Mental Health Carers Worker

4 weeks ago

StratforduponAvon, United Kingdom Warwickshire County Council Full time

**Salary**

£28,770.00-£31,364.00 pro rata per annum

**Contractual hours**

18.5

**Basis**

Part time

**Region**

Stratford-on-Avon

**Package**

Part time, Permanent

**Job category/type**

Social Care

**Date posted**

15/05/2024

**Job reference**

RA0006029

**About the Team**

This is a unique opportunity for a carers worker to be part of a Mental Health Specialist Carers service, integrated within multi-disciplinary mental health teams across the North and South of Warwickshire. The successful applicant will be employed by Warwickshire County Council but work closely with colleagues within the Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust (CWPT) Mental Health Services under a successful section 75 agreement. This allows for the meaningful integration of the social care agenda within the local Mental Health Trust and prioritises a holistic person-centred approach to meeting the needs and outcomes of carers.

The population of South Warwickshire is over 250,000 and includes the historic market towns of Warwick and Kenilworth, the regency splendour of Royal Leamington Spa, Shakespeare’s birthplace Stratford-upon-Avon as well as hundreds of acres of beautiful Warwickshire countryside.

**About the Role**

You will play a crucial and valued role in the Mental Health Specialist Carers Service. Carers accessing the service will be caring for those with diagnoses of a range of mental disorders including schizophrenia, depression, anxiety, dementia, OCD and personality disorder. The aim of the service is to offer timely and effective carers assessments, support plans and reviews designed to maximise carer potential to achieve their identified outcomes in a strengths-based way; enabling them to continue in their caring role whilst promoting their full inclusion in the community.

You will play a role in contributing to social care Peer Group Discussions and be embedded into mental health team MDT’s to provide specialist carer knowledge and promotion of the Mental Health Specialist Carers Service.

You will be able to demonstrate excellent organisational skills, a head for complexity, and a desire to improve the outcomes and wellbeing of carers.

**Key Requirements**
- To be successful in this role you will understand the challenges and barriers that informal carers face.
- The role will require driving and for the successful applicant to work across the county of Warwickshire.
- You will have a broad understanding of local service provision to meet eligible unmet carer needs.
- This role serves as an ideal opportunity to further develop specialist mental health skills and awareness.
- You will need strong analytical and communication skills and be able to work on your own initiative as well as collaboratively with colleagues.
- You can manage under pressure when supporting carers who may have complex needs and social circumstances and maintain a professional stance-seeking support from your mental health and social care colleagues and team managers.
- Professional social work supervision and line management supervision is provided.
- We will consider less experienced carers workers who are enthusiastic to develop and train further to enhance their knowledge and expertise of working within an adult mental health setting.

For further information please see the Job Description and Person Specification.

Mental Health Carers Workers

**Working for Warwickshire - **This is the difference you make

Warwickshire County Council is a place where everyone feels valued, included, safe, supported, and welcome. Our people are at the heart of this vision, could you be one of them

At Warwickshire County Council we are committed to ensuring Warwickshire’s economy is vibrant and supported by the right jobs, training, skills and infrastructure. Our people vision for Warwickshire County Council is a great place to work where diverse and talented people are enabled to be their best.

Your future matters to us, we provide a generous pension scheme which includes an employer contribution rate of typically around 19 percent per month, to help support your financial security during retirement. The scheme also offers a valuable package of benefits for members and their dependants. To find out more please visit:
Warwickshire Pension Fund homepage - Warwickshire Pension Fund'

The benefits we offer include agile working, a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government, generous annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas, and access to Vivup benefits and discounts platform.

**Additional Information**

The Fluency Duty is outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers. The Fluency Duty for this role is Required. You must be able to speak and provide advice in accurate spoken English to the public.

**Closing date**: 6th June 2024

**Interview date**: W/C 17th June 2024 (To be confirmed closer to time)

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