Job summary
- Main area
- Mental Health
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 186-557-24-MH
- Employer
- Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Mandala Centre
- Town
- Nottingham
- Salary
- £22,816 - £24,336 per annum (pro rata for part time)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/06/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 21/06/2024
Employer heading
Community Support Worker - Personality Disorder Pathway
Band 3
Job overview
The Mental Health Division of Nottinghamshire Healthcare Foundation Trust comprises of three directorates; Adult Mental Health, Mental Health Services for Older People and Specialist Services. More than 2,800 dedicated staff provide vital and integral healthcare services for our patients in a variety of settings, ranging from community through to acute wards, covering a vast geographical area.
We’re investing heavily in our staff, facilities and patient care. As we move into this new chapter, we need a strong, motivated and compassionate workforce to reflect our core values of Honesty, Compassion, Trust, Respect and Teamwork. There has never been a better time to join our growing team.
We have exciting opportunities across different specialities and services, with an emphasis on career development and progression. We want to help our staff reach their full potential, and are committed to providing the support, skills and development needed to succeed.
Main duties of the job
The Personality Disorder Pathway Hub is a growing and exciting team within the Adult Mental Health Directorate. We are looking for enthusiastic and motivated Community Support Workers to work in the team. We have posts available within the city locality. You will be embedded within the LMHT but will be line managed by the PD Hub. The role will involve providing support to the LMHT and PD Hub specific Band 6 clinicians with implementing patient care plans, to co-facilitate therapy groups (Structured Clinical Management), provide support with consolidation of skills learnt during therapy, improve access to occupation and activities and implement interventions under direction and supervision of qualified staff . You will also play a role in supporting ward discharges and facilitating pre-engagement work to enable patients to come into active therapy.
We would welcome applicants with lived experience of mental health difficulties.
Please note we have a provisional interview date of the 21st June 2024.
Working for our organisation
Nottinghamshire Healthcare employs over 10,000 colleagues who help #MakeADifference every day. We provide intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and South Yorkshire. Care is delivered from over 120 sites within the community from acute settings and across low, medium and high secure environments including prisons.
As one of the largest mental health and community trusts in the East Midlands and one of the biggest employers in Nottinghamshire. We are also home to national and regional services such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.
We are committed to flexible and agile working, including the opportunity to join our bank.
Your health and wellbeing is our priority and as such we invest significantly in this via our in-house Occupational Health Service, Staff Counselling Service and Health and Wellbeing Team.
We offer a number of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) groups, our Green Champions Network, Freedom to Speak Up Network. Health and Wellbeing Champions Network and Menopause Champions. We provide care to a diverse range of communities and are passionate about supporting diversity and inclusion in the Trust.
If you believe in our values of Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion and Teamwork, then we would love to hear from you!
#TeamNottsHC
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
This is an exciting opportunity to engage and support people who may attract a diagnosis of Personality Disorder and struggle with Complex emotional needs in improving their mental health and wellbeing. The role is community based and working with clients either in their own homes, out in the community, at the community base or with GPs in the local area.
The role entails working within the multi disciplinary team to provide high quality care to people with or whom may attract a diagnosis of Personality Disorder and Complex Emotional Needs. You will be working closely with nurses, medics and the wider MDT to build positive relationships with clients, engage them, help clients carry out care plans and provide support to people with a wide variety of issues.
The role is varied and at times challenging but the Local Mental Health Teams and the Personality Disorder Team Hub are a supportive place to work. You will be supported through training and supervision.
As this role is community based covering a large part of the City area, a full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is preferred for this post. However reasonable adjustments would be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NVQ level 3 Health and Social Care Certificate or equivalent experience
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- To have a basic understanding of mental health conditions
- To maintain an understanding and caring approach to patients
Desirable criteria
- To have a basic understanding of working with patients with a diagnosis of Personality Disorder
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to work as part of the team
- Good written/oral communication skills
- Diplomatic, caring and sympathetic
- Develop observations skills with the ability to report and record physical/mental health changes etc, observations of incidents events and behaviours in an accurate and timely manner
- IT skills
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working in a Healthcare setting with adults who experience mental health issues
Desirable criteria
- To have experience of working with clients who experience complex emotional needs / Personality Disorder
Values and Behaviours
Essential criteria
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust’s expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation
Training
Essential criteria
- Willingness to undertake training that will enhance service delivery
Desirable criteria
- Training specific to personality disorder / complex emotional needs
Contractual Requirements
Essential criteria
- Ability to work to meet the needs of the service
Desirable criteria
- To hold a full UK driving license and be able to use a car for work purposes
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Emma Hewitt
- Job title
- Team Leader - Personality Disorder Pathway
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07866 177 768
- Additional information
Emma Hewitt- Team Leader PD Pathway
Work mobile- 07866 177 768
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