Job Title: Support Worker
Agency: Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Location: Chelmsford, Essex, United Kingdom
Salary/Rate: 27,485 – £ 30,162 / Year

Job Summary

An exciting opportunity to join the team and become part of the Mid Essex Dementia and Frailty Pathway. This position is a developmental role in a band 4, and you will be required to complete the Care Certificate and have the relevant Maths and English within 12 months to move onto the apprenticeship.

The Mid Dementia and Frailty Pathway provides a comprehensive assessment, diagnosis, and treatment supporting patients of any age with dementia as well as older adults, who have functional mental health needs with an associated age-related frailty. You will work as part of the multi-disciplinary team supporting patients with SMI / a secondary care mental health need/ dementia and frailty.

In addition, the post holder will support the clinical manager with some admin tasks, therefore will need to be literate in IT/ computer skills.

The role is Monday-Friday, 5 days a week, 9-5, and it is essential that you can drive and have access to a car, as you will be working across Mid Essex

You will be expected to work collaboratively with key partner organisations, service users, carers, clinicians, and other practitioners within the multi-disciplinary team in delivering services.

Please note this is a community position, and it is essential criteria for the applicant has a valid UK driving licence, and able to drive, and has access to a car for work purposes.

Main duties of the job

• The post holder will work as part of the multidisciplinary team.
• The post holder will contribute to the assessment of both physical and mental health needs. Focusing on the well-being of those with serious mental illness, and demonstrating an understanding of the relationship between physical and mental well-being
• To work with other agencies to deliver a systems approach in ensuring patients’ mental and physical health and wellbeing needs are met.
• The post holder will undertake annual physical health checks of patients who have been identified as having severe mental illness. They will take and record their blood pressure, pulse, weight, BMI, and venepuncture for required blood tests.
• The post holder will arrange physical health assessments with the service user, both at home, in clinics, and at GP surgeries, taking a proactive approach to engaging patients with SMI in the importance of annual physical health reviews.
• To provide information on health promotion, including healthy eating, sport and exercise, and smoking cessation
• To work with patients and relevant staff to develop care plans and complete the electronic physical health assessment form on the electronic health record, ensuring the information is shared with patients and GPs.
• To promote positive mental and physical health to patients, carers, families, and staff

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