Job summary
- Main area
- Link Worker
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 222-LS-OPMHS-185
- Employer
- West London NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Hounslow SOAMHS
- Town
- Isleworth
- Salary
- £31,081 - £33,665 per annum inclusive of 15% HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 03/11/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 11/11/2024
Employer heading
Link Worker
Band 4
West London NHS Trust provides a full range of mental health, community and physical healthcare services for children, adults and older people living in the London boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow.
We also provide some specialist services that are commissioned regionally, such as our medium secure services; and nationally, such as the Cassel Hospital for people with complex and severe personality disorder and our high secure services at Broadmoor Hospital.
Job overview
Exciting opportunities have arisen following a review of provision of mental health services for older people at West London NHS Trust. We are in the fortunate position of transforming and expanding our service to meet the needs of older people with mental health needs.
We are looking for a Link Worker (band 4), to join our Older People’s Mental Health (OPMHS) team in Hounslow. If you are interested to join a team of enthusiastic and committed professionals in delivering the NHS Long Term Plan for Older Adults Mental Health services (2019), this will be an ideal role for you.
We want to hear from you if you are dedicated, flexible, forward thinking with clinical skills and desire to work with older people with mental health difficulties and physical healthcare issues.
This post is ideal for a Link Worker who wants to work with older people in the community who have mental health difficulties. We ensure as an employer that the required support you will be part of a new team and as such will be at the forefront of this pioneering work.
Main duties of the job
The Link Worker will be based in Hounslow and they will be undertaking home visits, meetings at the team base and other community sites.
The Link Worker will work under the supervision higher banded nurse. The Link Worker will carry a defined caseload of patients.
They will utilise their clinical knowledge and skills in the assessment and care of Older Adults with functional mental health problems in the community. They will work within a multi-disciplinary team to undertake the facilitation of groups and individual therapeutic activities.
The Link Worker is expected to contribute to departmental and Trust improvement projects.
The candidate applying for this role should not require visa sponsorship now or in the future.
Working for our organisation
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.
Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ over 5,000 staff, of whom 59% are BME. Our turnover for 2024-25 is over £500m.
The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’.
The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Proven evidence of an acceptable level of education/qualification (e.g. CSE, GCSE, O Level) OR A relevant vocational qualification or proven ‘craft’ skills to a minimum NVQ Level 3 or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Proven working towards a vocational qualification or equivalent. Proven management training or qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Proven experience in a health care setting or relevant work experience. Experience working with Older People with Physical and Mental Health Needs
Desirable criteria
- Proven experience in a health care setting or relevant work experience. Experience working with Older People with Physical and Mental Health Needs services
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate a proven record or an interest in continuing personal and professional development. Willing to undertake further training as required
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge about the role in the care of older people
Skills
Essential criteria
- Good communications skills both written and verbal. Able to demonstrate interests/hobbies and crafts. Basic IT skills. Proven team player with a flexible approach. Able to develop and maintain professional boundaries. Able to form good working relationships in a multi-disciplinary setting. Ability to impart knowledge to others, supervise and direct work of others. Demonstrate the importance of cultural and other differences in working with people in a safe and sensitive manner.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of team building. Demonstrate motivation through own personal interest. A sound knowledge of current mental health legislation.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Maxine Powell
- Job title
- Hounslow SOAMHS Team Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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