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Location:         Orchard House, 95-97 Holly Lane, Erdington, Birmingham B24 9JP

Hours:             Rotating Pattern of long day/night/weekend shifts and sleep-ins

Job Type:        Permanent

Working

Pattern:            Full-Time        

Options for Care provides mental health recovery services in Birmingham. We have two inpatient hospital units and one community recovery home. Our goal is to support service users to realise their potential, working with individuals to improve their quality of life, leading to a gradual progression through the recovery pathway to eventual discharge.

Options for Care are looking to recruit a Support Worker for our exciting unit at Orchard House.

Orchard House is a 8-bed mental health community recovery home for men. This is a support-worker-led, step-down unit for service users that require continued recovery work within a less restrictive setting, based in Erdington, Birmingham.

We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic Support Worker who has a genuine passion for working with people who have severe and enduring mental health diagnoses and are able to support our mission, vision and values.

Mission

· Realising Potential

Vision

· We offer best-practice interventions to enable personal recovery and wellbeing

Values

· The individual is at the heart of everything we do

· We inspire, stimulate and empower people to achieve and grow through compassionate, supportive and protective relationships

· We deliver and continuously evaluate high-quality service whilst respecting difference, promoting dignity and supporting the privacy of others

Principle responsibilities:

• We are looking for enthusiastic individuals with a genuine passion for working with people who have severe and enduring mental health diagnoses, providing compassionate care and promoting their independence.
• Service users are encouraged to develop their activity of daily living skills, focusing on budgeting, food preparation, nutrition, self-care, medication management and housekeeping.
• They are supported to include a balance of activities into their daily and weekly routines, ranging from their interests to more productive activities, in addition to establishing social links in the community.
• Our main aim is to assist the residents to meet their own goals, working towards increased independence.
• This service builds upon the recovery work already undertaken by individuals in hospital settings, providing support to residents in managing ongoing symptoms related to their mental and physical health and improving their overall quality of life.
• You will work as part of a team with the residents on their ongoing recovery and empower the residents to contribute to decisions affecting the unit.
• The successful candidate must have excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate effectively and document accurately following all interventions. To provide compassionate care, promoting independence of our residents who have severe and enduring mental health needs.
• To work as part of a team with the residents on their ongoing recovery.
• To empower residents to contribute to decisions affecting the unit.
• The post-holder must understand and implement the mission, vision and values of the organisation.

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Job Summary

Options for Care is looking to recruit an exceptional Healthcare Assistant passionate about working with individuals with severe and enduring mental health diagnoses.

Our two established hospitals, Montague Court and Dartmouth House, have successfully supported the needs of individuals with mental health diagnoses. We also have Orchard House, our recovery home, which provides a safe and supportive environment for individuals on their journey to mental health recovery. Furthermore, we have recently opened Stanford Court, a High-Dependency Unit. The successful candidate will be based at Montague Court.

Dartmouth House is a 16-bed male long-term complex care mental health inpatient unit based in Handsworth Wood, Birmingham.

Montague Court is an 18-bed male long-term complex care mental health inpatient unit based in Edgbaston, Birmingham.

Stanford Court is an 23-bed male mental health inpatient unit based in Highgate, Birmingham. This will consist of 19-bed enhanced care service and four self-contained recovery flats to enable assessment of daily living skills in preparation for discharge.

Orchard House is an 8-bed residential step-down service based in Erdington, Birmingham, which allows extension of the long-term complex care pathway.

Overview of main duties

As a vital member of the clinical team, you will be responsible for providing targeted interventions to inpatients with mental health conditions. Your duties will include offering advice, support, and compassionate care to service users in a multidisciplinary environment, as well as providing guidance to their caregivers. It is crucial that you adhere to the mission, vision, and values of Options for Care. Furthermore, you may need to work independently without direct supervision on occasion.

About us

Options for Care provides mental health recovery services in Birmingham. Our primary objective is to empower service users and help them realise their full potential through progressive improvements in their quality of life and a steady progression towards recovery, culminating in successful discharge. We are proud to share our unwavering commitment to our mission, vision, and values.

Mission

• Realising Potential

Vision

• We offer best-practice interventions to enable personal recovery and well-being.

Values

• The individual is at the heart of everything we do.
• We inspire, stimulate and empower people to achieve and grow through compassionate, supportive and protective relationships.
• We deliver and continuously evaluate high-quality service whilst respecting differences, promoting dignity and supporting the privacy of others.

At Options for Care, we understand the importance of delivering tailored and holistic support to our service users. Our dedicated team is committed to providing relationship-centred interventions that are grounded in evidence-based practices. We strongly believe that our approach helps individuals lead fulfilling lives and attain their personal objectives. To ensure that we consistently meet our service users' needs, we use recognised assessment tools to track outcomes and make adjustments as needed. Our goal is to empower our service users to live in the least restrictive setting feasible while maintaining their dignity and independence.

Job Description

The successful applicant will support the clinical team by delivering specific interventions to the inpatient population and provide advice, support and care for service users with mental health needs within a multidisciplinary setting. You will promote the physical health and well-being of service users through support and education and assist qualified staff in physical health monitoring, including monitoring of blood pressure, pulse, temperature, respiration, weight, and drug and alcohol screening (after appropriate training).

You will assist and assess individuals with Activities of Daily Living; including personal hygiene, dietary intake, budget management, and so on; with due regard to the principle of recovery as well as helping individuals to maintain independence from others by assessing and assisting in the development of daily living, domestic, communication and social skills. When necessary, accompanying/escorting service users as directed by senior staff. Observe the requirements of the Mental Health Act 1983, Children’s Act and Child Protection and Vulnerable Adult procedures.

Under the supervision of a qualified team member, you will implement and assist with the evaluation of individual plans of care and report and record the results of implemented plans of care in the appropriate and agreed format. You will assist senior staff in planning and delivering therapeutic and social activities for patients in the clinical area and be responsible for establishing therapeutic relationships with service users and implementing evidence-based therapeutic interventions under the guidance of the multidisciplinary team.

In order to apply for the post of Healthcare Assistant, the successful applicant must hold an NVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care and a Care Certificate. Must have experience working within mental health services or similar care experience. You must have the correct Right to Work in the UK on a full-time basis.

In return, at Options for Care, we recognise the immense value of our team members. Our staff is the foundation of our success, and we appreciate their exceptional dedication to our clients. We prioritise employee development and are committed to supporting our staff in every stage of their career journey. Our workplace is warm and welcoming, with necessary assistance and supervision to ensure a positive work environment.

We are passionate about creating a positive work environment that fosters growth, development, and well-being. Join us at Options for Care and be part of a team that is dedicated to your success!

If you are interested in applying for the role or wish to have an informal discussion, please email hr@optionsforcare.net 

Job Summary

Options for Care is looking to recruit an exceptional Mental Health Nurse passionate about working with individuals with severe and enduring mental health diagnoses, working 157.5 hours every 4 weeks in our high dependency unit. You will need to be flexible to work days, nights, weekends and bank holidays. You will be collaboratively working alongside a full multi disciplinary team including external stakeholders.

The individual will assist in the assessment, planning implementation and evaluation of the care of our service, working in a multi disciplinary setting. You will be assisting in supporting service users to engage in social/therapeutic activities, promotion of effective relationships which respect and address spirituality, diversity and equality in accordance with our organisations mission, values, vision and legislation.

Main duties and responsibilities

· Provide person-centred care to individuals seeking support on their journey towards community integration

· To empower service users and help them realise their full potential through progressive improvements in their quality of life and a steady progression towards recovery, culminating in successful discharge.

· Your role will involve providing quality, evidence-based nursing advice, support, and care to individuals with complex, severe, and enduring mental health needs, in a multidisciplinary setting.

· Establishing, therapeutic relationships with service users and implement evidence-based interventions.

· Providing leadership to the ward by taking turns to be the nurse in charge and promoting effective team working

· Formulating and reviewing of care plans, risk assessments and relevant assessments

· Representing the nursing team in multi disciplinary meetings

· Promoting an inclusive and positive culture aligned with the company values and policies

· Participate in audits, care reviews and identify areas for quality improvements

· Ensuring duties of safeguarding are upheld at all times.

What we’d like from you

· You must be a Registered Mental Health Nurse, registered with the UK Nursing and Midwifery Council or in the process of achieving your registration.

· A positive attitude and passion for high quality care and support

· You should possess a working knowledge of the Mental Health Act 1983 and the changes brought about by the Mental Health Act 2007 and the Mental Capacity Act 2005.

· Additionally, you should have a clear understanding of your responsibilities under the Care Programme Approach, Clinical Governance, and Child Protection Legislation.

· Effective communication.

· Willingness to learn.

What we’d like to give you

· Generous enhancements for night and weekend work

· ‘Recommend a friend’ payments of up to £500 payable on successful completion of applicants’ probationary period

· Employee of the month - winners get entered in to employee of the quarter draw with a chance to win vouchers

· Funded DBS

· Funded corporate health cash plan providing cash back for day-to-day healthcare costs such as dental, optical and health screening

· Comprehensive and ongoing professional training and development supported by Options for Care Learning and Development Co-ordinator

· Structured clinical supervision/reflective practice

· Positive working environment

· Full and supportive multi-disciplinary team

· Birthday leave after one years service

· Annual pay reviews