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Are you a Mental Health Support Worker looking for a new opportunity to work in an organisation that will help you develop and achieve your goals to become the best you can be? If so, you're in luck.
Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust has an opportunity to join our Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Service Team based in Stafford in South West Staffordshire.
The Crisis & Home Treatment Team, based in Stafford at St Georges Hospital, is a multi-disciplinary team which is operational 24/7, and provides a service to the population aged 16 and above residing in the South West Staffordshire Locality.
The team provide an urgent response and a comprehensive Mental Health Assessment to people who are presenting in an acute Mental Health Crisis, and Home Treatment to those people requiring a period of short-term intensive intervention.
Working in an identified adult community mental health pathway covering 24 hours per day, 365 days per year, with the flexibility of working across pathways, dependent on skill and service need.
Delivering a high quality clinical service to patients and their families comprising:
* Accompanying Band 6 staff in the assessment of crisis situations
* Assisting with the provision of effective home treatment to prevent hospital admission including effective physical health assessment and care
* Working collaboratively with other Trust services to provide seamless care for service-users on defined care-pathways
* Responsible for working in partnership with agencies external to the Trust supporting service-users access to services in the independent and non-statutory sector.
Come and work with us at our award-winning NHS Trust, leading the way for trying new and better ways of working to help improve life for our local communities.
We have around 9,000 staff who provide physical and mental healthcare, support for people with learning disabilities, and adult social care across Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Shropshire, and Telford & Wrekin. We also run regional and national services, including help for new parents (perinatal care), eating disorders, forensic services, sexual health, and support for people in prison with mental health, drug, or alcohol problems.
We offer great career development for both clinical and non-clinical roles, with ongoing training and support to help you learn and grow.
We are United in our Uniqueness and committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels welcome and can be themselves, no matter their background or identity. We want our staff to feel supported and valued, and we aim to build a team that reflects the communities we serve. Together, we can make sure every voice is heard, and every difference is respected.
Under the direction of the senior health and social care staff in the team and/or the shift coordinator you will assist in delivering interventions with an allocated group of service users with mental health needs. The interventions will be focussed on assisting the person to identify and achieve their agreed goals of Recovery. These will include interventions related to; meaningful occupation, accessing employment, assessing and promoting physical health, social inclusion, activities of daily living and mental health promotion.
Please note this role is shift patterns covering 24/7, you will be required to work night shifts.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
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