Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join an established and experienced team who will support you to define the principles of the New Neighbourhood Mental Health Centre, you will be encouraged to effect real positive change for the community, working alongside the people in the community and local voluntary organisations to inform future potential Neighbourhood Mental Health Centres in the city.
Main duties of the job
Acting as a Named Worker for a designated caseload to ensure service users receive a consistent approach and a named person to contact. This will involve building a working relationship and to promote an individual’s ability to manage their own needs and independence. As a named worker you will work in collaboration with the Multidisciplinary team to support the overall care and treatment plan of the individual.
A named worker for a Senior STR Worker would mean engaging with a service user to offer care and treatment where care is stable. If any changes occur in relation to deterioration in mental health or physical health the MDT will consider more appropriate options for that service-user in relation to the care plan/DRAM.
A Senior STR Worker acting as a named worker will update a care plan and DRAM and change the content with support from the MDT who would guide principles of this change.
Contribute to the collaborative planning and review of Recovery Goals with service users and team members.
To have a working knowledge of care and support planning.
Support the completion of Patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) as part of supporting care planning and reviews of care.
To be aware of and abide by service policies re confidentiality and information sharing.
Person Specification
General requirements
Essential
- Relevant Health and Social Care experience
Desirable
- Experience of working in a mental health setting
- Evidence of multi-disciplinary team working
- Experience of working in community teams
- Knowledge of mental health diagnosis’ and treatment pathways
- Ability to maintain accurate and up to date records of contacts
- Experience of supporting nurse led clinics
- Access to a vehicle and hold a UK driving license
- Evidence flexible working and managing own diary
- Experience of talking to service users and managing difficult conversations
- Knowledge of benefit system and current socio-political climate
- Experience of liaising and signposting to other services
Desirable
Desirable
- Experience of liaising and signposting to other services
General Requirements
Essential
- Experience of independent case load working
general requierments
Essential
- To have a working knowledge of care and support planning
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Closing Date: 13 July 2026
