Care Officer

The job itself

The outcome of the council's Total Pay and Reward review means the full-time salary for this position from 1 st April 2024 will be £27,799 to £28,282. The salary will be pro rata for part time and term time vacancies.

Would you like to be part of a developing, forward looking Adult Community Mental Health service, currently delivered in partnership with our NHS mental health provider partner? We are seeking to recruit the right candidate to bring their skills, experience and enthusiasm to our team, contribute to developing the social care role in the field of mental health work, to be an integral part of the Adult Services team whilst working closely with colleagues in partner agencies.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a part time Care Officer to join Haltemprice Community Mental Health Team, which provides support to people experiencing complex mental health difficulties, who live in the community and who require secondary level support and intervention. If you feel able to take on the challenge, have the skills, knowledge, experience, and enthusiasm, then we would really like to hear from you.

The role will involve joint working with other services within the Council (such as Adult Community Wellbeing and Safeguarding teams) and the NHS Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust. It will involve working with other partner organisations, both statutory/voluntary and working with families/significant others to provide a high quality, professional service to people experiencing significant mental health issues. The role will include assessing, and reviewing a person's needs in terms of support, advice, and care. The post holder will be part of a multi-disciplinary team working alongside a range of other professionals.

The post requires someone who is driven and passionate about upholding people's rights and utilises current policy and legislation to promote positive outcomes. You will be required to undertake Adult Community Support Assessments and Carers Assessments as per the Care Act 2014, as well as providing individual support, acting as care co-ordinator for people accessing the service, and managing your own caseload. This will include undertaking duties in line with the Mental Health Act 1983, such as planning 117 aftercare and being involved with service users who may be subject to Community Treatment Orders or Guardianship for example.

Other duties will involve acting as Duty officer, providing crisis support/intervention, risk assessment/management and formulating and reviewing packages of support and care in line with Local Authority procedures and the Care Programme Approach. You will be required to store and retrieve electronic data on the adult recording system (Azeus Care) and the NHS Lorenzo system. You will also be expected to contribute to and develop the service in line with national and local drivers.

The team provides support to people living in the East Riding area and therefore access to transport to carry out your role is crucial.