Location: Staffordshire, United Kingdom
Company : Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Salary: £25,147 – £27,596 Pa pro rata Yearly
Permanent, full-time
VISA SPONSORSHIP AVAILABLE
The purpose of this role is to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team that provides mental health support to young people transitioning from Children’s Mental Health services to Adult Mental Health Services. To follow a “person centered” model of service delivery focusing on the direct needs of the service user, working across boundaries of care, organization and role.
Roles of Mental Health STR Worker:
- To be an integral member of the Young Person’s Transition Pathway, working with individuals who are about to transition from CAMHS, delivering interventions under the instruction/supervision of the Young Persons Mental Health Pathway Lead.
- To engage the identified individuals and to provide support and interventions to meet their health and social needs through individual work
- Support and work with the team to improve the interface between services for people with mental health difficulties, such as housing/financial wellbeing.
- Work with the Mental Health Practitioners in the CAMHS and AMHS to provide tailored individual care and support plans describing anticipated treatment/s and support packages that promote recovery.
- Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote healthy lifestyles and apply principles of self-care including this support to care-leaver and students.
Profile
- NVQ Level 2 and 3 in Health Care/Mental Health/Social Care/Health Science
- Certificate in Mental Health or Commitment to work towards achieving it.
- Additional higher level qualification such as diploma or NVQ level 3
- Evidence of other up-dating and development in social/mental health care
- Experience of working with people with mental health needs.
- Providing support to individuals and carers.
- Supporting people with activities of daily living and promoting self-care, social functioning, and independence.
Salary & Benefits
- 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 traveling 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).
Apply Now for Free: https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/6507341?FromJobsNHS=1&ShowJobAdvert=