Job summary
Following the promotion of the current member of staff. SBOP are advertising for a Community Support Time Recovery worker who will work with service users under the Care Program Approach for a time limited period of up to 12 sessions and review, developing goal based strategies to promote independence and recovery, these will be under the direct supervision of the service users Care Coordinator. To support individual service users in identifying, accessing and engaging in support in their local community, fulfilling independent life skills and developing an individual support network to promote service users recovery journey.
The post holder will work with service users and carers with assessed
eligible social care needs in order to promote recovery or prevent deterioration. They will offer direct support for carers completing carers assessments, reviews, offering advice & guidance, signposting to support services and completing funding applications.
Main duties of the job
To support service users to direct their own Recovery process through encouraging them to workcollaboratively with the team to identify their own goals and needs and to co-produce care plans to supportthese.To assist service users to identify their strengths, personal interests and goals and support them to accessand participate in activities which meet these whilst demonstrating acceptance of and respect towardsservice users’ personal beliefs, uniqueness and identity.To promote and support service users to maintain and/or develop positive relationships with those within theircommunity and learn how to improve or eliminate unhealthy relationships.To work under the direction of the individuals Care Coordinator to be responsible for specific goals within theindividuals Care Plan, working for up to 12 weeks with individuals with a clear remit and outcome.To asses and manage risk effectively whilst ensuring risk does not prevent an individual’s Recovery, in linewith risk policies and procedures. To ensure any concerns regarding an individual’s wellbeing, includingissues of safeguarding, are raised with the responsible care co-orinator and/or team lead.
About us
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people’s lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please kindly refer to the job description and person specification attached to this vacancy for more information.
Person Specification
Education Training and Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ level 3 or equivalent mental health experience
Desirable
- Foundation Degree in Mental Health or social care.
Previous Experience
Essential
- Relevant experience working with adults with acute and chronic mental health problems
- Working within a multidisciplinary team environment
- Working with service users and carers within their own homes.
Desirable
- Experience of working with children or within the Safeguarding Children framework
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to work with patients on an individual or group basis, focusing on their recovery pathway.
- Ability to enable and empower patients in a way that increases their self esteem, raises their confidence and help them to identify positive qualities in self.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills relevant to the legal requirements of client care and related issues and the documentation of that care.
- Ability to support the multidisciplinary team in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of mental and physical care appropriate to the needs of the client group and clinical speciality and the ability to use evidenced based approaches in the delivery of care.
- Be prepared to use reflection in action and on action to gain a deeper understanding and insight from situations and experiences occurring inside and outside the work environment and how these can impact on each other.
Desirable
- Experience of devising groups and activities.
Knowledge
Essential
- Mental Health issues relevant to adults with acute and chronic mental health issues and or forensic histories
- The impact mental health difficulties have on other areas of a service user’s life. E.G. Lack of social inclusion, inability to reach life goals, inability to reach others expectations, inability to maintain relationships. Poverty financial and social.
- An understanding of the Care Programme Approach and Mental Health Act and how this impacts on the service user group.
- To have an awareness of the side effects of medication.
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.
Closing Date: 11 June 2023
