Link Worker - Carlisle, United Kingdom - Everyturn Mental Health

Everyturn Mental Health

Verified Company

Carlisle, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

We have exciting opportunities in our North Cumbria Waiting List Initiative. We are looking to recruit two Link Workers to cover Maternity Leave within our service.

We are looking to recruit to: 1 Full Time Post (37.5 hours) 1 Part time Post (18.5 hours)As a Link Worker, you will work with individuals who have Severe Mental Illness (SMI) who are often facing many challenges and will support them in their recovery.

These roles are funded to alleviate current pressures in the NHS, and will specifically work with people with SMI who are on the waiting list for treatment from statutory services or have recently been discharged and require wrap around support to help them manage their day to day lives during periods of instability in their mental health.

To be successful in this role you will need to be self-motivated, with a good up to date knowledge of the issues affecting our clients, strong interpersonal skills and the ability to effectively manage and organize your own caseload.

You will provide support, which is focused on active, empathic listening, helping the person to problem solve and to link into services and other local support resources.

You will help co-produce a crisis plan, relapse prevention and other self-management tools in partnership with the individual, then support the individual through this to develop their knowledge, skills and confidence to withstand future life challenges, whilst maintaining good mental health and wellbeing.

The role will entail some home working alongside working with clients in the community.

The hours will mainly be office hours during the working week with some evening and weekend work dependent on client needs.

We welcome you to be yourself at work and have a range of Colleague Networks for members and allies of the LGBTQ+; Black, Asian and minority ethnic; menopause and neurodivergent communities.