Location: London, UK

Type: Full-Time

Salary (£): £28,407 – £34,581

About Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. They also offer specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialized services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, they are a center of excellence for teaching, research, and development.

Job details

Benefits

• Company pension
• 27 – 33 days annual leave
• Flexible and remote working arrangements
• Coaching and support for career development
• Training and education support
• Exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars and extra leave days
• Employee wellbeing support
• Visa Sponsorship available with condition

Requirements

• In-depth understanding of severe, enduring, and complex mental health needs
• Capacity to work independently under supervision
• Clinical supervision and mentorship with a personal development plan
• Comprehensive assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of individual care needs
• Knowledge of electronic care systems
• Full UK driving license and use of a car
• Ability to demonstrate a range of therapeutic interventions

Salary Details
£28,407 – £34,581 per year

About the Role
The Support Worker will join the Older Peoples Service Community Mental Health Team in the North of the city. They will work with Service Users with severe, enduring, and complex mental health needs, including mood disorders, psychosis, and dementia. The role requires working independently but under the supervision of senior team members. The successful candidate will provide care co-ordination, incorporating robust care plans and risk assessments. The role also involves working as part of a Multi-Disciplinary team to provide specialist mental health interventions.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide professional input into the Multi-Disciplinary team
• Offer care co-ordination with comprehensive care plans and risk assessments
• Demonstrate a range of therapeutic interventions
• Implement relevant forms of care without direct supervision
• Supervise procedures and act as a mentor to students and newly qualified staff
• Regularly act as the duty person to triage referrals to the team
• Maintain up-to-date records using electronic care systems

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles only, as per Home Office requirements for a visa.