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Job summary

Main area
Community Mental Health
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 4
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
  • Job share
  • Flexible working
37.5 hours per week (Mon - Fri 9am - 5pm)
Job ref
444-6227081-CG
Employer
Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
swanswell point
Town
Coventry
Salary
£25,147 - £27,596 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
Today at 23:59

Employer heading

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust logo

Community Mental Health Keyworker - Band 4

NHS AfC: Band 4

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust provides a full range of expanding physical, mental health and learning disability services to children, young adults, adults and older adults over many sites across Coventry, Warwickshire and Solihull.

Services are provided to a population of over one million people living in Coventry and Warwickshire and also a wider geographical area in some of our specialist services

We recognise the benefits of flexible working and support applications wherever possible. If you would like to work flexibly please ask the recruiting manager for more information.’

Armed Forces Community welcome to apply.

PLEASE NOTE that this vacancy can be closed as soon as sufficient applications are received. Staff at risk within the Trust will be given priority.

Please check your emails, including junk and spam folders, regularly throughout the process of your application for any notifications from the Recruitment Team.   If you have any queries regarding your application please phone the Partnership Trust Recruitment Department.

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Job overview

We are developing new keyworker roles in our Community Mental Health Teams. These roles involve working with people with mental health related needs in our community, and being a pivotal part of our new community mental health teams.  Being a keyworker involves building positive relationships with the people on your caseload, developing co-produced care plans, being their main point of contact, and working with a range of mental health professionals and voluntary services to meet needs effectively. This is a truly rewarding role and will give you the opportunity to make a significant difference to those the team support.

We are looking for Keyworkers who are passionate about making a difference to the lives of people who have a variety of mental health conditions.    You will form part of a multi-agency multidisciplinary team to include Nursing, Social Work, OT, support work, Psychology and Psychiatry and voluntary sector staff (This list is not exhaustive)

 This is a truly exciting time in which the Community Mental Health Transformation Programme will change what we do and how we deliver community mental health services.  

Based in Coventry -

Main duties of the job

You will work closely with clinical leads, managers and colleagues to develop the service and manage a caseload of people.  You will help develop treatment pathways, processes and structures as well as building effective multiagency links to ensure that we meet the diverse needs of the people we see.

You will complete outcome measures to show progress made and identify areas of needs.  You will ensure that the needs of the people you see are met and that will involve drawing in other staff in support of this. 

For more information on this role please see the attached support information. This will give you a better overview of the job role and requirements.  

 

Working for our organisation

At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.

We put ‘people at our heart’; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.

These include:

  • generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
  • excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
  • salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
  • discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
  • wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
  • staff networks and support groups

We’re always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The attached job description will not be the final job description however the duties and role will remain largely the same.

It is essential that candidates have experience of working within community mental health or with people with mental health needs. You must have either significant relevant experience and /  or a relevant qualification such as a psychology degree, assistant practitioner foundation degree  / mental health degree etc. Evidence of this must be presented.

The job description is awaiting sign off, therefore is in draft form.

Please note:  It is mandatory requirement for all newly appointed staff to be registered with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Update Service for adults and children.

For more information on this role please see the attached support information. This will give you a better overview of the job role and requirements.  

Visits or questions are welcomed

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Foundation degree in Health or Health and Social Care or psychology including Assistant practitioner or currently undertaking the course, Or equivalent skills and knowledge developed in practice

Knowledge and skills

Essential criteria
  • Good written communications
  • Knowledge and experience of person centred approaches to care

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience in Community mental health care
  • Experience of working effectively to support people in distressed states including either significant mental health needs, challenging behaviour or offending behaviour

Other

Essential criteria
  • Must have full driving licence and access to a motor vehicle for business use

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveInvestors in People: GoldImproving working livesMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.

Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Kyle Hodges
Job title
manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07771975328
Additional information

Kyle Hodges - CMHT Coventry - 02476 961 242

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