Mental Health Link Worker

2 weeks ago


Gloucester, United Kingdom Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Internal applicants who wish to be considered for a secondment opportunity should discuss with their line manager the suitability of a possible secondment*

**Locations**: Pullman Place - Gloucester, Weavers Croft - Stroud, Leckhampton Lodge - Cheltenham

Applicants must be able to provide cover to other areas as required.

This is an exciting new opportunity, following Community Mental Health Team Transformation Programme to help improve connectivity between mental health, the Voluntary Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) and GP’s in primary care.

As a new post, the post holder, alongside the clinical lead, will work collaboratively across the VCSE sector and primary care working with individuals who have a serious mental illness (SMI) or whose mental health puts them at serious risk of developing one. The post aim is to improve connectivity between mental health, third sector services and primary care. The post holder will be a key role in the Locality Community Partnership meeting held in each locality, bringing together key partners to plan and deliver collaborative care for people with mental health complexities.

**The main role of the post holder includes**:

- Proactively spending time with specified VCSE organisations including attending meetings and forums, and attending activities which include clients of the VCSE services
- Build capability, confidence and resilience in the VCSE to identify and support individuals in emotional distress; and recognise and respond to suicide risk.
- Increase VCSE awareness of, and access to mental health services and available training to enable them to signpost/refer effectively.
- Support earlier identification (on the part of both the VCSE and Mental Health Services) of people in crisis by enabling concerns to be communicated quickly.
- Help Improve connectivity between mental health and third sector services.
- Support the personalisation agenda.
- Supporting GP practices to connect with GHC mental health services.
- Carrying a limited caseload only to support people referrals across services and broker access to services.

At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust, we are supportive of the people we care for in the community and aim to provide a fully responsive service to everyone who needs it. This is the same approach we take for our employees. We look to value the skills and experiences of those we work with, whether they are service users, carers, families or those looking to work with us.

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust is part of the NHS. We treat NHS patients according to NHS principles and standards. The difference is the Trust is accountable to local people, rather than to Government, and so we are able to work closely with our community to develop services in the way that best suits the needs of local people.

Our Staff Survey results showed people at our Trust feel they are engaged, part of a team and work for a compassionate and inclusive organisation.

Our overall scores were better than average in eight of nine themes and level in one - the best overall results for a community, mental health and learning disabilities Trust in the south west and first equal amongst all sector NHS providers within the region too.

Please be aware that previous applicants need not apply.

Gloucestershire Health and Care is committed to embedding and providing personalised care through all of its services as part of our high-quality care strategy. The purpose of personalised care is to empower people to lead the lives they want to live. Personalised care starts with a conversation with people about what matters to them. It builds on what people can do, as well as addressing their health needs. Including new ways of working and delivering care, emphasising that we need to make effective use of the full range of our people’s skills and experience to deliver the best possible patient care. So we want to know What Matters to You and that you will share our values and join us on this very important journey.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

We provide a Multi-professional preceptorship programme that is aligned to the National Preceptorship Framework for Nursing and have been awarded the Interim quality mark from NHS England. Our programme is provided to all Newly Qualified; Nurses, Nursing Associates, Internationally Educated Practitioners, Allied Health Professionals and Return to Practice Practitioners. In addition to the programme we also offer all preceptees the opportunity of enrolling and completing the level 7 (Masters) 15 credit validated module “Preceptorship for Healthcare” (AP7026).

Newly qualified Social Workers are offered the Assessed and Supported Year in Employment programme (ASYE) which is similar to a preceptorship programme.



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