Jobs at Avon in France

Are you interested in supporting service users with complex mental health needs? If so, this may be the post for you. We have an exciting opportunity for a full‑time permanent position within the team. The North Somerset Recovery Team is based at the Coast Resource Centre in Weston‑Super‑Mare; just 5 minutes from junction 21 of the M5. We are a friendly and dynamic team who work with people with complex mental health needs covering a wide variety of diagnoses. As a Recovery Mental Health Keyworker, you will be working alongside the wider Multidisciplinary team and holding an independent caseload as needed. You will work closely with families and carers, and team members to deliver specific interventions in line with the Community Mental Health Framework, as well as providing practical support around well‑being, housing, benefits and social inclusion work. You will also be expected to facilitate groups and be part of the duty rota for the team.

• Supporting a service user to manage their finances or housing needs.
• Writing formally to a GP or others directly involved in the care of a service user.
• Empowering a service user to manage their treatment and general health.
• Promote and value the rights, responsibilities and diversity of people.
• Promote and maintain effective communication with people to build and sustain positive working relationships with individuals, families, friends and carers, team members and other agencies.
• Contribute to the planning, implementation and review of care, support and treatment, including implementing specific parts of an individual support plan on behalf of different care professionals.
• Promote continuity of care by maintaining regular contact with service users during episodes of inpatient treatment, liaising closely with the ward/hospital and helping to facilitate early discharge.
• Maintain accurate, confidential records of patient activity, writing reports and letters.
• Enable people to understand and manage their mental health needs in line with their support plan and relapse prevention strategies.
• Support individuals in developing and maintaining their identity and personal relationships, including sometimes difficult or potentially difficult relationships.
• Enabling people to explore a range of behavioural responses and to develop coping strategies in liaison with appropriate specialist teams.
• Enable people with mental health needs to undertake their own health care, in accordance with their support plan.
• Contribute to the protection of individuals from abuse and harm in line with local policies and procedures.
• Develop own knowledge and practice, making use of supervision and available learning opportunities.
• Promote, monitor and maintain health, safety and security in the workplace.

Following personal development planning and targeted training, the competent practitioner will be in a position to work more autonomously in supporting service users. You will have developed a broad underpinning knowledge of psychosis and other mental health diagnoses including depression, anxiety, mood disorders and emotional dysregulation including trauma issues, and have the ability to evaluate information and communicate effectively with a range of professionals.

Policies and Procedures

Trust employees are expected to follow Trust policies, procedures and guidance as well as professional standards and guidelines. Copies of Trust policies can be accessed via the staff intranet (Ourspace) or from your manager. In particular, attention is drawn to the Trust’s arrangements in relation to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults as well as infection prevention and control. All employees are expected to be familiar with the Trust’s approach to risk management, take a risk management approach to their own work and take responsibility for the management of the risks they own.

Working for our organisation

We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust): a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community‑based mental health care. We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B & NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset. Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person‑centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care. AWP is committed to support and create a positive research and evidence‑based environment and culture, which can have a beneficial impact on everyone who works for the organisation and the care we provide to those who use our services. At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.