Community Support Worker

at  Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

The Newbury Older Peoples Mental Health Service is looking for an enthusiastic, caring and highly motivated community support worker to join our friendly and supportive team.
We are a multi-disciplinary team with specialist skills in caring for older people with mental health needs and people with dementia. Therefore, we are looking for someone who has a passion for working with this client group.
In this role y ou will be support ing the co-ordinat ion and facilitation of evidence-based psychosocial group work for people with a diagnosis of dementia (Cognitive Stimulation Therapy), working alongside colleagues from psychology and the memory clinic service .
You will also be working alongside colleagues in the Community Mental Health Team offering mental health monitoring and support a s well as supporting and guiding patients to access and engage with community resources.
Y ou will receive regular individual supervision, and there will be opportunities for continuing professional development (CPD ) .
Co-facilitate C ognitive S timulation T herapy groups.
To provide support to M ental Health P rofessionals in the provision of psychosocial assessment and intervention for behaviours that challenge in dementia.
Support the wider service to complet e physical health monitoring.
Be responsible for a caseload of patients working collaboratively with mental health professionals . Offering assessment/treatment and monitoring in line with the patients care plan.
Provide social and emotional support to patients and carers within the context of trusting and therapeutic relationships.
Enable the patient to maintain and develop their social skills, encourage social contacts and promote social networks if appropriate .
Liaise with other agencies in both statutory and voluntary sectors, eg Gp’s , Local Authority, Alzheimer’s Society, Age Concern, etc.
Maintain clinical records as per trust policy and clinical need.
Participate in the process of clinical supervision and appraisal.
Attend study days and training courses as agreed and consistent with the needs of the service.
Attend team meetings as appropriate .
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we’re committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.

Excellent interpersonal skills, including verbal & written communication
Knowledge & experience within working in Mental Health
Driving licence & use of a car
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.
We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.
We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to call: Nicola Monks 01635 292070 or email nicola.monks@berkshire.nhs.uk, who’ll be delighted to help.
Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible