A delegation of mental health professionals from Greece will be visiting Nottingham next week to find out more about employment support available to people using local mental health services.
The seven visitors will be spending four days with Nottinghamshire Healthcare learning about what is offered within the Trust and also by its partner organisations. They will hear the perspectives of staff, service users and their carers.
The delegates will learn about the support offered to people using mental health services to help them gain and sustain employment. This includes the use of Individual Placement Support which helps an individual to find paid work and support them to sustain that employment by integrating with clinical teams involved and where appropriate, the employer.
Information will also be provided about the Recovery ethos which runs throughout all services across the Trust and the Recovery Pack which is a handy resource for people to use to chart their ongoing recovery; what helps them to feel better and what can be a barrier to that. A big part of recovery for many individuals is for them to have a sense of purpose and meaningful work.
Steve Behan, Occupational Therapist from the Trust’s Vocational Services said: “We are delighted that colleagues from Europe wish to learn from what we offer in the Trust and that we can share examples of best practice with them.”
The visitors all work in the psychiatric section of Evaggelismos Hospital, the biggest public hospital in Greece and include a psychiatrist, social worker, psychologist and four psychiatric nurses.
The visit has been financed via an EU funding stream following a successful bid by the delegates.
