Support, Time, Recovery Worker

Job overview

We are looking for a Band 4 STR Worker to join our Mental Health & Wellness Team. You will provide support to service users based in the Barking and Dagenham area.

You will need experience of working with people who have mental health difficulties in the community. Your role as support worker will be part of the wider multi disciplinary team and support the physical and mental health care plan of adults with ongoing Mental health and emotional needs.

Main duties of the job

The main duties of the role are outlined in the attached job description.

This is an opportunity to be part of a dynamic service, providing opportunities to develop your skills and your career. You will play a key role in the multi-disciplinary team. You will need experience of working in a mental health care setting and have skills and experience in delivering a menu of interventions aimed at promoting recovery such as: health promotion, social prescribing, behavioural activation and key working

You will work closely with people who use our Services, their families, friends and carers and play an important contribution in how people experience our services.  You  are expected to be compassionate and responsive but professional and informative and contribute to the quality of the services we provide.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be expected to hold a caseload of patients allocated to you by the management of the team. You will be expected to support the team in undertaking some duties work. You will also be expected to contribute to the effectiveness of services by:

• Working with patients and families and qualified practitioners to contribute to all stages of the care planning process including assessing risks and needs
• Acting as patient advocates in the multi-disciplinary team
• Working as part of a team implementing care plans or directives overseen by registered nurses
• Contributing to creating and maintaining high performing teams by:
• communicating well with all members of the team
• understanding their role in the team and how they help the team achieve its’ objectives
• reflecting on their own practice regularly
• Identifying how care could be improved
• Working to the standards set out in the Code of Conduct for Healthcare Support Workers and Adult Social care Workers in England (Skills for Health 2013)
• Safeguarding people by recognising and responding when an adult or child might be at risk from abuse but also recognising their own limits and asking for help and escalate concerns when necessary
• Escalating safety concerns and by doing so acting as effective advocates for those who use our services
• Being open and transparent about their own practice
• Identifying areas where improvements in safety or quality can be made
• Working closely with others to improve services
• Maintaining accurate, legible, comprehensive records
• Maintaining compliance with their mandatory training requirements

• Providing skilled, evidence based care which adheres to agreed policies and procedures

To support with duty work as required by the duty seniors and practitioner's on duty. The successful applicant will need

• To be aware and demonstrate the Trust Values
• To be able to travel efficiently throughout the Borough.
• To be flexible, supportive and if required to take a new role within NELFT appropriate to knowledge, education and skills, as required

To have knowledge of the resources available in the area