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Care Navigator

Cheshire & Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Birkenhead, Wirral

Care Navigator

£29114

Cheshire & Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Birkenhead, Wirral

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted 2 weeks ago, 5 Dec | Get your application in now before you miss out!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: f6718b3659ba46e285702bb8e4412059

Full Job Description

  • Meeting with families and young people
  • Attending meetings with other professionals
  • Developing plans to access community support
  • Developing sound knowledge of community services
  • Supporting young people to access community services
  • Raising concerns with team leads if presentation of young people deteriorate
    • 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 programme welcomes you to CWP and provides you with information and training to support you in your role.

  • Minimum A level education with English and Maths at C grade or above at GCSE
  • Secretarial and/or I.T. qualification at NVQ Admin level 3, RSA3 or equivalent level of experience
  • Adult and Child Safeguarding Level 3 training.
  • Equivalent, relevant demonstrable experience
    • Desirable criteria
  • Basic life support training.
  • NVQ level 3 in Health & Social Care or equivalent, Able to motivate other team members to support organisational developments and health promotion initiatives
  • Confident in organising and chairing multi-professional meetings and case conferences.
  • Highly organised and reliable and willing to take responsibility for own actions.
  • Confident in communication methods and able to communicative effectively with a range of customer and provider groups, verbally and in writing.
  • Proficient in the use of negotiation and motivational skills to promote health and ensure services are used efficiently and effectively.
  • Diplomatic when dealing with sensitive information or managing potential conflict.
  • Able to relate to and work with all professional and non-clinical staff within the organisation.
    • Desirable criteria
  • Knowledge of mental health issues

    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). 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. 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. Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.

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