New vacancy: SMI Outreach Worker
Post: SMI Outreach Worker
Hours: 18.5 hours per week
Location: Home based or Hexham site
Accountable to: Project Lead and Director
Rate of Pay: £23635.36 per annum pro rata £11,817.68
Contract: Initial 12 month contract
This role is to support people with severe mental illness (SMI) to enable them to engage with primary care services and other initiatives which improve their physical wellbeing.
The SMI Outreach Worker will reach out to people on the SMI register of the Primary Care Network to bridge the gap and provide support which helps them to engage with physical health checks and follow-up interventions. The Outreach Worker will also encourage clients to develop more skills and knowledge around healthy lifestyles.
The role includes working with people of all ages including those with learning disabilities, people with mental health needs, people with physical and sensory impairment and older people.
- To liaise with primary care to identify people on their SMI register who are not already engaged with regular physical Health Checks and screening.
- To pro-actively reach out to people with SMI and offer support to access primary care services for physical Health Checks, vaccinations and follow up support.
- To support individuals with SMI in their recovery by gaining information about what interventions/activities they would find useful.
- To actively navigate, broker and signpost the person to other interventions /activities identified, providing the right amount of support to enable them to engage with these services.
- To provide interventions to help people manage their overall wellbeing to enable them to focus on and follow through on actions to achieve their desired results.
- Develop knowledge of the local care pathways to meet clients’ needs.
- To review client progress and outcomes.
- Manage caseload, documentation and time effectively, ensuring up to date and clear record keeping is in line with organisational policies.
- Make best use of supervision, training and staff development.
Full details of this role can be found in the job description and person specification below.
To apply, please complete the application form and GDPR consent form and return by 12pm on Monday 7 October.
Interviews will take place on the morning of Tuesday 15 October.
SMI Outreach Worker job description and person specification
SMI Outreach Service Background
SMI Outreach Worker application form
