Complex Care Senior Support Worker

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Complex Care Senior Support Worker

Band 4 - £25,147-£27,496 per annum

Full Time - 37.5 hours per week - However we would be willing to consider flexible working arrangements

Location - Thurrock

We are pleased to be able to advertise the new and exciting role of a Band 4 Complex Care Senior Support Worker. The Service operates a hub and spoke model to align with primary care in the Thurrock Locality. These new team members will work closely with community services and primary care colleagues, to support individuals with complex needs. The post holder will work with individuals and the qualified members of the team to identify needs and agree individual outcomes, to create achievable care plans to achieve the individuals identified goals. It is important that the post holder is able to work autonomously with clients managing your own caseload; adopting a flexible and positive approach whilst having the ability to deal with competing priorities. The post holder will assist in enabling patients to access the support they need to address their physical and mental health needs and promote recovery.

Main duties of the job:

• The post holder will work as part of the multidisciplinary team.
• The post holder will contribute to assessment of both physical and mental health needs.
• Focusing on the wellbeing of those with serious mental illness, and demonstrating an understanding of the relationship between physical and mental wellbeing.
• To work with other agencies to deliver a systems approach in ensuring patients' mental and physical health wellbeing needs are met.
• To provide information on health promotion including healthy eating, sport and exercise and smoking cessation.
• To work with patients and relevant staff to develop care plans and complete the electronic physical health assessment form on electronic health record; ensuring the information is shared with patients and GPs.
• To promote positive mental and physical health to patients, carers, families and staff.
• To support patients to consider all needs and identify their own physical health goals, and to support monitoring goals identified with other members of the team.
• To provide regular input to service improvement, in order to promote continued improvement in the promotion of positive health with our patients and team members.
• To work with patients and relevant staff to develop care plans and complete them on electronic health record SystmOne, ensuring the information is documented and shared with patients, GPs, etc. as required.

About us:

EPUT are looking for motivated staff who share our Trust values of Care, Learn and Empower. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including:

• Season Ticket Loans
• NHS discounts for staff
• Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
• Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
• The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
• Flexible Employer

The Trust supports and actively encourages flexible working for all employees. We offer many options and you are encouraged to ask the recruiting manager what is possible for this role. If appointed, you will have the opportunity to apply for a flexible working request from the first day of your employment.

Join our Staff bank:

Our EPUT NHS staff bank is an entity managed by the trust that hires clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals to take on shifts at our trust hospitals and community settings. Here at EPUT we maintain our own bank of specialist staff to ensure that we are able to offer safe and effective care at all times. All our permanent staff are automatically enrolled onto the staff bank however this does not mean you have to work any additional shifts, but the option is there for you if you wish. If you are joining our Trust in a fixed term role, please indicate on your New Starter Paperwork that you wish to join our staff bank.

Job responsibilities:

For further details please refer to the job description and person specification attached to this vacancy.

Person Specification:

Education/Qualifications:

• Essential: Associate Practitioner Qualification / NVQ Level 3 or willing to work towards qualification.
• Desirable: Experience of working in older adult mental health and dementia.

Knowledge:

• Essential: Experience of working with people with mental health needs in a paid or voluntary capacity.
• Desirable: Experience of reviewing, recording and communicating information.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship:

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.

Employer name: Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Address: Grays Hall Orsett Road Grays RM17 5TT