Cavendish Ward is a male, 20 bedded Later Life ward based at Wythenshawe Hospital in South Manchester caring for patients with Functional and Organic Illnesses. Our patients have complex needs, and we are determined to provide the most holistic care we can for our patients, and to hopefully make their experience a more enjoyable one. If so we are looking for highly motivated, experienced support workers, with a passion for working with Older Adults with Mental Health issues. As the ideal candidate for this post, you would be a committed and highly competent worker who is looking for a new challenge and seeking an opportunity to make a real difference to patients and carers. You must have excellent communication skills and the ability to work under pressure on a busy, inpatient ward. As a later life ward, we have a keen interest in physical health, and so the successful candidate would need to be enthusiastic and experienced. They would need to be a good role model and have strong leadership skills and be focused in how to further assist the team to develop. The post holder will provide Support, give Time to an allocated group of service users and promote their Recovery. To assist the Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) in the care planning process. To be able to engage with service users in a positive and professional manner. The post will fulfil a key role in implementing discharge plans, as well as planning safe and therapeutic activities in the community aimed at promoting social inclusion post discharge To work as a key member of the inpatient team, which provides mental health services to the patient group and their families. To be able to respond to service needs and support the team and service users, supporting them to work collaboratively in their treatment, recovery and discharge planning. The Support Time and Recovery workers work closely with the Nursing Team, Social Work and Occupational Therapy team to plan and co-ordinate a programme of therapeutic activities both on and off the ward. You will involve other staff and service users in facilitating and co-facilitating these activities in accordance with best practice. The successful applicants must be excellent communicators and motivators, know how to use time effectively, be empathetic, compassionate. The applicants must be use their own initiative and work creatively to engage with others. Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over6,400members of staff, who deliver services from more than160locations. We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond. Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options. Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity. Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users. Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification Your responsibilities as an STR Worker include the promotion of recovery, helping service users to engage with their care plan, and providing support with daily living so that service users’ needs are met, including supporting tasks for discharge. As an STR Worker you will be required to maintain up-to-date and accurate records, and to work within a context where issues of confidentiality and risk management are paramount. Experience of working with people with mental health problems is essential. Working hours are predominantly Monday- Friday, 8.30- 5pm, though there may be the occasional need to work weekends and bank holidays with prior agreement. We are aspiring to ensure our workforce is representative of the diverse communities that we serve, and we are strongly committed to removing barriers to employment for candidates from under-represented groups, for example BAME, Disabled and LGBT+ communities. If you would like to have an informal chat about the recruitment process for this role or would value some additional support, we’d love to hear from you. Please contact Denise Gleave, Recruitment & Retention Advisor 0161 358 1448 or emaildenise.gleave@gmmh.nhs.uk Staff benefits • Pay Enhancements – 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays. • 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years • Excellent pension • Cycle to work scheme • Salary sacrifice car scheme • Wellbeing programme • Blue Light Card Discounts This advert closes on Tuesday 30 Apr 2024