Community Support Worker

This is not your usual community support worker post

Do you want to provide support in a different way?

We have a rare opportunity to welcome a new community support worker to join our established multi-disciplinary team as we continue to grow our service.

As part of the NHS Long Term plan Lincolnshire was selected as 1 of only 12 areas to benefit from additional funding to transform community mental health services. As part of this the Community Rehabilitation Team are finding new ways of working with people with complex trauma, psychosis and enduring mental health needs. The team have recently extended their established Lincoln and Gainsborough service to include Grantham and the surrounding area. As part of this exciting transformation programme we are looking to increase our established multi-disciplinary team of Community Support Workers, Occupational Therapists, Nurses, Social Workers, and Psychiatrist.

We work in partnership with housing, CMHT’s, and third sector organisations to meet the recovery needs of individuals accessing our service.

The post holder will be responsible for the implementation of care plans and care packages to services users experiencing severe mental illness and/or mental health problems within a defined locality. The post holder will work under the supervision of Community Psychiatric Nurses/ Social Workers / Occupational Therapists and will be managed by the Team Coordinator.

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,800 staff, and serving a population of over 766,000, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.

You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England, in an area heralded as a fantastic place to live and work. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of ‘outstanding’ for well-led and ‘good’ overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We’re really proud of this

We are also leading the way in transforming care, with multi-million-pound transformation of patient environments and radical redesign of community services.

This is the time to join and help redesign our services of the future. We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.

To work within the policies, protocols and clinical procedures of Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and to promote competent working practice within an integrated multi-disciplinary team.

To liaise with the Community Psychiatric Nurse / Social Worker / Occupational Therapist, and carry out assigned duties as a member of the multi
- disciplinary mental health team.

To be prepared to work on own initiative as necessary and report to Community Psychiatric Nurse/ Social Worker / Occupational Therapist.

Promote equality for all patients and understand their health needs.

Demonstrate an awareness of service user and carer perspectives on the provision of treatment and continuing care.

Ensure accurate record keeping in accordance with Trust policy.

Participate regularly in clinical supervision sessions.

Liaise with representatives from associated voluntary and statutory organisations and facilitate good communication processes.

Attend in-service training and other study / refresher days to meet individual, statutory and service needs.

Participate in performance reviews.

To work flexibly across a 7-day-a-week service.

Facilitate and participate in recreational and physical activities in the provision of health and social care to service users.