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Detailed job description and main responsibilities The Key responsibilities of this role include: Provide excellent customer care skills to ensure patients come first Undertakes a range of delegated clinical care duties to deliver agreed plans of care, acting on own initiative Demonstrate, encourage and assist patients in undertaking therapeutic activities within parameters of agreed care plans and under guidance of registered practitioners To ensure patients receive high quality clinical care and a good patient experience, having regard for their customs, religious beliefs and doctrines Recognise and avoid situations that may be detrimental to the health and wellbeing of the individuals To act as an advocate for patients within the department, to ensure a patient orientated approach to the delivery of care Person specification Qualifications Essential criteria<ul><li>Health, Social Care certificate</li> </ul>Experience Essential criteria<ul><li>Previous experience in an acute hospital setting</li> <li>Able to work without direct supervision from a Registered Nurse and accept responsibility for delegated work</li> </ul>Value Based Question Essential criteria<ul><li>Give an example of a time where you have demonstrated a 'can do' attitude (including the situation you were in) and the outcome</li> </ul>Skills Essential criteria<ul><li>Able to read, write, communicate and perform simple calculations</li> <li>Ability to prioritise workload with supervision</li> <li>Can demonstrate practical skills to others</li> </ul> Please note that we do not accept applications via CV or recruitment agencies. This post will close before the intended closing date should sufficient number of suitable applications be received. Therefore, if you are interested in applying for this role, we suggest that you do so at the earliest opportunity. Applications are welcomed from applicants who wish to apply for a position on the basis of a smarter or flexible working arrangement. Where candidates are successful at interview, such requests will be taken under consideration and accommodated where the needs of the service allow. We welcome applications irrespective of people's age, disability, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances. We have policies and procedures in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including the consideration of reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability. All staff no matter where they work or which age group of patients they work with must be aware of their responsibility to act when they feel a child, young person or vulnerable adult has been or is at risk of abuse. We are a fully non-smoking Trust. Smoking is completely prohibited in all Trust buildings, grounds and car parks for patients, visitors, staff and contractors. This Local Employment Partnership Employer shares information about new starters with Jobcentre Plus, for statistical purposes only. After applying via NHS Jobs, your submitted application will be imported into our preferred third-party recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs. If you are appointed to a post, information will also be transferred into the NHS Electronic Staff Records system. You will not be able to track the progress of your application or receive messages through NHS Jobs, and furthermore, as an employer, we will not be able to respond to any e-mails sent to us via NHS Jobs. If you have a query relating to your application, please contact the Resourcing Team on 01634 830000. If you have not heard from us within 21 days of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion. We wish to stress that no discourtesy is intended in following such a procedure, and you should not let this deter you from future applications.

Medway NHS Foundation Trust

Medway Midwifery Careers

Introducing our best of people

Clinical Support Worker - SDEC

Job overview Are you looking for a job that inspires hope for a happier, healthier future? This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, motivated individual with lived experience of mental health services to join our multi-disciplinary team at The Grove. The Grove is situated in Ramsgate, and is one of 6 Rehabilitation Units across Kent, providing specialist inpatient rehabilitation for individuals with complex mental health needs. The unit comprises of 8 single bedrooms and is staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. As an integral and highly valued member of the multi-disciplinary team, the Peer Support Practitioner will provide formalised peer support and practical assistance to service users to promote choice and work with them to regain control over their lives. Within a relationship of reciprocity, they will journey with service users to promote choice, self-determination and opportunities for the fulfilment of individually identified goals, working with people towards gaining greater independence and to manage their own health and wellbeing. The Peer Support Practitioner will act as a champion for recovery within the team and an ambassador of recovery. As a core member of the multi-disciplinary team, the Peer Support Practitioner will work alongside the clients on a 1 to 1 and/or group basis. "I feel more in control of my life - my peer has shown me never to give up hope" - service user feedback Main duties of the job Assist in providing a safe and caring environment. Establish a supportive and respectful relationship with service users. By role modelling and sharing lived experience, encourage service users hope for change and aspirations of life. Support service users to identify aspects of life that give meaning, hope, value and purpose whilst recognising that each individual's wellbeing is distinctive. Model a recovery process and demonstrate coping skills, empowering service users to actively participate in their own recovery. Assist and advise individuals in managing their own mental health on a day to day basis. Support individuals to identify and overcome any barriers which may impact their recovery. Develop a range of relevant skills including sharing own personal recovery experience in 1:1 or group sessions, to give hope and support service users in their recovery. Adopt a flexible and participative approach to innovation and change within the team. Be actively involved in the ongoing development of the peer workforce within the Trust, including the Peer Support Training Programme, peer service evaluations and peer support networks. Maintain confidentiality at all times in line with Trust policy and adhere to Trust and Statutory Health &amp; Safety requirements. Maintain and update training as required. With support from qualified members of staff where required, co-facilitate groups and participate in group discussion. Working for our organisation Come and work with us in the Garden of England where we combine exceptional professional development opportunities with a tremendous quality of life. We are Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT), providing mental health, learning disability and specialist services, serving 1.8 million people in Kent and Medway, as well as specialist services for adults in Sussex and Surrey. We are rated Good overall by the CQC. Each year we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 people in the community. We are proud to employ over 3,800 people from 66 nationalities, and to serve an increasingly diverse range of communities across rural and urban areas. You will be joining friendly, passionate colleagues, rich in their diversity, who are committed to providing excellent care to our service users and their loved ones. The nature of our work attracts kindness and compassion as standard and everyone from our cleaners and porters to the chief executive and chairman are recognised as playing a vital role in providing an exemplary service. Our strategy Our mission is what we set out to do every dayWe deliver brilliant care through brilliant people Our vision is where we want to be in the futureTo provide outstanding care and to work in partnership to deliver this in the right place, for every service user, every time. Check out our recruitment videos Recruitment - YouTube Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities of the role. Person specification Experience Essential criteria<ul><li>Lived experience of mental health problems and willing to positively share own life experiences</li> <li>Lived experience of mental health services.</li> <li>Have personal experience in "telling your story" or willingness to train.</li> <li>Knowledge of personal recovery and developed plans for managing own recovery.</li> </ul>Desirable criteria<ul><li>Experience of working or volunteering with people with mental health problems.</li> <li>Experience of using own history in a boundaried approach to support others in similar situations.</li> </ul>Qualifications Desirable criteria<ul><li>BTec/City &amp;Guilds/NVQ level 2 in health and social care OR equivalent experience</li> </ul>Knowledge Essential criteria<ul><li>Good written and verbal communication skills.</li> <li>Willingness to promote the concept of recovery in all work carried out.</li> <li>Knowledge of recovery focused ways of working and ability to demonstrate these in practice.</li> </ul>Desirable criteria<ul><li>Good IT skills, including Word, Outlook and the ability to use the RiO electronic records system, or be willing to undergo training.</li> </ul>Important Information: In cases where we receive a high volume of applications for a post, it may be necessary to bring the closing date forward. Please submit your completed application as early as possible to avoid disappointment. Due to the high volume of applications received, it is not possible to respond individually to your application. Should you not hear from us within six weeks of the vacancy closing, please assume that your application has not been successful. Probation Period. New employees external to the trust are subject to a six-month probationary period. To deliver an effective service it is essential in some of our roles that you are able to travel between work bases in a timely manner. Production of false or forged documents/qualifications in order to obtain employment is a criminal offence and will be reported to the Police. Disclosure and Barring Service Check. Certain roles are subject to criminal record checks called Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks. Therefore, you will be required to submit a completed Disclosure form to the Disclosure and Barring Service. Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust are signed up to NHS England's Sexual Safety in Health Care Organisational Charter The trust takes a systematic zero-tolerance approach to tackle any unwanted, i

Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust

Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust

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Peer Support Practitioner

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