Main area Older Adults Community Mental Health Grade NHS AfC: Band 3. The Employer is Sheffield Health & Social Care NHS Foundation Trust, and the site is Older Adults Home Treatment Team in Sheffield. The salary is £24,937 - £26,598 per year.
We are looking for two motivated and enthusiastic people to join the Older Adult Home Treatment Team. The team operates 7 days a week from 8am until 8pm, providing short term support, holistic assessments, and person-centred recovery treatment plans for older adults experiencing mental health crisis.
Job Overview
The Advanced Support Worker will work with the multidisciplinary team to prevent hospital admission for service users and support discharge from mental health hospitals. Candidates must be able to drive and have access to a vehicle.
Main Duties
Main duties include working as part of a wider multidisciplinary team, implementing agreed programmes of care, maintaining clinical records, and providing domestic and social support to service users.
* Implement agreed programmes of care with service users and carers under supervision.
* Maintain appropriate clinical records.
* Work closely with the key worker/care coordinator to deliver care.
* Help identify signs of recovery and relapse.
* Report untoward occurrences to the named key worker/care coordinator.
Person Specification
The ideal candidate will have a caring and confident attitude, be able to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team, and have excellent written and verbal communication skills.
* Full driving licence and access to a car.
* Have a caring and confident attitude.
* Able to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
* Ability to develop relationships and engage others.
* Demonstrate an interest in the service user group.
* Able to respond to individual rights/needs/opinions of service users.
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
We are a Disability Confident employer and offer a guaranteed interview to disabled applicants who meet all essential criteria. We also encourage flexible working and welcome discussions about working arrangements.
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