Community Mental Health Support Worker

4 weeks ago


Scotland, United Kingdom NHS Scotland Full time

The successful applicant will have knowledge of, and experience in, dealing with issues relating to the health and wellbeing of older people with mental illness. They will be able to engage with patients to help work on their personal outcomes. We are seeking a confident individual who has the skills to deal with challenging situations, on their own, in patient’s homes, and who demonstrates an appreciation of the diversity of the workload. You will hold your own caseload and support the community mental health nurses, who will offer direction for you to support them in delivering programmes of care. The post holder will demonstrate good awareness of local services and resources for optimising care provision. They must have a proactive, positive approach, good communication skills and have the ability to work both individually and as part of a team. There is a need for basic IT skills.

Successful applicants will receive a full induction, and supervision, and there will be an expectation that staff will either have, or work towards, SVQ level 3 in Health and Social Care.

**Hours of work: Monday to Friday 0900-1700 with occasional weekend working, however part time hours will be considered.**

For informal enquiries please contact Tracey Henderson, Team Leader on 01334 651347

A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme Prior to appointment.



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