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Support worker - Community Mental Health Enablement Pathway -

Band 3

This is an exciting opportunity for a support worker to work within a dedicated, mental health, community enablement pathway, whilst supporting the current Transformation programme across secondary mental health care services within Coventry and Warwickshire, following substantial new investment.

We are as excited by this service development and the opportunity it provides to improve patient care, reduce the need for inpatient treatment and contribute to the development of innovative interventions. The expansion of services will provide clinicians with an opportunity to shape its development and evaluate new ways of working in the field; part of a well-established but expanding multidisciplinary team.

This opportunity will utilise and develop the skills of a support worker to work within a rehabilitative framework of empowering and enabling, whilst maximising independence and adhering to a recovery focused outcome whether this be employment, training or sustained meaningful activity and routine.

The post holder will be expected to support and promote a set of values that maximise the potential of individuals by promoting their recovery with the aim of reducing social exclusion, stigma and the potentially disabling effects of severe mental illness. Therefore, this role will primarily focus on one to one and group interventions which are practical in nature.

The post holders will be expected to develop a strong therapeutic relationship with the people they work with and will offer a range of, outcome focussed interventions .

Ability and willingness to travel across the trust area , providing community visits is essential.

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.

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 group

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.

In Coventry and Warwickshire, we are always seeking to be the best. Our Community Mental Health Transformation Programme means that we are seeking new and innovative ways to improve the services we deliver in a more holistic, person-centred way, which treats both physical and mental health.

Importantly, we are pioneering co-design and co-production of our services with those who have lived experience of mental health care (Experts by Experience). The service will be fully integrated with local services, including Primary Care Networks, employment and housing services, VCSE local organisations and Social Support services.

We are looking for enthusiastic and energetic people to join us in developing world class services for the residents of Coventry and Warwickshire.

The Transformation of Community Mental Health services will allow us to:

• Move away from diagnosis-based care
• Remove barriers to care
• Develop and harness VCSE partnerships and new ways of working
• Expand our fabulous team of peer support workers roles
• Expand collection of outcome measures
• Increase early intervention
• Address health inequalities and improving access and outcomes for BAME and LGBTQ

We strive to support you in an exciting and rewarding career pathway and regular support will be provided with much opportunity for training and continued professional development.

For enquires relating to this role, please contact Amy Alvarez, Clinical Team Lead Occupational Therapist: [email protected]/ 07867 443397 (unavailable 14th to 25th August) or Paul Bishop, Advanced Clinical Practitioner: [email protected]/ 07787 294209.