Mental Health Social Work Support Worker

Are you an engaging, communicative problem solver seeking a new challenge in a role that would make a difference in metal health?

We are seeking a Mental Health Social Work Support Worker to join our growing function. Our social work team is a friendly and dynamic integrated mental health team, where no two days will be the same! We are looking for someone to work in partnership with people who use mental health services and to work alongside the mental health social workers and the wider adult mental health team, to provide targeted support to people who live with severe mental health conditions.

Whether it is supporting someone to regain their skills after a hospital admission or developing a social support group, you will use your empathy, interpersonal and relationship building skills to help people with mental health conditions live successful lives in the community.

You will be well supported by your colleagues, and you will have monthly supervision. You will be a very important part of the mental health social work group, and you will be invited to attend the monthly social work forum where our energetic collective meet to share ideas and talk about the messy stuff.

Some of the responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Support and work in partnership with the mental health social workers and wider multi-disciplinary team

Support with assessing, planning, implementing, and reviewing funded and non-funded packages of care and support.

Provide support and give time to an allocated group of service users in order to promote their recovery and maintain them in a community environment helping them to build their own support network

Provide regular and practical support to service users in developing and managing independence and maintaining dignity and self-respect.

Working with people directly to support them to develop independence and to work with them to achieve better outcomes to improve quality of life.

Sometimes people might experience a mental health crisis and you may be called upon to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to help the person get through.

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.

Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people's homes, delivering care as close to home as possible

Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive:"Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team"

Our values are:"Caring, safe and excellent"

At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:

• Excellent opportunities for career progression
• Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
• 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
• NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
• Lease car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)
• Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team

We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity  will need to use the supporting statement element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.

The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.

• An understanding of mental health and how that can lead to stigma and discrimination
• To help service users to access information about resources including, for example, health services (physical health) benefits, welfare rights and health promotion topics.

• Ability to form relationships and to work independently with support and as part of a team
• Ability to communicate with others and write clear documentation that evidences the work that you have done
• To support service users to identify their needs and to assist the mental health social worker to assess, plan, implement and evaluate individual care and support plans.
• To understand the importance of advocacy

• Experience or understanding mental health conditions
• Understanding the importance of confidentiality

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous…