Band 4 Support Time Recovery Worker Community Eating Disorders Service - Birmingham, United Kingdom - Wales Medicines Strategy Group

Description

Main area Eating Disorders Grade Band 4 Contract Permanent Hours Full time hours per week (9-5 Monday - Friday) Job ref

Employer Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site The Barberry Town Birmingham Salary £25,147 - £27,596 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 12/05/2024 23:59 Interview date 22/05/2024

Band 4 Support Time Recovery Worker Community Eating Disorders Service Band 4

Please note that this post may close earlier than the indicated closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Job overview

To provide community outreach and support for adult service users with eating disorders. The support time recovery worker will provide practical support and psychoeducation in the treatment of eating disorders as well as physical health monitoring.

Main duties of the job

1.1. The post holder will facilitate service users to move through the recovery process and will support service users to achieve identified goals and maintain recovery. The post holder will be part of a multi-disciplinary team and work closely with the wider eating disorder service team in the implementation of areas identified in service user care support plans. This will include involvement in the assessment implementation and evaluation of care within agreed parameters. You will offer practical support to enhance service user strengths and quality of life. The post holder will take responsibility for an identified caseload and provide outreach and community follow up to support service users through their recovery.

1.2. You will ensure that there are effective care pathways to a range of services that will enhance individual recovery. This will be achieved by ensuring close liaison with identified partners and community organisations including employment /training providers, housing and mental health. You will also provide low intensity psychosocial interventions to service users on caseload. You will be able to signpost services users to the appropriate facilities and provide support and help through a CBT approach.

Working for our organisation

Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.

Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people's lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.

We are unable to support applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work the United Kingdom (UK)

We highly recommend you submit your application as soon as possible, this post may close earlier than the indicated closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Principle Duties and Responsibilities

4.1 Assess the needs of service users on case load and collaboratively set goals with patients to aid recovery from their eating disorder.

4.2 Under appropriate supervision, develop implement, monitor and evaluate comprehensive/complex care support plans with service users and case managers

4.3 Manage identified caseload of service users, supporting them with their recovery goals and work towards an independent lifestyle.

4.4 Utilise Multidisciplinary team and clinical supervision to review and monitor patient care.

4.5 Support service users to access appropriate housing, access training/employment, to develop a healthy lifestyle and develop leisure interests that will contribute to recovery and community re integration..

4.6 To deliver recovery focused group programmes

4.6 To attend and participate in review meetings and write reports as appropriate

4.7 To engage and motivate service users by providing evidenced based
Interventions and low intensity psychosocial interventions using a CBT approach.

4.8 To provide evidence based harm reduction advice and information on areas such a dental care, regular medical monitoring and weighing.
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4.9 To work in partnership with other services, including criminal justice agencies,
Mental health, housing and training/employment providers

4.11 To manage and attend appointments with service users as agreed within their recovery plan, this will be within community settings and service users homes and Outpatient department. Providing support around life skills, such as good planning, shopping preparation however not limited too.

4.12 To have knowledge of child protection and and report concerns/risks to supervisor

4.13 Contribute to the initial and ongoing assessment of service users needs including risk
assessment

4.14 To protect service users and others by working within agreed sharing of information protocols / policies

4.15 To work effectively as part of a Multi Disciplinary Team.

5 Service quality & Relationship

5.1 Respect service user opinions and preferences via a choice philosophy

5.2 Deliver recovery focused interventions that demonstrate improvements in service user experience, challenging where necessary to continuously improve working methods, systems and processes; to maximise effectiveness of service provision

5.3 Ensure that work elevates service user hopes and possibilities and builds on strengths.

5.4 To contribute to the evaluation of the service

5.5 Facilitate the development of effective pathways to ensure service users can access services that
promote health and well being

5.6 Work to a philosophy that moves service users from professionally directed treatment plans to service
user directed recovery plans.

6 Service innovation and duration

6.1 Work to a philosophy that is focused on building and sustaining recovery from Eating disorders.

7 Clinical & development

7.1 Establish therapeutic relationships with service users and provide therapeutic interventions/practical support to service users with appropriate boundaries to facilitate and enhance service user recovery

7.2 Participate in the Trust appraisal scheme and in conjunction with the team Manager, identify own personal development and training needs;.

7.3 Make critical decisions related to service user care in a timely and considered manner and ensure that any concerns are raised with the appropriate case manager.

7.4 Ensure that accurate and timely written records are kept which comply with the Trust policy reporting on any issues as appropriate

7.5 To engage in regular supervision with identified supervisor.

7.6 Maintain compliance with statutory and mandatory training

7.7 To adhere to all Trust Policies and procedures.

7.8 To work flexibly and undertake any other duties as required by the service, which are commensurate with the grade.

7.9 To work across other team bases as required

7.10 Attend and contribute to staff meetings and other meetings pertinent to role in order to represent the interests of the team and it's client group.

Person specification Experience

• Experience working in a mental health service
• Experience working with service users with eating disorders
• Experience working in a community setting

Our Trust is committed to treating individuals fairly and ensuring they have the same opportunities to fulfil their potential, even if this means doing things differently for different people sometimes. We are working hard to ensure our workforce reflects the diversity within Birmingham and Solihull and that our services meet the needs of all diverse service users and carers.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of our safe recruitment practice pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. As part of the selection process you may be required to undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, however all cases of criminal record history are dealt with on a case by case basis.

Please note, ifapplicable for your role you will be required to cover the cost of your DBS certificate. This will be deducted from your salary over 3 months. You will also be required to sign up to the DBS Update Service before commencement with the Trust.

All successful applicants will be required to complete the Trust's induction programme. The Fundamental (Statutory and Mandatory) training will be in an e-learning format. You will be required to complete training modules online (approx. 9-14 hours depending on post) by the end of your first week with us.

If you are successful at the shortlisting stage of the recruitment process we may contact you via email to advise you of the interview details. Please ensure you access your email account from which you applied regularly once the position has closed.

If applicable to your role, the Trust will require you to sign up for the DBS Update Service. The subscription will cost you £13 a year but the Trust will reimburse this. You will be contractually obliged to maintain your subscription.

Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the United Kingdom (UK) are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Please note that from January 2021, to work in the UK all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply can self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship here Browse: Work in the UK - GOV.UK (1 . It is vital that you provide full and accurate details of your current immigration status on the application form. Overseas applicants applying for entry clearance into the UK must present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided in continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants - GOV.UK (

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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.

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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Lydia Blane Job title Specialties Lead Nurse for Eating Disorders Email address Telephone number Additional information

Please contact Lydia Blane (Specialties Lead Nurse for Eating Disorders) or Kelliann Ashmore (Outreach Team Lead) for further information