West London NHS Trust
Job Summary
The Transition Support Worker will be a vital member of a multidisciplinary team within the AMHS service, focusing on supporting individuals following discharge from acute mental health care. This role targets patients with frequent admissions, aiming to minimise the risk of future readmissions through tailored, person-centred support.
In this capacity, you will facilitate a smooth transition back into the community by providing cohesive, person-centred care that ensures continuity of support. You will assist patients identified by the Clinical Lead and Transition team, offering both practical and emotional support to help them achieve greater independence. Your approach will be solution-focused, prioritising the specific needs and preferences of the individuals you support.
Main duties of the job
Work with individuals assigned and prioritised by the Clinical Lead, providing tailored support and ensuring effective discharge planning and community integration.
Facilitate smooth transitions from acute care to community settings by assisting with discharge planning, prevention planning, and identifying triggers and coping mechanisms.
Link service users with relevant community groups and resources, promoting social inclusion and engagement. Provide recovery-focused support and assist with accessing opportunities both within the Trust and the wider community.
Build and maintain respectful and supportive relationships with service users, incorporating their own goals and support needs into recovery plans. Ensure interactions are sensitive to their ethnic, cultural, and social backgrounds.
About us
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse providers of mental health, community and social care in the UK.
Our 3,982 staff care for people in hospital and in the community, helping them to recover and go on to lead full and productive lives. We aim to be the best organisation of our kind in the country.
We provide care and treatment for more than 800,000 people living in the London boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow, delivering services in the community (at home, in GP surgeries and care homes), hospital, specialist clinics and forensic (secure) units.
We’re rated good overall by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Together, we’re committed to promoting hope and wellbeing, working with patients, service users, carers, families and partners across the communities we serve.
We are keen to ensure that our workforce reflects the community it serves, particularly in terms of ethnicity, gender, disability, LGBTQ+ and experience of mental illness.
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