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Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the St Helens Community Learning Disability Team for a Community Learning Disability Support Worker to support the delivery of specialist health support which promotes the independence, community inclusion and positive reputation of people with learning disabilities.

The post holder will assist in the delivery of care plans and programmes by - implementing programmes and reporting outcomes, contributing to the recording of plans/programmes and providing therapeutic activity where agreed and appropriate.

Acting as a nominated worker for individual clients who have learning disabilities and may also display behaviours of concern including physical and verbal aggression, changes in mental health, complex physical health needs. Facilitate and support the development of appropriate personal care and independence with activities of daily living. Support self-help, communication and social skills acquisition

The service model is one of supporting people, whose behaviours challenge services, working closely with specialist practitioners and other health professionals to support this complex group of individuals to remain in their community setting and, where an appropriate admission has occurred, to be discharged promptly and safely in line with national Transforming Care strategy.

Main duties of the job

To promote and champion the rights of people with learning disabilities, working with the current service philosophy and values as detailed in Transforming Care for people with a learning disability

Support the delivery of specialist health support which promotes the independence, community inclusion and positive reputation of people with learning disabilities.

To assist the Enhanced intensive support part of the LD community team with care plans and programmes by :

Implementing programmes and reporting outcomes.

Contributing to the recording of plans and programmes.

Act as a nominated worker for individual clients who have learning disabilities and may also display behaviours of concern including physical and verbal aggression, changes in mental health, complex physical health needs

Facilitate & support the development of appropriate personal care

Facilitate & support self help, communication and social skills acquisition

Assist and promote independence with activities of daily living

Facilitate  recovery by assisting  participation in social, vocational, recreational and leisure activities 

Participate in the implementation of specific programmes of care or therapy to develop and enhance socially appropriate adaptive behaviours under the supervision of qualified staff

Demonstrate a range of communication skills & techniques to enable positive communication to take place with individuals who may have complex communication needs.

Working for our organisation

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.

At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We’re currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.

Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.