Senior Community Support Worker
- Employer
- Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Location
- Crawley, England
- Salary
- £21,730 to £23,177 a year per annum
- Closing date
- 13 Apr 2023
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- Sector
- Healthcare
- Contract Type
- Permanent
Job Details
Job summary The CRHT team is a part of acute care and works closely with the acute hospital and community teams to support clients in a mental health crisis. It offers clients care and support in their own homes together with a day service group programme based at Langley Green Hospital as an alternative to hospital admission. CRHT are able to offer all the benefits of a hospital admission while remaining at home including home visits from our experienced team, with support from doctors and psychology. We also facilitate supportive discharge from hospital, managing the transition back to community-based service. We are a supportive, dynamic and integrated team which, although busy, has many rewards. We care deeply about our patients and their families and carers. We believe in listening and responding as a team, supporting each other and developing. The ability to travel is essential in this role, driving is also essential. The service is a Monday to Sunday service with shift patterns. Main duties of the job As a Support Worker you will be instrumental in our service and deliver recovery focused interventions to service users in their own homes. This might include supporting people to build links in their community, supporting them to access interests and activities important to them, and providing other wide-ranging practical and emotional support. You will be guided by qualified mental health clinicians from the team.
Regular supervision will be provided. About us We are committed to career development and future aspirations and career goals are discussed openly and supported. Working in Sussex:
- Travel easily between coast and countryside and enjoy the natural beauty the county has to offer. With a blend of picturesque villages and seaside towns, there's always somewhere new to visit
- Embrace the city life and visit Brighton, or even travel to London in under 90 minutes
- Access to full psychological support, via our internal wellbeing team
- Excellent supervision programmes, with ongoing opportunities for training and development
- Free parking on-site
- Access to a host of discount schemes
- A position within a trust rated as 'Outstanding' for caring and 'Good' overall by the CQC
- Excellent NHS Pension
- Generous holiday entitlement (starting at 27 days + 8 bank holidays)
Date posted 30 March 2023 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 3 Salary £21,730 to £23,177 a year per annum Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number 354-AN-20460-B Job locations Langley Green Hospital Martyrs Avenue Crawley
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Company
Who we are
We provide specialist NHS mental health and learning disability services in south east England. People receive care, treatment and support from us in hospital, at home and from a range of community services. Our services are rated ‘good’ by the Care Quality Commission and ‘outstanding’ for caring.
Where we are
We provide services for people of all ages across Sussex and services for children and young people in Hampshire. There’s something for everyone in our local area, whether that’s the hustle and bustle of Brighton, the scenic South Downs or our wonderful coastline where you can chill out to the sound of the surf.
What we can offer you
When you join us, you’ll be coming to work in an organisation that puts people first. We’ll do everything we can to make you feel valued, respected and included. You will be given plenty of opportunities here for your career to flourish. We’re an organisation which is strong on innovation, research and learning, and we will support your development and help you learn new skills in whichever team or service you work in.
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- Website
- https://careers.sussexpartnership.nhs.uk/
- Telephone
- 01903843000
- Location
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Trust HQ
Swandean
Arundel Road
Worthing
BN13 3EP
GB
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