Band 4 Mental Health Support Worker, Salisbury

at  Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

Would you like to be part of a supportive team who are passionate about improving the lives of service user’s and their families?
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a 12 month secondment into the South Primary Care Liaison Service.
We would welcome applications from a current band 4, or experienced band 3 with relevant community experience. The role would be to support the clinical team.
This role will afford rapid access to credible specialist mental health expertise for GPs, Primary Care staff and other referring agents who are requiring support and expert advice on meeting the mental health needs of the people within their case loads. This will ensure that patients in Primary Care have their mental health needs more clearly assessed, defined, cared for and treated by Primary Care Health Care Professionals and that the pathways to best meet someone’s needs is optimised. For most people this will mean remaining within Primary Care supported by the Primary Care Liaison Service where needed, but for some, needs necessitating, there will be a smooth transfer into AWP treatment services.
This role is focused on supporting people, in the community, with a range of acute mental health needs, who may be in crisis, and their carers (including friends and relatives) and supporters, enabling and assisting them to meet daily health, social care and well being needs, in line with personal recovery goals, and facilitating engagement with mainstream services. The post holder will contribute to the ongoing assessment, planning, delivery and review of activities and interventions against identified health, social care and well being needs, acting as care/recovery coordinator for an allocated group of service users.
You will be well supported by the Band 6’s within the team, alongside the Team manager and Senior Practitioner with regular supervision.
We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust) a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care.
We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset.
Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.
At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.
Description of the duties
1. To undertake the role of recovery coordinator: supporting registered practitioners in undertaking assessments, planning, delivering and reviewing interventions to enable the individual to access the appropriate support. This may include:
a. Supporting the person in crisis with short term coping strategies i.e. anger, anxiety, stress management, assertiveness or relaxation.
b. Providing emotional support to individuals focusing on motivation and encouragement.
c. Providing information and advice to maintain good physical health.
d. Providing information on rights under the Mental Health Act.
e. Engaging with defined assessment methods/activities.
f. Arranging review meetings / MDTs in line with trust policy. Sharing appropriate information with other professionals in line with information governance protocols.
g. Developing and reviewing appropriate care plans identifying and organizing other resources as appropriate.
h. Providing defined interventions/ activities as part of the care plan.
i. Completing relevant paper and electronic documentation in line with the care coordinator role.
2. Effectively build hope inspiring relationships which acknowledge the personal journey of each person, and focus on strengths and aspirations to allow the creation of meaningful personal recovery plans.
3. Communicate effectively with a wide range of people in order to build and sustain effective, and positive relationships with individuals and carers, team members and other agencies. This may include accessing translation and interpreting services.
4. To work collaboratively with service users and their carers to understand and manage their mental health needs in line with their personal recovery plan and relapse prevention strategies.
5. To undertake specific activities and interventions in the support of carers including engagement and involvement, assessment and provision of support or services.
6. Organise and participate in the development of risk assessments and crisis management plans, rapid access plans, within the appropriate framework, ensuring that when trigger points are reached these are reported appropriately to a registered practitioner, and that immediate or direct action is taken in line with these, or in the event of a crisis.
7. Respond to the needs of individual with sensitivity with regard to their age, culture, race, gender, ethnicity, social class or disability, modifying behaviour to optimise the helping relationship.
8. Promote the rights of individual by recognising differences and acting in accordance with the relevant legislation, recognising and reporting discriminatory behaviour, and taking appropriate action.
9. Work collaboratively and sensitively with individuals, with a range of mental health needs to develop skills to manage their own health, in accordance with their personal recovery plan, by actively promoting and using approaches which are affirming, build on strengths, identify past positive experience and success, and use small steps to move towards the persons goal.
10. Promoting independence and increasing confidence by providing appropriate self-help materials, information about available resources/services.
11. Contribute to the protection of individuals from abuse and harm in line with local safeguarding policies and procedures.
12. Develop own knowledge and practice, making use of supervision and available learning opportunities.
13. Promote, monitor and maintain health, safety and security in all work places.
14. Maintain accurate, confidential records of patient activity, writing reports and letters, utilising electronic record and other systems available within the organisation.
15. Report and record within agreed timeframes, all activity relating to information reporting and performance requirements.
16. To participate in local arrangements in order to ensure consistent care to service users across the local geography

Please refer the Job description for details