Band 4 Community Support Worker

5 months ago

Leighton Buzzard, United Kingdom East London NHS Foundation Trust Full time

There are many opportunities, such as to participate in teaching at the recovery college, support wit DBT, mindfulness, to be involved in other groups and working closely in partnership with the drug and alcohol, CAMH and other services.

If you are looking to be innovative, a team player and want to be part of a supportive, progressive and effective team, then this will be the post for you. This role is available to existing Band 4’s and also Band 3's who wish to progress in their career.

We value you and we are interested in what you want from your career, to grow and develop for your continuing professional development and we will work closely with you to focus on and to tailor your individual needs. We want to explore options for your personal development and to expand your therapeutic skill set. This will include the option to rotate within the service to widen your breadth of experience, skills and knowledge.

The team is made up of a rich resource of multidisciplinary professionals who support psychological ways of working. The team includes Registered Nurses, Social Workers. Doctors, Psychologists, Assistant Psychologist, Occupational Therapists, Community Support Workers, Psychotherapists, Administrators and an Employment specialist as well as working closely within a designated locality with Primary care mental health link workers, the Local Authorities and voluntary services.

To support service users to direct their own Recovery process through encouraging them to work

To assist service users to identify their strengths, personal interests and goals and support them to access and participate in activities which meet these whilst demonstrating acceptance of and respect towards service users' personal beliefs, uniqueness and identity.

To promote and support service users to maintain and/or develop positive relationships with those within their community and learn how to improve or eliminate unhealthy relationships.

To work under the direction of the individuals Care Coordinator to be responsible for specific goals within the individuals Care Plan, working for up to 12 weeks with individuals with a clear remit and outcome.

To asses and manage risk effectively whilst ensuring risk does not prevent an individual's Recovery, in line with risk policies and procedures. To ensure any concerns regarding an individual's wellbeing, including issues of safeguarding, are raised with the responsible care co-orinator and/or team lead.

To demonstrate an evidenced based knowledge in the main physical health problems that adult clients may present with i.e. High blood pressure, sexual health, Diabetes, Obesity, Epilepsy, respiratory issues, constipation, lack of personal hygiene, including foot care.

To demonstrate an ability to undertake baseline physical observations and record results correctly. In addition, be able to identify anomalies that should be referred to the physical health lead nurse/ medical staff.

**Baseline observations include**:

- Blood Pressure
- Pulse
- Respirations
- Weight
- Height
- Elimination Pattern
- Eating Pattern
- Sleep Pattern
- Alcohol and drug eeducation
- Physical activity
- Smoking cessation following appropriate training
- Glucose Monitoring
- ECG’s following appropriate training if not currently trained
- Phlebotomy following appropriate training if not currently trained

To promote health and healthy living through the recovery college and specific health promotion weeks

To offer support to student nurses who require an introduction to health promotion and prevention, physical health monitoring and skills of observation.

To attend multi disciplinary team meetings and meetings in relation to service user care and recovery as required.

To assist individuals in managing their mental health on a day to day basis as agreed in their long term recovery care including providing goal based interventions, support, direction to enable service users to identify, access and engage with local support networks.

To assist service users to identify their strengths, personal interests and goals and support them to access and participate in community activities whilst demonstrating acceptance of and respect towards service users' personal beliefs, uniqueness and identity. Tasha Newman 15.5.20

To promote and support service users to maintain and/or develop positive relationships with those within their community and learn how to improve or eliminate unhealthy relationships.

To work under the direction of the individuals Care Coordinator to be responsible for specific goals within the individuals Care Plan, working for up to 12 weeks with individuals with a clear remit and outcome.

To keep the responsible Care Coordinator informed of the progress, concerns or difficulties with the plan of work including engagement with individuals.

To asses and manage risk effectively whilst ensuring risk does not prevent an individual's Recovery, in line with risk policies and procedures. To

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