- Salary £18,549 - £19,975 pro rata per annum - part time 15 hours per week
- Location Portsmouth, Hampshire, South East (On-site)
- Job Type Permanent
- Category Social Care/Development , Support Worker
- Sectors Mental Health
- Job Reference : IESWnov18
Job Description
Do you want to work for an established and respected local mental health charity?
Solent Mind is the leading mental health charity across Hampshire providing a range of high quality services to improve people’s mental wellbeing and to promote choice and rights to everyone who needs our support. Our services operate in various locations throughout the Hampshire area.
Portsmouth Integrated Commissioning Unit has commissioned Solent Mind (Lead Provider) together with Rowans Hospice and SCA Group to deliver a service to meet the needs of people with dementia and their carers in Portsmouth. The service supports people from diagnosis to end of life.
We are recruiting for an Intensive Engagement Support Worker
Part time 15 hours per week, including evenings and weekends on a rota basis
£18,549 - £19,975 pro rata per annum, Based in Portsmouth
As an Intensive Engagement Support Worker you will work with key stakeholders, and in particular the Dementia Specialist Nurse, to enable people to maximise their potential and quality of life and live as independently as possible for as long as possible.
You will support the reduction of admissions and re-admissions into acute care (i.e. hospital) from the community, preventing escalation of need or deterioration in health and reducing the level of reliance on, or size of packages of care.
For more information on this role please go to the job vacancy page on the Solent Mind website
Closing date for completed applications is: Before 5.00pm Friday 14 December 2018
Interview date to be confirmed
CVs will not be accepted
We do not accept applications from recruitment agencies
Solent Mind welcomes applications from all the communities in which we work.
Appointments are made on merit.
Charity registered number 1081116
Registered with Limited Liability in England and Wales No: 4004500
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