Support, Time, Recovery Worker
Job overview
Our Telford and Wrekin Mental Health team have an exciting opportunity for a Support, Time, Recovery Worker
You will be responsible for working within the Clozapine and Depot clinics where you will undertake physical health assessments including; weight, height, blood pressure, ECG & phlebotomy.
Under the direction of the key worker/lead professional; you will deliver clinical interventions with an allocated group of service users with mental health needs. The interventions will be focussed on assisting the person to identify and achieve their agreed goals.These will include interventions related to; meaningful occupation, accessing employment, assessing and promoting physical health, social inclusion, activities of daily living and mental health recovery.
You will also be involved in supporting the service user to complete appropriate outcome measure tools and participate in reviews of the service user’s care and effectiveness of the interventions provided.
Ideally you will have experience of working with individuals with a complex range of health and social care needs, and knowledge of physical and mental conditions
Main duties of the job- Establish and maintain relationships with service users, relative/carers and colleagues
- Deliver agreed therapeutic interventions, in accordance with the care plan, to assist the service user to achieve their recovery goals including; improving activities of daily living, social inclusion, and meaningful occupation, accessing employment, mental health promotion and physical health promotion.
- Undertake physical health assessments including; weight, height, blood pressure, ECG and phlebotomy.
- Responsible for contributing towards planning and undertaking delivery of planned therapeutic activities with an identified group of service users as an element of the care programme approach.
- At all times ensure that own actions support the equality, diversity, rights and responsibilities of individuals and promote independence.
- Regularly reports and effectively communicates service users’ health status and care aims in care records and verbal reports to key worker and other members of the multi-disciplinary team.
- Have an awareness of community resources appropriate for the service user to access.
- Involvement in the review of risk, communicating any changes to the key worker/lead professional.
- Work with other Trust services to promote seamless service user focused care, admission, transfer and discharge on identified care pathways.
- At all times work within agreed and established Trust policy and operational procedures.
Working for our organisation
By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;- Supporting your career development and progression
- Excellent NHS Pension scheme
- Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
- Options for flexible working
- Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
- Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
- If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
- Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
- Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
- Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
- Free car parking at all trust sites
- Free flu vaccinations every year
- Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)
And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more details
Please be aware that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in completing application forms will be monitored to ensure fairness and transparency. If you have used AI you must state this in your application.
Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications.
Person specification
QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
Essential criteria- Competent in literacy and numeracy.
- Basic knowledge of physical and mental conditions
- Computer Literacy
- NVQ Level 2 Health & Social Care or equivalent of.
- Training in Supporting / Mentoring Adult / Child Safeguarding Training
Experience
Essential criteria- Experience working with individuals with a complex range of health and social care needs.
- Experience and/or sound knowledge of working in a clinical environment.
- Experience of working in a community based setting.
- Experience of implementing personalised care plans.
- Able to undertake physcial health assessments including the measurement and recording of; weight, height, blood pressure, ECG, phlebotomy, smoking, diet and drug and alcohol use.
SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & ABILITIES
Essential criteria- Awareness of a range of vulnerabilities. An awareness of the impact of vulnerabilities on individuals.
- Ability to form rapport with individuals and groups.
- A keenness to make a positive contribution to improving the quality of life for people with mental health problems
- Aware of local community based services.