Community Support Specialist
3 days ago
Job Title: Community Support Specialist
Band: Band 3
Directorate: OPMH
Department: Community Mental Health Services
Base:
Responsible To: Clinical Team Leader
The Community Support Specialist will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to support the delivery of recovery care plans for clients with a range of mental health presentations in the community and facilitating discharges from hospital. A key role will be to support the team in enabling safe administration of Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) in Primary Care, Complex Care Teams, and Third sector organizations.
The post holder will work intensively with individuals to support them in their homes, preventing hospital admissions and facilitating hospital discharges. They will also have part of their time planned for specific activities, including linking with wards to support patients to go out while they are inpatients, supporting the assessment of carers as part of a Devon Memory Service assessment, and supporting the OPMH functional wards to ensure safe transfer and administration of ECT to patients while they are inpatients.
The Community Support Specialist will work to a clearly defined personal recovery plan outlining the role for the post holder with each client and the range of interventions required.
Main Responsibilities- Provide support to older adults in their own homes, delivering practical help and advice where possible.
- Consider community support available and link in where possible.
- Support individuals in escorting them to ECT.
- Support the Devon Memory Service, with training provided.
- Hold a UK driving license.
We provide mental health, learning disability, and neurodiversity services, as well as specialist and secure services for the wider south west region and nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health and wellbeing. We strive to use our expertise and resources to deliver high-quality services that are safe and focused on people's recovery.
We are committed to being an inclusive employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health conditions, neurodiversity, or learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Leader.
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