Job Description

The Community Rehabilitation Team is looking to recruit an experienced Community Support Worker to join our supportive multidisciplinary team. The successful candidate will have significant experience of working with people with chronic relapsing and remitting mental ill health, including experience of working across a number of services, including secondary care and mental health inpatient services.

The team supports service users to transition from inpatient rehabilitation facilities to living in the community, supporting people to improve their quality of life and work towards achieving their goals. A further aim of the team is to reduce the length of stay for service users from acute and rehabilitation wards, incorporating least restrictive practice.

The team has an emphasis on the Recovery Model, working with service users using a strengths based and trauma informed approach to maximise their independence and autonomy, to improve their quality of life.

You will collaborate with a team of experienced practitioners, utilising evidence-based interventions to promote social inclusion and support mental health recovery.

The team is a trust wide service covering all five boroughs of Pennine Care and it is essential that you drive to enable you to travel across the Trust footprint.

Please note you will be asked to provide evidence of your driver's licence and qualifications prior to being invited to interview.



To work as part of the multidisciplinary team and provide support on both an individual and group basis to individuals experiencing complex psychosis.



To support service users to achieve their full potential through accessing resources within their wider communities and equipping them with the skills and confidence to enable them to manage their lives independently.



The role will involve delivery of therapeutic recovery focused and community activities, and individualised treatment plans under the guidance of practitioners within the team.



To provide support to an allocated group of service users, promote their recovery and help to maintain them in their community environment.



To assist qualified practitioners in assessment, planning, implementing and evaluating individual care plans.



To ensure that service users engage effectively with the agreed care plan and access appropriate services.



Positively promote independent living of service users within the community.



Provide support and interventions to service users in their own homes and the wider community based upon their assessed needs.



Support service users to become involved in social activities in line with their assessed needs and planned care.



Support service users to establish and maintain effective interpersonal relationships.



Provide regular and practical support for service users and their carers in managing dignity and independence.



Provide support with activities of daily living.



We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.



Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We're really proud of our #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we're a great place to work.



All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.



If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:



Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.



Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance



Access to Continued Professional Development



Involvement in improvement and research activities



Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service



Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel

Essential:

Good standard of general education including GCSE Maths and English grade C and above or equivalent.



Level 2 qualification in Healthcare plus training and/or experience to Level 3



Evidence of recent further development / training



Experience of working with marginalised people with complex presentations who may have substance use/homeless.



Experience of working with individuals with severe and enduring mental health needs



Experience of working with individuals in distress



Experience of working with service users who present with risk.



Understanding of mental health issues and how these impact on individuals function



Good written and verbal communication skills



Ability to listen effectively



Ability to implement care plans for individuals with the support of others as appropriate.



Ability to create innovative solutions to help empower service users.



Ability to work unsupervised in a range of settings



Ability to form positive therapeutic relationships with service users and carers



Willingness to make a positive contribution to improving the quality of life for people with mental health problems.



Ability to provide practical support with daily living activities.



Basic IT Skills



A current driving license with business insurance and access to a car during the working day is essential

Desirable:

Experience working within rehabilitation services



Experience working in the NHS.



Experience working in a community setting



Awareness of local services within the Pennine Care footprint.



Knowledge of benefits/employment systems.



An understanding of the mental health system.



Please refer to the and Person Specification to give you the best chance of being shortlisted.