Discharge from Hospital Service Team Member

About Gaddum

At Gaddum, we treat everyone as individuals. We really get to know those we help, understanding their world to offer a range of support that’s right for them. Our promise of tailored support is made possible by our breadth and depth of knowledge, through our unwavering commitment to the local people of Greater Manchester.

Our experience listening to generation after generation, for nearly 200 years, has taught us the importance of considering not just the individual but also the relationships around them. Our innovative approach means we can, not only build resilience, but identify further risks and offer preventive support now and in the future. At Gaddum, we believe that by supporting individuals, we ultimately help support entire communities.

Our aim is to empower and enhance the lives of people in Greater Manchester.

Outline of service:

Manchester Mind and Gaddum have come together to provide a new and innovative service which will support people leave mental health hospitals and return to the community with the support they need to recover.

As a team, we will be delivering psycho-social interventions, advocacy, housing and welfare rights advice, support to young people and peer support. All underpinned by listening and ensuring people feel heard – because we know that when people are listened to, they recover. The team will be working with colleagues within the mental health, primary care, inpatient and community sectors.

Job summary:

You will work with people prior to discharge from mental health hospital and then support the person get the care they need so they can recover in the community. We want to enable people to feel connected within their communities – to services, friends and family.

This role will work with a small but intensive caseload (max 15 cases) to focus on:

• Discharge: Supporting people when they’re ready to be discharged from inpatient mental health services to get back to the community and recover.

• Prevent re-admissions: Work with people post-discharge to ensure they continue to get the support they need to stay well.

• Repatriate: when people are sent to an out of area placement (OAPs) advocate to get them back to Greater Manchester so they can recover in their community.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• To provide support to people that are ready to be discharged from inpatient psychiatric care to return to the community with the services and resources they need to recover.

• To work with people post-discharge in the community to ensure they get what they need to stay well.

• To effectively and independently manage a small but intensive caseload (max 15 cases), being flexible to people’s needs and short term changes in schedule.

• To work in a person-centred, trauma informed and culturally appropriate way that enables people to effectively engage with our service

. • To use your knowledge of community care, policies, legislation and statutory services to get people the support they need to recover and stay well.

• Identify when people need referrals to secondary services and make appropriate referrals.

• Independently visit people in inpatient and community settings in Manchester and across Greater Manchester, adhering to lone working and risk management procedures.

• Occasionally visit people out of the Greater Manchester area who need to return to their community in Manchester (all travel expenses will be paid and travel time will be part of your working day).

• Build relationships with key professionals to achieve your client’s goals (e.g. inpatient staff, social care, CMHTs, community services etc...).