Employment Opportunities

Community Mental Health Key Worker

37.5 hours per week, worked flexibly to meet the needs of the Service Users

Salary: £30,606 – £31,155 pa inclusive; access to pension scheme

Introduction

An exciting vacancy has arisen in Islington Mind for an opportunity to work within the Islington Core community mental health multidisciplinary/multiagency team, that integrates services across Health, Social Care and the Voluntary & Community Sector.

This is a partnership project being delivered by Age UK Islington and Islington Mind with the Camden and Islington Trust. Age UK Islington and Islington Mind are both independent charities, Age UK Islington provides a range of one-to-one personalised support and Islington Mind offer a range of structured and open access mental health interventions including peer led bespoke projects.

Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health and social care services, principally in the boroughs of Camden and Islington. The Islington Core Team has been developed based on the principles of the Community Mental Health Framework (CMHF). The Core Team’s vision is to provide integrated and person-centred care and to work together in partnership with primary care, the Voluntary & Community Sector (VCS), social care, communities, service users and their carers and families to support and improve mental and physical health for the whole population through a combination of prevention, supporting people to stay well and responsiveness to changes in need.

About the role

We are looking for a key worker who can:

• Improve service user experience and outcomes
• Ensure people with mental health issues have improved access to mental health support
• Provide care and support that is holistic and person-centred, truly orientated towards the promotion and maximisation of individuals’ health, wellbeing and independence
• Reduce health inequalities often faced by people with mental health issues
• Integrate the community service approach across secondary mental health services, the VCS, primary care, social care, community assets as well as other physical healthcare provision.

Key skills

You will be able to build effective relationships with people affected by mental health issues, be flexible in your method of support, ensure that a personalised approach is maintained. Be able to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, develop partnerships with key organisations and play a key role in a test and learn approach to community mental health services.

About you

You will have previous experience of working in similar role or related setting and in working in a person-centred way.

You will have responsibility for managing a caseload, triaging referrals, case work management, connecting people to specialist services or community services to promote independent healthy living.

The role involves working with people who present with complex needs so you will need good listening and communication skills.

You will have excellent IT and organisational skills, be able to adapt to changing demands and priorities, be solution focussed, decisive whilst remaining service focussed. For more information see the full job description and person specification.

To apply

Please complete the application form, stating how you meet the requirements for this position by addressing the Person Specification

Send completed applications to: ossi.ron@islingtonmind.org.uk

Closing date: 5:00pm on Monday 5 August 2024

Interviews will be held on Thursday 8 August 2024

This role is subject to an Enhanced DBS check with Adult and Child Barring.
Age UK Islington and Islington Mind recognise the positive value of diversity, promotes equality and challenges discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.