IST Senior Support Worker

£27596

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust, Stevenage

Full time
Permanent
Onsite working

Posted 1 week ago, 25 Apr | Get your application in now before you're too late!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 90bf84282cc94296834de198ae02068e

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Full Job Description

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and forward thinking Learning Disability Senior Support Worker to join the Intensive Support Team (IST) in East & North Hertfordshire. The team is based within the East & North Hertfordshire locality with existing links to other local health and social care services. This is a full time, 37.5 hours a week, permanent position, flexible over 7 days.

The successful candidate will assist with the developing and implementation of care planning and assessment working with individuals and their families / carers within their own homes.

In return you will have many opportunities to develop professionally by the provision of regular supervision both on a 1:1 basis and peer group and opportunities to develop you further through training programmes offered ., The team provide care for people who have a Learning Disability and or mental Health or Challenging behaviour needs within their own environments.,

To work with an allocated caseload under the supervision of a qualified practitioner.

To acknowledge & respect the physical, psychological, emotional, and environmental needs of the service users and their carers during contacts.

To plan and lead group and individual interventions in conjunction with the case holder.

To carry out delegated tasks without direct supervision from a qualified practitioner, in a variety of settings, including LD and MH inpatient services, and then to report observations back to the case-holder.

To attend and contribute to meetings as agreed with the case holders.

To participate in the assessment and treatment process so as to further develop individual service user's skills. This will include direct and indirect support to maintain the service user's physical and psychological wellbeing. It may also include transportation of service users to support them to access appropriate services & facilities as part of the assessment and treatment plan.

To keep accurate records of tasks undertaken, observations and events concerning service users and to report to the relevant members of the team, as appropriate.

To prepare reports on individual service users, as requested.

To maintain and promote good communication and working relationships both within the team and with colleagues from other agencies.

To develop a knowledge and understanding of the specialist needs of individual service users, and the approaches used in their care plans.

To maintain skills and knowledge by actively participating in all mandatory training and professional developmental opportunities.

To report and document any changes or concerns in a service users health / behaviour to a senior member of staff.

To report and document incidents to a senior member of staff.

To participate in regular supervision and the annual appraisal process.

To participate in the induction of new staff members, students, and trainees.

To work within Team and Service standards.

To be willing to continue to develop their skills and knowledge through training opportunities.

To be willing to participate in promotional activities such as healthcare events, team presentations both local to Hertfordshire and nationally, to raise awareness of the work of the team and of the healthcare needs of people with learning disabilities.

For this role we are looking for candidates who posses excellent communication skill and can identify and use different methods of communication.

Evidence of academic achievement to at least GCSE level or equivalent in English, Maths, and a science subject, A relevant care qualification, Experience of working with people who have learning disability and who may have mental health needs and/or challenging behaviour, The ability to work under the direction and indirect supervision of qualified practitioners.

The ability to deliver the band 4 role within an agreed care plan.

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is an outstanding organisation with ambitions to match. We are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from the Care Quality Commission, and our aim is to be the leading provider of mental health and specialist learning disability services in the country.