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Enhanced Support Team - Community Support Worker
Band 3
About Us
EPUT provides community health, mental health and learning disability services to support more than 3.2 million people living across Bedfordshire, Essex and Suffolk. Also:
- We are among the largest employers in the in the East of England region, with more than 10,000 staff working across more than 200 sites.
- We run the COVID-19 vaccination programme across mid and south Essex and Suffolk and north east Essex.
EPUT was formed on 1 April 2017 following the merger of North Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (NEP) and South Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (SEPT). A new leadership team was established at the Trust in 2020.
Our vision and values
Our Vision
“To be the leading health and wellbeing service in the provision of mental health and community care”.
Our Purpose
“We care for people every day. What we do together, matters”.
Our Values
- We Care
- We Learn
- We Empower
Our strategic objectives
- We will deliver safe, high quality integrated care services.
- We will enable each other to be the best that we can.
- We will work together with our partners to make our services better.
- We will help our communities to thrive.
Our services
- Mental Health Services
- Community Health Services
- Learning Disabilities Services
- Social Care
Find out more about the services we offer in our service directory.
Trosolwg o'r swydd
Essex Learning Disability Partnership provides specialist learning disability services across all Essex. The partnership has been formed by Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust providing Learning Disability Services in Mid, North East and West Essex and; Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust providing Learning Disability Services in South Essex.
The Partnership was formed in 2018 and has been developing new pathways of working that seek to improve health outcomes for people with LD making sure that they are able to access the right care in the right place at the right time, in accordance with Building the Right Support. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to be part of this continuing journey and influence how we work to improve lives.
Team members have won awards for innovations in practice and mentoring students. The Clinical Lead Nurse has been awarded the title of Queen's Nurse and the STOMP clinic set up by two non-medical prescribers has been recognised by NHSE as an example of best practice. The Significant Risk Tool developed by two members to identify frailty in people with learning disabilities has been nominated for an award and is also recognised by NHSE as an example of best practice.
The successful candidate will also have the opportunity for continued personal and professional development with opportunities for apprenticeships.
Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd
The role of the Community Support Worker – Enhanced Support Team is to assist the nursing team in providing holistic and effective nursing care to those people with learning disability requiring intensive Support during time of mental health or behaviour crisis. The post holder will support the wider MDT to support people with learning disability and their families and carers during a period of crisis to try and reduce the need for admission to hospital. Where hospital is required to support a timely discharge back into the community. In addition ensuring that people with a learning disability have equitable access to mainstream mental health services and that reasonable adjustments are made to promote recovery.
Gweithio i'n sefydliad
EPUT are looking for motivated staff who shares our Trust values of Care, Learn and Empower. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including;
- Season Ticket Loans
- NHS discounts for staff
- Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
- Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
- The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
- Day One Flexible Employer
The Trust supports and actively encourages flexible working for all employees. We offer many options and you are encouraged to ask the recruiting manager what is possible for this role. If appointed, you will have the opportunity to apply for a flexible working request from the first day of your employment
Join our Staff bank
What is Staff Bank?
Our EPUT NHS staff bank is an entity managed by the trust that hires clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals to take on shifts at our trust hospitals and community settings. Here at EPUT we maintain our own bank of specialist staff to ensure that we are able offer safe and effective care at all times.
All our permanent staff are automatically enrolled onto the staff bank however this does not mean you have to work any additional shifts, but the option is there for you if you wish.
If you are joining our Trust in a fixed term role, please indicate on your New Starter Paperwork that you wish to join our staff bank.
Swydd ddisgrifiad a phrif gyfrifoldebau manwl
- The post holder will carry out care plans as devised by qualified team members and assist with and evaluating outcomes that promote service user empowerment through the process.
- Work as a practitioner with interest in mental and emotional wellbeing of people with learning disabilities.
- Support the Advanced Practitioner in the development of the Enhanced Support Team
- Support the smooth running and coordination of the service and monitoring service activity.
- Be responsible for maintaining clinical standards under the direction of the Advanced Practitioner
- Work in liaison with services users, carers, other professionals ensuring the delivery of a needs led service
Manyleb y person
Experience
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Must be able to drive and have access to a car
Meini prawf dymunol
- Experience of working a community setting
- Experience of working with people with a learning disability
- Experience of working as a healthcare assistant or carer
Skills
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Must be able to demonstrate good IT skills
- Must be able to communicate effectively
Meini prawf dymunol
- Be able to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
Gofynion ymgeisio
Mae'r swydd hon yn ddarostyngedig i Orchymyn Deddf Adsefydlu Troseddwyr 1974 (Eithriadau) 1975 (Diwygio) (Cymru a Lloegr) 2020 a bydd angen cyflwyno Datgeliad i'r Gwasanaeth Datgelu a Gwahardd.
Dogfennau i'w lawrlwytho
Rhagor o fanylion / cyswllt ar gyfer ymweliadau anffurfiol
- Enw
- Joanne Ayris
- Teitl y swydd
- Integrated Clinical Lead Nurse
- Cyfeiriad ebost
- [email protected]
- Rhif ffôn
- 07913 025812
Rhestr swyddi gyda Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust yn Proffesiynau perthynol i iechyd neu bob sector