Carer Support and Wellbeing Worker (part time Cheshunt area)

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

We have a fantastic opportunity for a part time experienced carer support worker to join our community mental health service in Cheshunt. Hours can be flexible around your needs. Our teams can offer you opportunities to work in supportive multi disciplinary settings to develop your career.

HPFT is one of the largest providers of mental health & learning disability services in the country. Rated as outstanding by the care quality commission the local team at Holly Lodge has also been ACOMHS accredited (a national 'kitemark' of excellence in community mental health care).

We are committed to supporting our staff to thrive & develop their career aspirations.

Main duties of the job

As a Carer Support and Wellbeing Worker you will focus exclusively on the needs of carers requiring support (including assessment of their needs) andsupportother team members in understanding best practice approaches to assessing the needs of and supporting carers.

You will already have experience of working with carers, and understand the issues and concerns of carers of people with mental health needs. You will be able to form positive relationships with carers to contribute to improving the wellbeing of the carers of our service users.

About us

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is an outstanding organisation with ambitions to match. We are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from theCare Quality Commission, and our aim is to be the leading provider of mental health and specialist learning disability services in the country.

Our family of over 3500 members of staff provide health and social care for over 400,000 people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. We also deliver a range of nationally commissioned specialist services including Tier 4 services for children and young people, perinatal services, plus medium and low secure learning disabilities services.

The care we provide makes a fantastic difference to the lives of our service users, their families and carers - everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:

Our Trust values are:

Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.

These values are at the core of who we are, everything we do, and how we do it!

Would you like to be part of the HPFT family? Would you like work with us to ensure our service users live the fullest lives possible they can? Would you like to be supported in your career to be the best that you can be?

Then please read on..."

Date posted

27 July 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£25,147 to £27,596 a year per annum, pro rata, 5% of basic salary, min £1136 max £1915

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

367-EAN-7143-A

Job locations

Holly Lodge, 45 Church Lane, Cheshunt, Waltham Cross, EN8 0DR

Holly Lodge, 45 Church Lane

Cheshunt, Waltham Cross

EN8 0DR

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post will be based at Holly Lodge ACMHS in Cheshunt, and you will be working with carers across the locality. For this reason the post holder will be required to work flexibly, and will be required to drive across the locality.

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Job description

Job responsibilities

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Person Specification

EDUCATION/TRAINING

Essential

NVQ level 3 qualification or mental health certificate level 3 or equivalent or agreement to undertake such training as soon as resources permit.

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE

Essential

Direct work with carers
Ability to carry out assessments

Desirable

Ability to develop care plans

Skills

Essential

Knowledge of Care Act
Knowledge of Triangle of care
Understanding of the needs and issues facing carers

Communication

Essential

Good written skills and ability to write reports and letters
Good verbal communication skills
IT literate and able to use email, Word, Excel, Powerpoint
Understranding of confidentiality

Person Specification

EDUCATION/TRAINING

Essential

NVQ level 3 qualification or mental health certificate level 3 or equivalent or agreement to undertake such training as soon as resources permit.

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE

Essential

Direct work with carers
Ability to carry out assessments

Desirable

Ability to develop care plans

Skills

Essential

Knowledge of Care Act
Knowledge of Triangle of care
Understanding of the needs and issues facing carers

Communication

Essential

Good written skills and ability to write reports and letters
Good verbal communication skills
IT literate and able to use email, Word, Excel, Powerpoint
Understranding of confidentiality

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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