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Job Summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for Multiple full time Senior Support Workers within our First Response Service across Cheshire and the Wirral. The successful applicant will be expected to work across Urgent Care Mental Health First Response Services, which will include Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Teams, Liaison Services, Street Triage Services, Liaison and Diversion Services and the Crisis Line.

Main duties of the support worker

CWP provides health and care services for local people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care – including the provision of three GP surgeries.

Our aim is to help people to be the best they can be, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We were recently rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission with a Good rating overall.

We offer a variety of roles at all levels, so whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your skills and experience in a new role, CWP is the right employer for you.

CWP are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences.

CWP is proud to be an accredited Veteran Aware organisation helping to provide and share best practice in NHS care for our armed forces community. As a veteran aware organisation, CWP is committed to delivering on the principles of the Armed Force Covenant and has a ‘Bronze’ award with the MOD Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (DERS).

The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post and encourages applications from armed forces reservists or cadet force adult volunteers.

About us

CWP provides health and care services for local people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care – including the provision of three GP surgeries.

Our aim is to help people to be the best they can be, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We were recently rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission with a Good rating overall.

We offer a variety of roles at all levels, so whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your skills and experience in a new role, CWP is the right employer for you.

CWP are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences.

To support this, we offer up to three weeks induction, dependent on role, with our Prepare to Care programme for all new starters. This aims to give you all the knowledge and guidance to help you grow and flourish with CWP.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • NVQ level 3 in Health or social care, NVQ 3 Apprenticeship in health or social care- or equivalent qualification
  • Evidence of training programme related to supporting people with mental health
  • Trained in psychosocial interventions or willingness to undertake training

Desirable

  • Honours degree in psychology Advanced IT and keyboard skills
  • Related academic qualifications

Knowledge & Expertise

Essential

  • An understanding of confidentiality issues and how they relate to mental health policy and practise interventions
  • Sound knowledge of current professional staff development and continuous service improvement issues particularly in context to adult mental health services
  • Demonstrate an understanding of the principles and implementation of anti discriminatory practise
  • Demonstrate an understanding of care plans including risk management planning and safety plans
  • Demonstrate an understanding of supervision
  • Demonstrate knowledge of the support workers role within CPA
  • The ability to communicate complex and sensitive information where barriers to understanding may exist for example requiring empathy and reassurance
  • The ability to make judgments involving a range of facts or situations requiring analysis and comparison of a range of options also skills for assessing individuals on the phone

Desirable

  • An understanding of a psychosocial approach
  • Knowledge of mental health legislation and policies
  • Ability to use spreadsheets databases for example excel access Evidence of having published in either peer review or academic or professional journals

Experience

Essential

  • Demonstrate experience working in a mental health environment
  • Previous experience working with adults and severe mental health
  • Experience of partnership working with service users carers and other agencies

Desirable

  • Experience of working within crisis settings
  • Experience of working on support lines

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Closing Date: 11 September 2024

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