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Real-life story - Kelli Rush | Health Careers
I attend twice weekly meetings to consider the red, amber or green risk rating for the people we work with, in addition to weekly multidisciplinary team meetings. My manager refers people to me to work with and I meet them at our team base, in their own homes or in peer support groups.
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Occupational therapy support worker - Health Careers
OT support workers may help people to use aids and equipment, including assistive technology. Assistive technology helps profoundly disabled people communicate, use IT, get about and control household services and equipment (lights, TV, etc). OT support workers may also be known as Apprenticeships logo OT assistants rehabilitation assistants
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Real-life story - Jacqueline Howell | Health Careers
I initially joined a charity called VoiceAbility as a peer support worker who helped me complete the Mental Health Peer Coach Training programme. I also volunteered at a mental health hospital as a response volunteer for the NHS, where I further developed my skills and knowledge in mental health.
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Support, time and recovery worker - Health Careers
A support, time and recovery (STR) worker helps adults and young people with mental health problems or a learning disability. By offering practical support and advice, they are improving people's lives across the local community.
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Peer support worker - Compare roles in health | Health Careers
Peer support workers are people who use their lived experience of mental health problems to support others. A national training programme is being developed which will be delivered by people with lived experience, with support from the NHS, to help individuals develop the skills they need to be a peer support worker.
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Social prescribing link worker - Health Careers
You’ll work with them to create personalised support plans that gives them control over their health and wellbeing. Your role will then be to connect them with local community and voluntary groups offering a range of activities and services.
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Healthcare support worker | Health Careers
Healthcare support workers work across a variety of settings, from mental health to children’s services. The choice is yours. As a healthcare support worker, you’ll work under the supervision of a healthcare professional, supporting them and helping patients on their journey back to full health.
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Peer support worker - Health Careers
Peer support worker (sometimes called peer worker) is a new role being developed as part of the Government's commitment to increasing mental health and wellbeing support. You’ll work with a range of people living with mental health problems, either in hospital or in the community.
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Roles as a healthcare support worker | Health Careers
As a healthcare support worker, you’ll be at the very heart of everything we do. There are more than 30 roles and in each you’ll work with a multidisciplinary team supporting doctors, nurses and specialists, as you help patients on their journey back to health.
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Real-life story - Jason Grant-Rowles | Health Careers
As for tips, if you like working with people, want to make a real difference, and have lived experience of mental health, I would say that you should become a peer support worker. You can really see how you can improve people’s lives in what you do.
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