Bank, Band 4, Support Worker sw1483

The post holder will assist in the supportive interventions for young people who are experiencing a crisis. They will also provide support, guidance and psycho education to care givers as part of an 'empowering parents' approach. The support worker will provide this care under the direction of the Children Crisis Assessment & Treatment Team (C-CATT) Multidisciplinary Team (MDT). Due to the nature of the role, the support worker will regularly work alone without direct supervision for part of the span of duty and will be required to travel across the county to see young people and families in the community., Update the C-CATT crisis coordinator and MDT of the young person's progress and observations of changes in their mental health and ensure these changes are documented on the electronic record

Regularly meet with supervisor and/or line manager to ensure the post holder is supported to carry out the demands of the post

Ensure that all care services provided are offered without prejudice regardless of age, creed, gender and ethnicity

Be aware of diverse cultural and ethnic needs and facilitate appropriate support and care

The post holder will also have the opportunity to assist with and/or run both virtual and face to face group sessions on topics like self-harm / safety at home / mindfulness.

HPFT provides services for service users with mental health, learning disability and children's and adolescent mental health problems. Applicants should have some experience of working in a healthcare setting.HPFT has a range of healthcare settings across the County and therefore access to a car would be beneficial unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010 which prevents you from driving

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is rated by the Care Quality Commission as anOutstandingprovider of mental health and learning disability services. Feedback from our staff about working for the Trust is very positive and, in the NHS national staff survey, we regularly see a high percentage of staff saying their role makes a difference to our service users and that they would recommend the Trust as a place to work. Our people tell us they feel supported though a great development, wellbeing and work-life balance offer and a highly compassionate, values-driven culture. We are equally proud of our staff, who live our values of being welcoming, kind, positive, respectful and professional so that together we provide great care and great outcomes for our service users and carers.