A healthcare support post in the Community Intensive Rehabilitation Team, part of Adult Mental Health at Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. The work centres on adults with severe and enduring mental health problems in the community, under qualified staff. It includes accompanying clients to appointments and supporting carers, over a five-day week with some weekends; those new to healthcare get a paid induction of up to six months. Visa sponsorship is not offered, so applicants must already have the right to work in the UK.
What the job involves
- Assist in delivering care to individual clients under the direction of a qualified nurse, occupational therapist, social worker or psychologist
- Contribute to the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care
- Carry out tasks assigned for patients in crisis care plans, in consultation with senior team members
- Accompany and support patients to appointments and act as their advocate where appropriate
- Take part in social, recreational and therapeutic activities with patients and carers
- Support family and carers to cope with the demands placed on them by the patient
- Carry out observations in line with individual care plans and client needs
- Accurately document mental state assessments in case notes
- Record all contacts with clients in case notes
- Use risk management tools in line with Trust policy
- Work to the principles of the Mental Health Act 1983
- Demonstrate an empathic understanding of mental health problems
Qualifications
- NVQ 3 or other health-related qualification
Experience
- Experience working with people, patients and carers
- Experience working within a multidisciplinary team
- At least one year in an acute, crisis or rehabilitation mental health setting
Skills & knowledge
- Working knowledge of risk assessment and management tools used in adult mental health
- Understanding of the recovery model and a rehabilitation-focused approach
Checks & eligibility
- Right to work in the UK at the time of application
What’s offered
- Paid healthcare support worker induction programme of up to six months for those new to healthcare
- Salary rises to the full rate on completion of training
- Flexible working requests can be discussed as part of the interview process
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
