Overview
RARE opportunity for a Band 3 Support Worker OR a 4 Nursing Associate to join our friendly and supportive team on a permanent basis. There is the potential for development within the Band 3 post if appointed.
We work with people aged 14-65 years who are experiencing a first episode of psychosis.
We are based at Northgate Hospital, but cover the Great Yarmouth and Waveney area, including Lowestoft and Beccles and regularly need to travel to support people in their communities.
We welcome visits or contact with the team about this post.
Responsibilities
To support service users in the delivery of a range of Early Intervention in Psychosis interventions, including a focus on social recovery, supporting our drop-in group, and supporting people with complex mental health problems with their goals.
Depending on your experience and appropriate training and Banding, the role might include supporting people with physical health interventions.
The role includes supporting groups, seeing service users in their home and at mental health bases.
If you are passionate about supporting service users who are experiencing psychosis and want to make an important contribution, we look forward to hearing from you.
About us
Our Trust values of Team, Accountability, Learn and Kind sum up perfectly what this role encompasses. If you have the right values to join our organisation, you will be supported with a programme of training and development.
There are endless opportunities available, and we are keen to welcome new faces to join our team on a permanent basis. We understand that to attract the best people, we need to develop career pathways and support staff to reach their full potential. We pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing their experiences and learning from each other.
Benefits
* a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
* career progression
* starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days per annum based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
* NHS discounts and many more.
Job details
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!
Interview dates are yet to be set; you will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.
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Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registered Nursing Associate - on the NMC Register
* Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care/mental health or apprenticeship in H&SC/mental health L5
* Care certificate
Experience
* Working with Service Users with mental health needs
* Working within Multidisciplinary Team (MDT)
* Working knowledge and understanding of CPA process.
Knowledge
* Understanding of Mental Health issues
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
£24,937 to £26,598 a year gross per annum
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