Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
Band 4 Community Support Worker – Bristol
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Job Opportunity
Do you bring passion and commitment to delivering high quality care? Do you have experience working with people with a Learning Disability and or Autism? If so, this role will provide you with a rare and exciting opportunity.
Avon and Wiltshire Partnership (AWP) are seeking to recruit individuals dedicated to the community support of people with Learning Disabilities and or Autism that are at risk of hospital admission due to mental ill health.
About the Role
The Kingfisher Outreach Team is an initiative that will provide specialist advice and support to patients and their care network.
Working as an integral member of the clinical team you will support the implementation of strategies that reduce likelihood of inpatient admission and provide time limited post-discharge follow-up to facilitate the person's return to the community from hospital when admission has been required.
Responsibilities
- Active involvement in the delivery of high quality, safe and compassionate services as an effective member of the multi-disciplinary team.
- Implementing and monitoring the implementation of specific assessment, review and care packages to individuals and groups within standard protocols, integrated care pathways and recovery principles.
- Providing evidence-based advice and consultancy to people who use the services, family members/carers within standard protocols for care co-ordination/care management.
- Organising and managing a defined caseload under guidance and work as lone workers where appropriate. The post holder will be accountable for their own actions within the delivery of this care.
- Seeking advice and expertise of a registered practitioner when required through regular managerial and clinical supervision in accordance with Trust policy.
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Requirements
Applicants will demonstrate, through application form and interview, at least two years of relevant experience (Learning Disability/Autism/Mental Health), excellent verbal, non-verbal and written communication skills, and an ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service. Driving licence and access to own transport is essential for this role.
Working Conditions
Right to Work in the UK
This position is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants must already hold the legal right to work in the UK at the time of application, as the organisation is unable to support sponsorship for this post.
About the Company
We are the lead provider of healthcare for people with serious mental illness, learning disabilities and autism across Bath and North East Somerset (BaNES), Swindon and Wiltshire, and Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.
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We aim to provide High Quality, Compassionate Care everywhere, every day. This means our services will be safe, clinically effective and provide a positive all-round experience for our patients, families and carers. And we believe passionately in treating everyone with kindness, respect and empathy.
Key to this is providing a supportive and safe environment for our 4,000 staff where we all feel welcome and able to do the best we can for those we support. Our staff and teams work incredibly hard delivering services across more than 90 locations, covering 2,200 miles, to more than 1.8 million people.
At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.
Contact Information
For More Details Please See Attached Job Description
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Charlotte Bunce
- Job Title: Senior Outreach Practitioner
- Email Address: charlotte.bunce3@nhs.net
- Telephone Number: 07355010048
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