Support Worker - Mental Health Support Team
Cornwall Partnership Foundation NHS Trust
Support Worker - Mental Health Support Team
£24336
Cornwall Partnership Foundation NHS Trust, Herodsfoot, Cornwall
- Full time
- Temporary
- Onsite working
Posted 2 weeks ago, 2 May | Get your application in now before you miss out!
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: 9fda876951b347db8a2060a8eae2bdcc
Full Job Description
The Mental Health Support Team is an early intervention service designed to support Cornwall's primary schools in their efforts to support Children's Mental Health., Support workers will work closely with our qualified staff to deliver specific targeted intervention to schools. A significant amount of group work practice is envisaged and full support and training will be given to enable workers to deliver a selected range of psychoeducational or supportive interventions. Initially this work will be jointly delivered but over time the support worker will feel equipped to deliver these interventions independently.
Regular supervision will be offered as will opportunities for involvement in project work and resource development
A driver with access to a vehicle is required and whilst travel costs from a nominated base will be covered a reasonable amount of travel to access schools across the full East region is envisaged. Cornwall MHST is offered to Primary Schools and an interest and skills in working with this age group is highly valued.
We're an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people's physical and mental health.We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.
We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.
Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.
We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases.Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.
Approximately 568,000 people live here. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increases the numbers of people who use our services.