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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.
Candidate Information Pack - final version - digital (canva.com)
Trosolwg o'r swydd
We have an exciting opportunity for a Mental Health Band 4 Clinical Support Assistant to join the Community Mental Health Team, in South Warwickshire & Coventry, working with a mixture of patients with psychotic and non-psychotic presentations.
We are one team that has several bases in South Warwickshire and one in Coventry. All clinical work is carried out in both bases and in patient’s own homes.
This role is varied and will incorporate the triage of patients accessing secondary care mental health services, delivery of Mental Health psycho education.
Additional to the triage role where the post holder will have support and supervision from senior clinical colleagues, the post holder will have responsibility for a defined caseload of clients under indirect supervision. They will provide treatment to service users using a range of evidence-based interventions.
Our teams place a huge emphasis on training and ongoing supervision both in a group setting and individual basis.
Applicants should be thorough, boundaried and confident practitioners with a good understanding of Mental Health presentations. Above all, the essential qualities we are looking for are warmth, compassion, empathy and the ability to be relatable. Having access to and the use of a vehicle for attending appointments in the community is essential.
Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd
Community Mental health teams are a service arranged around individual needs. This post sits within the new Community Mental Health Teams Which includes working with a range of conditions. This includes people with Psychosis, emotion regulation difficulties, mood disorders, anxiety, depression, OCD symptoms, and eating disorders which do not meet the threshold for the eating disorder service.
The teams have invested in considerable staff training and development over the years to develop staff skills with working with the patient group. Working within an established team, you’ll be working alongside qualified staff to help triage patients accessing the service and to deliver psychological interventions to our patients. This will include psycho education including anxiety management and some emotional regulation skills. You will be given full training on these. You will also support the qualified staff with conducting assessments and reviews completing the paperwork for these with the guidance and supervision of the qualified professional. As a successful candidate you will have the opportunity to build your skills and confidence. You will be working as part of a multi-disciplinary team, using evidence-based approaches and time limited interventions. You’ll be communicating with a wide variety of patients; professionals; partners and agencies.
Gweithio i'n sefydliad
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
- Triage cases
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.
Swydd ddisgrifiad a phrif gyfrifoldebau manwl
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
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Qualifications
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- 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
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- Good written communications
- Knowledge and experience of person centred approaches to care
Experience
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- 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
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- Must have full driving licence and access to a motor vehicle for business use
Gofynion ymgeisio
Mae'r swydd hon yn ddarostyngedig i Orchymyn Deddf Adsefydlu Troseddwyr 1974 (Eithriadau) 1975 (Diwygio) (Cymru a Lloegr) 2020 a bydd angen cyflwyno Datgeliad i'r Gwasanaeth Datgelu a Gwahardd.
Dogfennau i'w lawrlwytho
Rhagor o fanylion / cyswllt ar gyfer ymweliadau anffurfiol
- Enw
- kyle hodges
- Teitl y swydd
- manager
- Cyfeiriad ebost
- [email protected]
- Rhif ffôn
- 02476 961 242
- Gwybodaeth i gefnogi eich cais
Kyle Hodges - Manager of Community Mental Health and Wellbeing Team
02476 961 242
Rhestr swyddi gyda Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust yn Proffesiynau perthynol i iechyd neu bob sector