Overview
To work as part of a team which provides mental health services. To focus directly on the needs of Carers requiring support (including assessment of their needs) using the Support Time and Recovery Model. To work quadrant wide across both the North Hertfordshire and Stevenage Adult Community Mental Health Services Teams. To work closely in association with the Service Manager and Team Leaders; as well as other senior staff and other agencies, to help maximise the quality and quantity of Carer services within available resources. To work within approaches outlined through the Care Act 2014 and local policy re: providing Carers support. To provide support, give time and thus promote recovery. All Staff should comply with the Trust\'s Anti-Discriminatory Statement, Employee Charter, Trust Policies and Procedures, Code of Conduct and Equality and Diversity. To provide support, give time to an allocated group of carers and thus promote carer support and recovery and promote their place in the broader community. Responsible for providing support to the care co-ordinator, through providing support to the carer and linking any shared objectives into ongoing care planning. To positively promote wellbeing and support for self-management for carers within the community. To enable the capacity of the teams to develop a rapport with carers, based upon attentiveness, sensitivity, understanding, compassion and honesty. To develop plans that will enable the provision of practical support to carers in developing and managing their lives. To ensure the right information is available to enable staff and carers to gain access to resources, including benefits and welfare rights. To help to identify early signs of \"carer breakdown\" by monitoring the wellbeing of carers. To report regularly to care co-ordinators and appropriate key workers. To maintain accurate records as required by existing procedures, entering appropriate details on the carer record as necessary. To ensure the carer understands and has a clear pathway of support across community services; to include, on occasion, liaison work with acute services. To undertake direct carer work where this is deemed appropriate, and to proactively engage carers in working to achieve their own desired outcomes in line with recovery principles, and recorded in their care plans. To respond to urgent situations emergencies or crises using local protocols. E.g. implementation of carer contingency plans, carer breakdown. To lead on the development of structured and semi-structured group work with carers within the community settings, and to contribute to the research of local need and the development of such groups to meet it. To use information systems including information technology and be willing to undertake appropriate training. To attend and actively participate in training sessions, team / care plan review meetings and supervision as appropriate. To undertake such other duties as may be determined from time to time within the general scope of the post.
Clinical Responsibilities
The post holder will work under supervision, where professional staff will always be available for reference and support. Allocation of work will be delegated by a professional. The post holder will implement carer support under the supervision of registered clinical practitioners in a range of settings.
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