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Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
About
Nottinghamshire Healthcare employs over 10,000 colleagues who help #MakeADifference every day. We provide intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and South Yorkshire. Care is delivered from over 120 sites within the community from acute settings and across low, medium and high secure environments including prisons.
As one of the largest mental health and community trusts in the East Midlands and one of the biggest employers in Nottinghamshire, we provide care to more than one million people a year. We are also home to national and regional services such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.
Nottinghamshire Healthcare has a number of excellent training and development opportunities from mentorship and learning partnerships to fully funded apprenticeships, from level 1 through to Master’s degree level. We also have strong research and learning links with the Institute of Mental Health, the University of Nottingham, Nottingham Trent University and the University of Derby. Collaboration with our Integrated Care System (ICS) partners and the voluntary, community and education sectors are vital to our work.
Community Support Worker
Closed for applications on: 30-Apr-2024 00:03
Vacancy status: Closed
Closed for applications on: 30-Apr-2024 00:03
Key details
Location
- Site
- Newark & Sherwood LMHT
- Address
- 65 Northgate
- Town
- Newark , Notts
- Postcode
- NG24 1HD
- Major / Minor Region
- Nottinghamshire
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Salary
- Salary
- £22,816 - £24,336 per annum (pro rata for part-time)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (Band 3)
Specialty
- Main area
- Adult Mental Health
Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity for to be part of the Newark & Sherwood Local Mental Health Team as a community Support worker. If you are seeking to develop their skills and expertise in working with adults living in the local community experiencing severe mental health problems. You will be an integral member of a dynamic multidisciplinary team offering creative and consistently high quality evidence-based interventions
You will have opportunity to access training, and to develop skills in working within a specific pathway, for example with patients experiencing personality disorders, or rehabilitation of patients experiencing ongoing psychosis.
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The service is for working age adults with mental health. You will contribute to assessments and interventions, undertaking nursing, therapy and social activities as delegated by the relevant profession. You will frequently work without direct supervision in the community and be required to work in a flexible and holistic way in order to respond to this client group’s needs. You will promote the recovery of patients and through working with partner agencies and primary care to ensure timely and safe discharge from secondary care.
We are seeking enthusiastic team players, to work within a dynamic multi-disciplinary health team, with excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and the ability and experience to manage complex cases in partnership with other agencies.
Working for our organisation
Nottinghamshire Healthcare employs over 10,000 colleagues who help #MakeADifference every day. We provide intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and South Yorkshire. Care is delivered from over 120 sites within the community from acute settings and across low, medium and high secure environments including prisons.
As one of the largest mental health and community trusts in the East Midlands and one of the biggest employers in Nottinghamshire. We are also home to national and regional services such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.
We are committed to flexible and agile working, including the opportunity to join our bank.
Your health and wellbeing is our priority and as such we invest significantly in this via our in-house Occupational Health Service, Staff Counselling Service and Health and Wellbeing Team.
We offer a number of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) groups, our Green Champions Network, Freedom to Speak Up Network. Health and Wellbeing Champions Network and Menopause Champions. We provide care to a diverse range of communities and are passionate about supporting diversity and inclusion in the Trust.
If you believe in our values of Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion and Teamwork, then we would love to hear from you!
#TeamNottsHC
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You must have evidence of a good basic education and basic IT skills. You will require good verbal and written communication skills and previous experience of working in a caring environment and working as part of a team. Some knowledge of the mental and physical problems associated with older people and the risks associated with community working are required. You will need to have good prioritization skills and be able to recognize your own limitations. Recent significant experience of caring for older adults with mental health needs is very desirable for this post.
A driving licence is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.
Please refer to attached job description and person specification.
Please note this post does not meet salary and or skill level required for a Skilled Worker Visa.
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Person specification
Qulaifications
Essential criteria
- NVQ III in Health and Social Care, Care Certificate or equivalent experience
Contractual Requirements
Essential criteria
- A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working in a healthcare setting
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- To have a basic understanding of the different types of mental illness and maintain an understanding and caring approach to patients
Skills
Essential criteria
- Good written / oral communication skills
- Developed observations skills with the ability to report and record physical / mental health changes etc
- Standard keyboard skills
- Ability to work as part of a team
Values and Behaviours
Essential criteria
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust’s expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sharron Jones
- Job title
- Team Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0115 8542216
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
- Duncan Macmillan House
- Porchester Road
- Mapperley
- Nottingham
- Nottinghamshire
- NG3 6AA
- Telephone
- 0115 9691300
No longer accepting applications
Sorry, this vacancy is no longer accepting applications.
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