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South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust

About

South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust (SWLSTG) is the main provider of integrated mental health and social care services in South West London.

We serve just over one million people of all ages across the London boroughs of Kingston, Merton, Richmond, Sutton and Wandsworth. We also provide a range of specialist regional and national services.

Services available in south west London:

Inpatient, outpatient and community services for children, adults and older people with mental health problems
Forensic inpatient and community services for people with mental health problems who have been through the criminal justice system
Mental health services to HMP Wandsworth

National Services:

Mental health services for deaf children and adults
Eating disorders services for children and adults
Services for the treatment of obsessive-compulsive and body-dysmorphic disorders

The Trust employs over 2,000 (whole time equivalent) staff who operate from more than 90 sites, some of which are owned and run by the Trust and others which are owned by other organisations, including three main inpatient hospital sites (Springfield University Hospital in Tooting, Queen Mary’s Hospital in Roehampton and Tolworth Hospital).

Our staff provide care and treatment to approximately 20,000 people from South West London and beyond at any given moment.

The Trust also provides education, training and research in partnership with St George’s University of London, Kingston University, London South Bank University, King’s College London, University of Surrey, Tavistock Institute of Medical Psychology and Brunel University.

Contact

Address: Elizabeth Newton Building; Springfield University Hospital; Elizabeth Newton Way; London; SW17 0YG
Contact Number: 02035135800

Find out more

Jobs Website

Closed

Ref: 294-CAMHS-6526545-PB Vacancy ID: 6526545

Deaf Family Support Worker

Closed for applications on: 22-Aug-2024 00:02

Vacancy status: Closed

Closed for applications on: 22-Aug-2024 00:02

Location

Site: Springfield Hospital
Town: Tooting
Postcode: SW17 7DJ
Major / Minor Region: London

Contract type & working pattern

Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week

Salary

Salary: £30,279 - £33,116 per annum inclusive of Inner London HCAs
Salary period: Yearly
Grade: (NHS AfC: Band 4)

Specialty

Main area: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services

Interview date: 01/10/2024

South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust has a rich history, well-established community links and an international reputation. We provide a full range of local mental health services to the Kingston, Merton, Richmond, Sutton and Wandsworth London boroughs, as well as specialist forensic mental health services, including specialised services such as national deaf adults and CAMHS inpatients and OCD.

We are committed to providing high quality integrated health and social care for local people with mental health problems in South West London and more specialist mental health services for people throughout the UK. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’ however we aim to be ‘outstanding’.

Our Values

We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values; being consistent, compassionate, collaborative, respectful and open is at the heart of everything we do. Our mission is "making life better together".

When you join us, you’ll be part of something special – an innovative and rapidly growing organisation that is helping to redefine the Mental Health, education and social care landscape in the UK.

As a Trust, we are happy to talk flexible working.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Clinical Practice

To assist mental health practitioners to conduct initial assessments and develop plans of intervention in conjunction with young people, parents and professionals.
To undertake specific work with children and their families as part of a multi-disciplinary treatment plan eg enhancing family communication, self-esteem work with children/young people.
To work collaboratively with families and other professionals
To be aware of the Children Act (1989), Mental Health Act and Safeguarding Children and how it affects the care of the children/young people as well as the use and implications of the Disability Discrimination Act (1995).
To liaise with other agencies, referrers and carers, establishing working relationships with key staff eg CAMHS, schools and social services across England.
To build and maintain links with deaf organisations nationally and locally.
To contribute to the organisation and/or co-ordination of group work and community projects with appropriate direction and support in response to identified need.
To provide information and advice to children/young people, families/carers on the maintenance of health and well-being, under the direction of the multi-disciplinary team.
To offer advice, guidance and support to parents/carers in attending to the physical, emotional and social development of children.
To contribute to the language and communication assessment of the deaf child.
To assist in the implementation of language and communication therapy programmes and approaches, monitoring and supporting their use with families ie the use of signs, symbols, communication charts.
To support the use of a range of alternative and augmentative communication strategies ie visual methods (symbols, PECS).
To be an active participant of the multi-disciplinary team, communicating effectively to other members.

Education, Training and Development

To work collaboratively to help create “deaf friendly” schools by working with school staff and the hearing peers of deaf pupils.
To keep up to date with new research and developments relating to the mental health of deaf children eg child development, language and communication development.
To promote awareness of Deaf culture and the Deaf Community to families/carers, staff and other professionals.
To plan and record work effectively. Maintains appropriate written and electronic records and statistical information as required by Trust and local policies.
To attend Team/Service staff meetings.
To attend and actively participate in regular clinical supervision.
To participate in the individual Development Review process.
To contribute to staff development by providing training on communication strategies and sign language skills.
To contribute to the development and implementation of policies and procedures.
To aim towards achieving NVQ Level 2 in Health and Social care within the first year of employment and thereafter to NVQ Level 3.
To undertake personal development to complete mandatory training, and British Sign Language (BSL) level 1 if not already achieved.

Communication

To be qualified or to obtain qualification in British Sign Language Level 2 through study within 3 years of appointment.
To continue to develop British Sign Language skills and achieve relevant standards according to service needs.
To adhere to directorate policy that signing will be used at all times when there is a Deaf person nearby, whether or not they are directly involved in the conversation.
To work with BSL Interpreter(s) and other language interpreters as well as other professionals within the DCFS as part of the day-to-day workings of the role.

Environment

The post holder will be based at National Deaf CAMHS - London. However, there may be occasional need to travel to the other centres in Cambridge and Kent.

At South West London St Georges Mental Health Trust we are committed to providing services which embrace diversity and that promote equality of opportunity. We are a Disability Committed Employer, and welcome applications from all sections of the community and people of all protected characteristics. We are Members of Stonewall Diversity Champions and Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion.

As part of the Trust's commitment to Equalities and Diversity, the Trust supports the establishment of Staff Networks groups to promote diversity in the workplace:

BME (Evolve) Staff Network
Christian Staff Network
DiverseAbility
Deaf Staff Network
Mental Health Staff Forum
Women's Staff Network
LGBTQIA+

We are committed to supporting the Armed Forces Community and has signed the Armed Forces Covenant.

We provide reasonable adjustments to the interview process for any candidates with a disability.

Please note:

That the closing date listed is a guide only and that the vacancy may close earlier should sufficient number of applicants have been received
That once you have submitted your application you agree to your application being transferred to a 3^rd party e-recruitment system
That should you not have heard from us within three weeks from the closing date your application has not successful
That priority consideration for applications may be given to at-risk NHS employees
That should you be successful and appointed, you authorise South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust to confirm your previous NHS service via an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process
That your employment is offered subject to successful completion of a Probationary Period depending on your Band (except medical roles)
That we are a smoke-free Trust

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

Qualifications

Essential criteria

British Sign Language (BSL) Level 1 or willingness to work towards achieving it
NVQ Level 2 in Health or Social Care or willingness to work towards achieving it