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Location

Bury, Greater Manchester | United Kingdom

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Job description

To work as part of the multidisciplinary team and provide support on both an individual and group basis to individuals experiencing mental health problems to enable them to achieve their full potential through accessing resources available within their wider communities and equipping them with the skills and confidence to enable them to manage their lives independently.

To provide support to an allocated group of service users, promote their recovery and help to maintain them in their community environment.
Positively promote independent living within the community. Provide support and interventions to service users in their own homes and the wider community based upon their assessed needs. Assist service users to make full use of community resources and to become involved in social activities in line with their assessed needs and planned care.
Support service users to establish and maintain effective interpersonal relationships.Provide regular and practical support for service users and their carers’ in managing dignity and independence.Provide support with activities of daily living and access to resources required to meet their needs. Provide information on health promotion and support physical health management.
Monitor the service users progress, level of functioning and mental state and to report regularly to care coordinators and keyworkers.To promote independence and choice. To maintain adequate records as required by existing procedures, entering appropriate details on the service users case notes as necessary. To attend and actively participate in training sessions, team/care planning review meetings and supervision as appropriate.
To contribute to the ongoing development of the service
To ensure that electronic care records are efficiently maintained.
To undertake such other duties within the general scope of the post.

This is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated and dynamic support worker to join the Bury/HMR Older Peoples Community Liaison team. You will be providing community support to those Older adults living in the Bury/HMR areas under the supervision of our dedicated team of registered Community Practitioners. A passion for working with Older adults with both functional and/or organic conditions is essential.

To work as part of the multidisciplinary team and provide support on both an individual and group basis to Older adults experiencing mental health problems to enable them to achieve their full potential through accessing resources available within their wider communities and equipping them with the skills and confidence to enable them to manage their lives independently.

Please see attached detailed job description and person specification.

This advert closes on Friday 23 Feb 2024

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