NHS

Children's Community Support Worker for Crisis Home Treatment


Pay24,625.00 - 25,674.00 / year
LocationTelford/England
Employment typeFull-Time

This job is now closed

  • Job Description

      Req#: C9301-25-0621?language=en&page=26&sort=publicationDateDesc

      Job summary

      BeeU provides emotional wellbeing and mental health services for children and young people (ages 0 to 25) in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin

      We are looking to recruit a Band 3 Crisis Home Treatment Support Worker who can provide support, and spend therapeutic time with an allocated group of service users with mental health needs.

      You will promote service-users recovery and to assist them to maintain their place in the community or manage transitions between services.

      You will work alongside the Shift Co-ordinator/ Lead Professional to assess, plan, implement and evaluate individualised care plans.

      You will be responsible for the provision of planned recovery focused care working with a defined caseload. You will be expected to work collaboratively with other Trust services to provide seamless care for service-users on defined care-pathways

      In return as a Trust we offer a range of training and developmental opportunities.

      Main duties of the job

      • Communicates with service-users and carers, all members of the multi-disciplinary team and staff in external agencies using a variety of methods including Information Technology.
      • Regularly reports and effectively communicates service-users health status and care aims in care records and verbal reports to care-co-ordinators and other members of the multi-disciplinary team.
      • Relates appropriately with service-users, carers, colleagues and others - at all times maintaining professional boundaries.
      • At all times ensures that own actions, support the equality, diversity, rights and responsibilities of individuals.
      • Identifies, minimizes and reports risks of danger, harm and abuse to senior colleagues.
      • At all times minimizes risks to self by undertaking safe working practices whilst regularly working under remote supervision in community settings.
      • At all times works within agreed and established Trust policy and operational procedures.

      About us

      By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;

      • Supporting your career development and progression
      • Excellent NHS Pension scheme
      • Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
      • Options for flexible working
      • Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
      • Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
      • If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
      • Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
      • Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, milage paid at business rate s
      • Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
      • Free car parking at all trust sites
      • Free flu vaccinations every year
      • Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)

      And more, we are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.

      Details

      Date posted

      15 May 2025

      Pay scheme

      Agenda for change

      Band

      Band 3

      Salary

      £24,625 to £25,674 a year per annum

      Contract

      Permanent

      Working pattern

      Full-time, Flexible working, Compressed hours

      Reference number

      301-KM-25-7165018

      Job locations

      Hall Court

      Fuller House

      Telford

      TF3 4NF


      Job description

      Job responsibilities

      The post-holder is responsible for working in partnership with agencies external to the Trust supporting service-users access to services in the statutory, independent and non-statutory sector.

      For further information relating to this vacancy please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

      Please be aware that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in completing application forms will be monitored to ensure fairness and transparency. If you have used AI you must state this in your application.

      Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications.

      Job description

      Job responsibilities

      The post-holder is responsible for working in partnership with agencies external to the Trust supporting service-users access to services in the statutory, independent and non-statutory sector.

      For further information relating to this vacancy please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

      Please be aware that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in completing application forms will be monitored to ensure fairness and transparency. If you have used AI you must state this in your application.

      Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications.

      Person Specification

      Skills

      Essential

      • effective communication
      • Demonstrate positive attitudes and behaviours

      Desirable

      • excellent team work
      • Be willing to continuously learn and grow

      Experience

      Essential

      • Experience working within a Mental Health setting
      • Experience of working with people with Mental Health Needs as a member of a multi-disciplinary community team

      Desirable

      • Experience of interest in working with young people
      • NVQ 3 in (Mental) Health and Social Care with demonstrable evidence of numeracy and literacy skills (equivalent GCSE's or Functional Skills)
      Person Specification

      Skills

      Essential

      • effective communication
      • Demonstrate positive attitudes and behaviours

      Desirable

      • excellent team work
      • Be willing to continuously learn and grow

      Experience

      Essential

      • Experience working within a Mental Health setting
      • Experience of working with people with Mental Health Needs as a member of a multi-disciplinary community team

      Desirable

      • Experience of interest in working with young people
      • NVQ 3 in (Mental) Health and Social Care with demonstrable evidence of numeracy and literacy skills (equivalent GCSE's or Functional Skills)

      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.

      Employer details

      Employer name

      Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

      Address

      Hall Court

      Fuller House

      Telford

      TF3 4NF


      Employer's website

      https://www.mpft.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

      Employer details

      Employer name

      Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

      Address

      Hall Court

      Fuller House

      Telford

      TF3 4NF


      Employer's website

      https://www.mpft.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

  • About the company

      National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

Notice

Talentify is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

Talentify provides reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants with disabilities, including disabled veterans. Request assistance at accessibility@talentify.io or 407-000-0000.

Federal law requires every new hire to complete Form I-9 and present proof of identity and U.S. work eligibility.

An Automated Employment Decision Tool (AEDT) will score your job-related skills and responses. Bias-audit & data-use details: www.talentify.io/bias-audit-report. NYC applicants may request an alternative process or accommodation at aedt@talentify.io or 407-000-0000.