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Job overview

We are looking for an experienced support worker to join our community mental health team based in Coventry, but covering the Coventry and Warwickshire area. 

This role will involve working with people with mental health related needs in our community and being a pivotal part of our new  community mental health team.  This involves building positive relationships with the people on your caseload, developing co-produced care plans, being their main point of contact, and working with a range of mental health professionals and voluntary services to meet needs effectively. This is a truly rewarding role and will give you the opportunity to make a significant difference to those the team support.

We are looking for a support worker who is passionate about making a difference to the lives of people experiencing mental health conditions.    You will form part of a multi-agency multidisciplinary team to include Nursing, Social Work, OT, support work, and Psychiatry and voluntary sector staff. 

Main duties of the job

· Communicate with both internal and external stakeholders, such as service users, carers, other teams, third sector and voluntary organisations.

· Communicate effectively across a wide variety of settings, using tact and diplomacy in response to situations, some of which may have resulted from conflict

. · Use their initiative and follow organisational procedures in crisis situations.

· Apply communication skills which take account of other communication needs and differences, in order to plan, deliver and evaluate care

· Use both oral and written communication skills to communicate information within records and reports within their service area. This may also include the need to respond to questions and concerns from a variety of groups, such as service users, carers and other teams.

· Comply with local and Trust policies and procedures regarding appropriate communication.

 · Be required to attend and contribute to clients reviews within the multi[1]disciplinary team

Working for our organisation

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, and we're proud to have won awards for the services we provide. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities. 

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, respect, collaboration, excellence and integrity.