Community Mental Health Support Worker

1 week ago

Chester, United Kingdom CWP Full time

**Main area**
- Community Mental Health Support Worker**Grade**

Band 3

**Contract**

Fixed term: 9 months (to cover maternity leave)

**Hours**

Full time - 37.5 hours per week

**Job ref**

373-SMH1970

**Site**
- Upton Lea Resource Centre**Town**

Chester

**Salary**

£22,816 - £24,336 per annum

**Salary period**

Yearly

**Closing**

05/06/2024 23:59

**Job overview**:
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full time Community Mental Health Support Worker within our Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team based in Chester. 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 Triage and Response Service.

**Main duties of the job**:
The Support Worker will be responsible for assisting the qualified practitioners in the provision of care to people accessing and open to the CRHT, including those contacting the Crisis line and café service. The SW will carry out duties as designated by the shift coordinator and report back on the person’s condition. The SW will undertake an initial triage assessment and escalate according to need. They will also signpost out to other organizations, specifically third sector. The Post holder will be expected to work as part of the Urgent Care Mental Health First response service which includes Crisis Triage and response services (Crisis Line/First Response), Liaison Psychiatry, Home Treatment teams, Street Triage and Liaison and Diversion Services (Criminal Justice).

**Working for our organisation**:
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.

**Detailed job description and main responsibilities**:
Please download a copy of the job description for full details.

Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.

CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values and Behaviours in their everyday life. Therefore, if you are invited to interview, you will be undertaking a **_Values Based Interview/Assessment_**,** which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.

If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the ‘essential’ criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer ‘YES’ to the question: ‘Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?’

Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.

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 ‘Silver’ award with the MOD Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (DERS).

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £13 per year applies.

New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.

**Person specification**:
**Qualifications**:
**Essential criteria**:

- NVQ Level 3 in Health and social care, or equivalent experience

**Knowledge and Expertise**:
**Essential criteria**:

- An understanding of confidentiality issues and how they relate to mental health policy and practice interventions.
- Sound knowledge of current professional staff development and continuous service improvement issues, particularly in the context of adult Mental Health Services
- Demonstrate an understanding of the principles and implementation of anti discriminatory practice.
- Demonstrate an understanding of supervision.
- Demonstrate an understanding of care plans.
- Demonstrate k

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