Community Adolescent Senior Support Worker

The closing date is 6th Oct 2024

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Closer2Home Team, which is a intensive home treatment service that supports young people and families in the community as an alternative to an inpatient admission.

The service operates across Wessex and Dorset, provided by a number of NHS Trusts, working in partnership with the Wessex and Dorset Tier 4 Provider Collaborative (W&D PC) to deliver a clinical model of evidence-based intensive home treatment as a safe and effective alternative to hospital admission.

As a Community Adolescent Senior Support Worker (CASS) you will work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team which provides an alternative to Tier 4 admission and facilitates supported discharges from hospital. With team colleagues you will be responsible for delivering time-limited programmes of intensive home treatment to young people who would otherwise have been admitted.

Young people requiring home treatment will have a range of needs commensurate with requiring inpatient services but be offered intensive home treatment as an alternative. The team work collaboratively with community CAMHS, children's services, colleagues involved in 'transforming care,' bed and case managers and local inpatient units; with inter-agency networking embedded in the service model.

Main duties, tasks & skills required

As a Community Adolescent Senior Support Worker (CASS) you will work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team which provides an alternative to Tier 4 admission and facilitates supported discharges from hospital.

With team colleagues you will be responsible for delivering time-limited programmes of intensive home treatment to young people who would otherwise have been admitted. Young people requiring home treatment will have a range of needs commensurate with requiring inpatient services, but be offered intensive home treatment as an alternative.

The team will work collaboratively with community CAMHS, children's services, colleagues involved in 'transforming care,' bed and case managers and local inpatient units; with inter-agency networking embedded in the service model.

The post holder with have specific responsibilities to undertake a range of delegated clinical duties in a community mental health setting. The post holder will contribute to the growth and maintenance of key functions of the clinical area / Team by carrying out assigned tasks, involving direct and indirect care to patients under minimal supervision and as directed by the qualified staff and / or Team Managers.

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, combining the expertise and services of multiple NHS providers to deliver high-quality healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

With a dedicated workforce exceeding 12,000 staff and a footprint that spans more than 200 sites across Hampshire, we offer an extensive range of services, including mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health care, reaching diverse communities across urban, rural, and coastal areas.

We are committed to delivering care with compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, ensuring that our patients and service users are at the heart of everything we do. By working closely with our partners, we're creating a forward-thinking, inclusive organisation that champions staff development, well-being, and collaboration.

Join us and be part of an organisation dedicated to delivering exceptional healthcare; where your skills and ambitions can make a real difference to the communities we serve, now and in the future.

Job description

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description* 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to diploma or NVQ Level 3 in Care and equivalent Skills acquired through experience working in a healthcare Setting.

Maths / English Level 2 or equivalent (GCSE C / 4 or above)

Care Certificate (or complete this within the first 12 weeks in post)

Experience

Essential

Experience of working with people with mental health needs in a paid or voluntary capacity

Experience working in the community with Mental Health

Experience of analysing and communicating complex information verbally and in writing

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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 criminal convictions.

For help with your application, contact: 

Martyn Leigh 

martyn.leigh@solent.nhs.uk 

 

Pay scheme

Agenda for Change 

Band

Band 4 

Salary

£25147.00  to £27596.00 Yearly

Contract

Permanent 

Working pattern

Full-Time 

Reference number

449-Team3-1703 

Job locations

Adelaide Health Centre, Western Community Centre 
William Macleod Way 
Southampton 
Hampshire 
SO16 4XE 

Attachments

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