Senior Support Worker | Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FoundationTrust in Congleton

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 4 Specialist ADHD/AUTISM Support Worker to support and work directly under the Specialist ADHD/autism Practitioner to provide a range of interventions for patients with a diagnosis of ADHD/autism, including those with co-morbid mental health or physical health problems, within the adult neurodevelopmental services.

You will have the opportunity to ensure all patients receive equal opportunities with regard to their care needs, deliver training to other staff, signpost and build relationships with other providers, all whilst developing your own skills and knowledge and attending all specialist ADHD/AUTISM training/seminars.

As the specialist ADHD/AUTISM Support Worker, you will be:

• Working without direct supervision to support the Specialist ADHD/autism practitioner in the assessment, care planning, implementation and evaluation of patients’ needs.
• Monitoring and reviewing patients’ needs and reporting any concerns directly to the Specialist ADHD/autism Nurse.
• Assisting and supporting ADHD patients to take their prescribed medication and liaising with the patients' pharmacy, family and GP if required.
• Utilising outreach skills to pro-actively assist and support ADHD/autism patients to engage with services.
• Assisting the Specialist ADHD/autism Nurse to undertake regular physical health checks of ADHD patients and ensuring data and records are up to date and any concerns dealt with.
• Identifying ADHD/autism patient co-morbidities including mental health issues, physical health conditions and substance misuse and working with the Specialist ADHD/autism practitioner, Multi-Disciplinary Team and outside agencies to ensure the care they receive is appropriate.
• Identifying and supporting the Specialist ADHD/autism practitioner to manage patients in crisis and follow the urgent care pathway, reporting any concerns to the Duty practitioner within the adult neurodevelopmental service.
• Being the patients and their carers/families’ first point of contact in the absence of the Specialist ADHD/autism practitioner.

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP) provides health and care services for a population of over one million people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care. We employ around 4,500 staff across 73 sites and have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton, Liverpool and Stockport.

Our aim is to help improve the lives of everyone in our communities, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We are rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission, with a Good rating overall.

As a Disability Confident Employer, CWP is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible and developing a culture that values differences, welcoming applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.

All new starters will commence in post on one fixed start date each month, in line with our Prepare to Care (P2C) induction programme date. P2C offers up to 3 weeks training to support you to meet the induction/initial training requirements of the role.

Whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your existing skills and experience in a new role, you’ll find something to suit you at CWP. Please download a copy of the job description for full details of the main responsibilities for this role.

At CWP, our recruitment selection processes are based on both competence and values. CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values in their everyday life and we use a values-based approach in our interviews, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.

Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust’s Values and think about how these align with your own personal values. The supporting information section in your application should reflect your understanding of the Trust’s Values and associated behaviours and you should provide examples from your work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviours.

An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page. Further help and support for completing your application can be accessed via our website.

If you need any further guidance to help you complete your application, contact our recruitment team via email or by calling 01244 393100.

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. 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 £16 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.

Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team CWP very soon.