Community Mental Health Support Worker - Chester CMHT

Community Mental Health Support Worker – Chester CMHT

Community Mental Health Support Worker – Chester CMHT

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Main area Community Mental Health Support Worker

Grade

Band 3

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Full time – 37.5 hours per week

Job ref

373-SMH2313-A RR

Site Upton lea Resource Centre / Chester Community Mental Health Team

Town

Chester

Salary

£24,071 – £25,674 per annum

Salary period

Yearly

Closing

15/06/2025 23:59

Job Overview

Chester Community Mental Health Team are looking for an enthusiastic Health Care Support worker to join our busy team.

Based in Chester we cover a wide geographical area supporting people who live with mental health issues to function as independently as possible in their communities.

Working alongside members of the multidisciplinary team (Nurses, Occupational therapists, Psychologists, Consultants) you would be supporting the team to provide goal focused, holistic, person centred support. Encouraging recovery, reducing risk and supporting the promotion of life skills.

We work with adults aged 18 and over and support those with both functional and organic illnesses.

This job covers both clinic settings as well as accessing patients in the community.

This job would allow you to make a real and positive significant difference in the recovery journey of the patients we support.

The Trust currently supports the Real Living Wage (RLW) hourly rate as set by the Living Wage Federation and will apply a pay supplement if the national A4C hourly rate falls below this

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be expected (With support) to deliver a range of low level therapeutic interventions and other aspects of the service user\’s care plan under the guidance of the multi-disciplinary team inclusive of Occupational Therapists, Psychiatric nurses, psychologists and consultant psychiatrists.

This is a varied role and applicants will be able to demonstrate excellent communication skills, person-centred approaches to care and utmost respect and compassion for the people we serve.

You will work as part of a team of multi skilled, experienced colleagues who deliver daily safe and effective care. The team operates a collective approach to care delivery, meaning that you will feel well supported, safe and encouraged to always expand your impact in care.

Opportunity\’s for training and development are encouraged and offered within the team.

More information on the main duties can be found in the person specification in the job description.

Please explain in your application (Supporting information) how your skills and experience would benefit this post and what you feel you would bring to the team, examples of how you went the extra mile in patient care situations are welcomed.

We look forward to reading your application and wish you good luck.

Please note, as we cover a wide geographical area a full UK driving licence and access to a car for work purposes are essential for this role.

Working for our organisation

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, as well as the provision of three GP surgeries in Cheshire.

We employ around 4,500 staff across 73 sites and have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton and Liverpool. We also provide specialist services for the North West as a whole.

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, Rainbow Badge Scheme member, Veteran Aware organisation and proud holder of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award, CWP is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible and developing a culture that values differences, and welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.

We also offer up to three weeks induction, with our Prepare to Care programme for all new starters. This aims to give you all the knowledge and guidance to help you hit the ground running with CWP.

Whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your existing skills and experience in a new role, youll find something to suit you at CWP.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

Please download a copy of the job description (see documents to download section below) for full details of the main responsibilities for this role.

At CWP, our recruitment selection processes are based on both competence (see person specification for details) and values.

CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trusts 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 Trusts 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 Trusts 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 at: 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!

Person Specification Qualifications Essential Criteria

• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent knowledge and experience

Knowledge & Expertise Essential criteria

• Basic risk and mental health assessment
• Record keeping

Desirable criteria

• Basic clinical skills: Venepuncture, ECG Recording, Clinical Observations
• Delivery of brief interventions for healthy lifestyle promotion: Smoking cessation, Alcohol reduction, Healthy eating, Activity and exercise

Experience Essential criteria

• Experience of mental health difficulties either lived experience or as a lay or professional carer

Desirable criteria

• Experience of working within a community care setting
• Experience of working with small groups

Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Further details / informal visits contact

Name Neil Ford

Job title

Operational Team manager

Email address

Telephone number

07528115102

Additional Information

If you consider yourself Neurodivergent and need help to complete your application form, please contact or telephone 01244 393100

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Other

• Industries

  Mental Health Care

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