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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 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 currently recruiting for:

Reference: IESWJun19

INTENSIVE ENGAGEMENT SUPPORT WORKER

Hours: 37 Hours Per Week (including evenings and weekends)

Salary Range: £18,549 - £19,975 Per Annum

Location: Older Persons Mental Health, Portsmouth

Closing Date: Wed 10 Jul 2019 (Before 5.00pm)

Interview Date: TBC Jul 2019

The Senior Intensive Engagement Support Worker 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.

The role will support the reduction of admissions and readmissions 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 AND TO APPLY FOR THIS ROLE,

PLEASE SEE OUR 'CURRENT JOB VACANCIES' PAGE ON THE SOLENT MIND WEBSITE

CV’s will not be accepted nor do we accept applications from recruitment agencies

Posts may be subject to a relevant DBS check

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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