GR - Health Care Support Worker - Edinburgh Intensive Home Treatment Team
Edinburgh Intensive Home Treatment Team provides an alternative to hospital admission for the general adult population presenting with acute mental health symptoms. We aim to provide a highly skilled assessment and follow up with treatment at home. We work collaboratively with the patient, carers and other supports that are available.
More About The Role
As part of the IHTT, you will gain experience with assessment and complex decision making around risk. You will work in a multidisciplinary team consisting of Registered Nurses, OTs, Art Psychotherapists, Psychologists and Psychiatrists. You will be treating patients with medication, DECIDER skills, anxiety management, structure or activity planning.
Support worker shifts are 7 days a week and combine Early (08:00 - 16:00), Late (13:00 - 21:00) and Long Days (08:00 - 21:00).
We are looking for people with previous experience of working in Mental Health and might come from previous experience as a Mental health support worker or Psychology graduates keen to gain experience.
A driving license is preferable for this post.
For more information please contact Nurse Team Manager Callum Collingwood on Calum.Collingwood@nhs.scot or 0131 286 9348.
Responsibilities
* Participate in assessment and risk-informed decision making within a multidisciplinary team.
* Support patients with medication management, anxiety management, and activity planning.
* Provide home-based treatment and follow-up to prevent hospital admission where appropriate.
Qualifications/Experience
* Previous experience in Mental Health preferred.
* Experience as a Mental Health Support Worker or psychology graduates seeking experience are welcome.
Employment Details
* Employment type: Full-time
* Seniority level: Entry level
* Job function: Other
* Industries: Hospitals and Health Care
If you are an internal NHS Lothian Band 3 candidate we will not proceed with shortlisting and interview and instead you will move to our internal transfer process.
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