# Bank, Band 4, Support Worker, Watford - SW1535 & SW-1536

**Company**: Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
**Location**: Watford
**Salary**: £27485.00
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

We are currently seeking an experienced Support Worker at Band 4 to work via a Bank Contract, based in Watford for our Community Adult Mental Health Team. You will be joining our Temporary Staffing Team within HPFT - Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust.

The post holder will contribute to assessment of social, physical and mental health needs. Focusing on the physical health and wellbeing of our service users with mental health needs and understanding the relationship between social, physical needs and mental wellbeing.

The main duties of the job include:

- Carrying out venepuncture for requested blood tests and partaking in the physiological assessment of service users who have been identified as having severe mental illness.

- Taking and recording physical health checks including blood pressure, pulse, weight and BMI.

- Conducting social assessments with service users either in the clinic or in their own homes, including connected lives assessment and carers assessments.

- Assessing service users holistically, including lifestyles, exercise and activities, eating and drinking, smoking, alcohol and drug use, and giving advice on healthy lifestyles.

- Working with clinicians to assess and update risk information for service users.

The ideal candidate will have:

- NVQ level 3 qualification or mental health certificate level 3 or agreement to undertake such training as soon as resources permit.

- Significant experience of providing mental health or health and social care services from within a team setting.

- Basic written communication skills.

- Ability to create innovative solutions to help empower service users.

- Ability to provide practical support with daily living activities.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

The salary for this role is £27,485 a year pro rata.

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## Skills

### Required
- venepuncture
- physiological assessment
- social assessments
- holistic assessment
- risk assessment
- basic written communication

### Nice to have
- venepuncture training

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