Senior Mental Health Support Worker / Keyworker - Band 4

We are looking for Senior Support Workers who are passionate about making a difference to the lives of people who have a variety of mental health conditions; who are able to contribute to innovation and who possess emotional resilience.

The role covers Coventry and Warwickshire and will involve travel to different CWPT bases, community facilities and Service Users' homes

You will work closely with clinical leads, managers and colleagues to develop the service and manage a caseload of people. You will help provide psycho-educational sessions to service users as well as building effective multiagency links to ensure that we meet the diverse needs of the people we see.

You will work with service users to co-produce proactive plans which the SU and services can use to assist with reducing hospital admissions or frequent contacts with urgent care services. You will ensure that the needs of the people you see are identified through their own words and perceptions and what support, from statutory, voluntary and community services, will help them towards Recovery., Please note: It is mandatory requirement for all newly appointed staff to be registered with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Update Service for adults and children.

It is essential that candidates have experience of working within community mental health or with people with mental health needs. You must have either significant relevant experience and / or a relevant qualification such as a psychology degree, assistant practitioner foundation degree / mental health degree etc. Evidence of this must be presented.

The service is an age independent multidisciplinary Team. We work with clients 18 plus, with a variety of complex backgrounds and mental health needs. The post holder will need to possess both emotional intelligence and resilience.

The Service covers a large geographical area and the post holder will need to be confident about lone working

For more information on this role please see the attached support information. This will give you a better overview of the job role and requirements.

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. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.

These include:

• generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us


• excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more


• salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more


• discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes


• wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more


• staff networks and support groups


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, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.

The attached job description will not be the final job description however the duties and role will remain largely the same.