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Intensive Engagement Support Worker
solent mind

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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