Job Introduction
Role Purpose
- To work within an integrated Community Mental Health Team to support adults who are identified as having mental health needs which impact on their day to day life.
Main Responsibilities
- To be able to engage with adults and their support networks and to build rapport and provide advice, guidance, interventions to meet the identified goals of the adult.
- Adhere to BCP and Dorset Healthcare policies relevant to the position and responsibilities.
- To proactively develop and network within the community to develop good working relationships and promote smooth delivery of services for adults.
- To facilitate online and face to face groups delivering a variety of interventions
- To work with adults, and their support networks to identify, record and review care and risk plans, and to escalate concerns where appropriate.
- Be able to provide accurate written and verbal reports, correspondence, care plans and record contacts with adults in the electronic service user record on Mosaic.
- To actively participate in supervision including peer supervision.
- Liaising and working closely with the Senior STR worker, line manager and other agencies where required to ensure a quality, best value service.
The Ideal Candidate
- Work experience in social care or other relevant organisation
- Experience in working as part of a team
- Experience of working with individuals who are living with mental health needs
- Minimum 5 GCSE/O’ level or equivalent.
- High level of resilience, calm under pressure
- Good Communication and negotiation skills
- Ability to organise and prioritise work and meet deadlines.
- Computer literate. Confident using online platforms such as MS Teams.
- Awareness of social, legal and political context within which social care services are delivered.
- Ability to provide evidence based interventions.
- Ability to work co-operatively as part of a team.
- Ability to manage tasks effectively on own initiative.
- Flexible and adaptable approach to working arrangements.
- Willing to undertake and contribute to training.
- Enhanced DBS check / Ability to speak fluent English
- Must be able to travel, using public or other forms of transport where they are viable, or by holding a valid UK driving licence with access to own or pool car.
About BCP Council
BCP Council provides services to a diverse community of 400,000 residents and employs more than 5,000 people. Our area includes over 15 miles of beautiful world-renowned coastline. We can offer career defining roles to transform and improve services. By working with us, you can help deliver a vision of a thriving, word-class, prosperous and inclusive place for generations to come.
Our Benefits
We offer an excellent benefits package for further details see here
As a result of the creation of BCP Council in 2019, we are working on simplifying our terms and conditions of service and will be creating a single pay structure which is to be applicable for all employees. It is important to us that we offer benefits that our colleagues value as part of their total employment package and we are reviewing these to make sure we have it right. We are in the process of establishing a timescale for implementation and colleagues joining us will be included in these changes. Expected to be in place 2024.
DBS
BCP Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the community and expects all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. Applicants to this post will be required to complete the appropriate level of Disclosure & Barring Service Check. Please refer to the Job Description or Role Profile for more details.
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