciting opportunity for a Band 3 Mental Health support worker to join this dynamic, expanding team. Bury Home treatment is extending their hours to be a 24hr, 7 day a week service.
The post holders will work predominantly nights as part of the team to deliver an effective and efficient response to people who access the service.
Bury Home Treatment Team (BHTT) is 7 day a week service working with males and females of adult working age (18-65) with mental health conditions in an acute stage of their illness. BHTT works as an alternative to a hospital admission in an attempt to provide intensive support to patients within the community and prevent hospital admissions., this includes clozapine titration.
We are also able to screen inpatients with a view of supporting and facilitating early discharge from an acute inpatient setting.
We work alongside patients and their regular care providers (CMHT, EIT etc) for anything from first assessment up to four weeks if clinically indicated.
BHTT is a collection of registered mental health nurses, Support workers, a social worker, occupational therapist, clinical psychologist, pharmacist and consultant psychiatrist along with a junior doctor.
Main duties of the job
The post holders will work as part of the Bury Home Treatment Team, to undertake allocated duties within the team, you will work alongside mental health practitioners, supporting patients, families and carer's in their own home and also supporting patients who are on the supported discharge pathway from the wards ensuring the highest possible standard of care in accordance with the policies and procedures of Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust.
We will be working 7 days a week, 24hrs a day including weekends and bank holidays,Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities- To provide support to an allocated group of service users, promote their recovery and help to maintain them in their community environment.
- To assist qualified practitioners in assessment, planning, implementing and evaluating individual care plans.
- To ensure that service users engage effectively with the agreed Care Plan and access appropriate services.
- Positively promote independent living of service users within the community
- Provide support and interventions to service users in their own homes and the wider community based upon their assessed needs.
- Assist service users to make full use of community resources.
- Support service users to become involved in social activities in line with their assessed needs and planned care.
- Support service users to establish and maintain effective interpersonal relationships.
- Provide regular and practical support for service users and their carers’ in managing dignity and independence.
- Provide support with activities of daily living.
- Help service users gain access to resources required to meet their needs.
- Provide information on health promotion and support physical health management.
- Help to identify early signs of relapse by monitoring the service users progress, level of functioning and mental state and to alert the appropriate staff involved in the service users care.
- Report regularly to other members of the multidisciplinary team
- To promote independence and choice.
- To maintain adequate records as required by existing procedures, entering appropriate details on the service users case notes as necessary.
- To attend and actively participate in training sessions, team/care planning review meetings and supervision as appropriate.
- To contribute to the ongoing development of the service
- To ensure that electronic care records are efficiently maintained.
- To contribute to audits as required, providing relevant data as required in line with performance monitoring targets.
- To deal appropriately with clinical incidents and complaints from patients, relatives and members of the public, via line manager, in accordance with Trust policy.
- To undertake such other duties as may be determined from time to time within the general scope of the post.
- To assist qualified practitioners in undertaking physical health checks and monitoring in line with the new community clozapine titration pathway.
This job description is not exhaustive, but is intended to give an overall picture of the role. Other duties within the general scope of the post may be required from time to time. The duties of the post and job description can be reviewed through the agreed process.
Person specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential criteria- • Good standard of general education including good numeracy and literacy skills.
- • NVQ 3 or equivalent
- • Commitment to undertake Continuing Personal Development
- • Evidence of recent further development / training.
Experience
Essential criteria- • Experience of working with individuals with mental health needs
- • Experience of working with individuals in distress
- • Experience of lone working
Knowledge
Essential criteria- • Knowledge of physical health observations.
- • Understanding of mental health issues and how these impact on individuals.
- • Understanding of confidentiality and data protection issues.
- • Awareness of local services.
- • Knowledge of benefits / employment systems.
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria- • Good written and verbal communication skills
- • Ability to work unsupervised in a range of settings.
- • Ability to provide practical support with daily living activities.
- • Ability to form positive therapeutic relationships with service users and carers.
- • Willingness to engage with or have undertaken Venepuncture and physical health checks training
Work Related Circumstances
Essential criteria- • Use of a car or access to a means of mobility to travel across the Trust footprint in line with service needs
- • Able to pass Occupational Health Screening process
- • Willing to carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with the Trust’s Equal Opportunities and Equality and Diversity policies
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Sponsorship - We are an approved sponsoring organisation. Applications will be considered from applicants requiring sponsorship alongside all other applications. Please be aware, not all roles are eligible for sponsorship. You can review the list of eligible role and requirements on the government website.
What happens after your application has been received?
You will be informed about the progress of your application following shortlisting via email. Only applicants who clearly demonstrate the criteria listed in the person specification will be shortlisted for interview. Interview invites will be sent out via email.
What happens if I am offered the position after interview?
The hiring manager will make contact with you to verbally offer you the position. The hiring manager will then inform Recruitment of the decision and provide relevant paperwork. You will be sent a formal conditional offer via email.
What pre-employment checks will I need to complete?
By conducting pre-employment checks, the recruitment team will verify that you meet the pre-conditions of the role you have been offered. Pre-employment checks will be carried out according to NHS Employment Check Standards. The checks are:
- Identity verification
- Right to work check
- Disclosure and barring service (DBS)/Criminal record check (dependent on role)
- Professional registration and/or qualification check
- Occupational health assessment
- Employment history and reference validation
All applicants external to NHS will be required to provide HMRC employment history to cover the most recent three years. This information will used to validate employment history and references as part of pre-employment checks.
If you are offer a position with is and you require sponsorship to support your right to work, we will review your eligibility in line with government guidance. If the role you have been offer is not eligible for sponsorship, and you are not able to evidence your right to work, your conditional offer could be withdrawn.
What happens when pre-employment checks are complete?
Recruitment will liaise with you and the hiring manager to arrange a start date for your new position. You will then be booked on to a Trust Welcome Session and be sent your Pennine Care NHS Terms and Conditions.
Other important information- We are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) and recognise the importance of ensuring our diverse service user population is reflected within our workforce. Unfortunately, we know that, at present, there is underrepresentation of our communities in our workforce. We welcome applications from people from diverse communities to help us grow, learn, be better and consider brilliant innovation diverse people bring.
- If you would like to be considered under the disability confident scheme, you will be guaranteed an interview if you meet the essential criteria on the person specification for the post.
- If you require reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process please phone us on 0161 716 3181 at the earliest opportunity. We will support you to complete your application.
- Unfortunately we are not able to guarantee the transfer of lease cars, or cover the costs of early termination charges.
- We have a strict policy on unsolicited contact from recruitment agencies. Please do not contact our hiring managers directly.
We reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date if a sufficient number of applications have been received. To ensure you application is considered, please submit at the earliest opportunity.