# Bank, Band 4, Support Worker, Watford

**Company**: Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
**Location**: Watford
**Experience**: mid
**Salary**: £27,485 a year per annum pro rata
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

We are seeking an experienced Support Worker at Band 4 to work via a Bank Contract, based in Watford for our Community Adult Mental Health Team.

The role involves delivering practical and emotional support in a holistic manner, assisting with the assessment of needs and the provision of social care services.

Key responsibilities include:

- Providing support, dedicated time, and encouragement to service users, promoting their recovery and helping them maintain meaningful roles within the wider community

- Working closely with the FACT Clinical Lead to implement recovery-focused care plans for an allocated caseload of service users

- Assisting in developing plans that provide practical support to service users and their carers, helping to maintain dignity, independence, and an improved quality of life

- Maintaining accurate records as required by existing procedures

- Reporting regularly to care co-ordinators and appropriate key workers

The successful candidate will have:

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

- Basic written communication skills

- Ability to create innovative solutions to help empower service users

- Ability to provide practical support with daily living activities

- Three years experience of providing mental health services from within a team setting

- Car driving license (unless exempt due to disability)

We offer a range of benefits, including a competitive salary of £27,485 per annum pro rata, flexible working, and a highly compassionate, values-driven culture.

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.

## Skills

### Required
- mental health support
- practical support
- communication skills
- car driving

### Nice to have
- venepuncture training

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