Forensic Community Mental Health Keyworker - Band 4

at  Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust

We are utilising Community Mental Health Transformation funding to develop a new forensic community mental health team.
We are developing new keyworker roles in our Community Mental Health Teams. These roles involve working with people with mental health related needs in our community, and being a pivotal part of our new community mental health teams. Being a keyworker involves building positive relationships with the people on your caseload, developing co-produced care plans, being their main point of contact, and working with a range of mental health professionals and voluntary services to meet needs effectively. This is a truly rewarding role and will give you the opportunity to make a significant difference to those the team support.
We are looking for a forensic Keyworker who is passionate about making a difference to the lives of people experiencing mental health conditions, but who also present with risk and behaviours that bring them in to the forensic arena. You will form part of a multi-agency multidisciplinary team to include Nursing, Social Work, OT, support work, and Psychiatry and voluntary sector staff (This list is not exhaustive)
This is a truly exciting time in which the Community Mental Health Transformation Programme will change what we do and how we deliver community mental health services.
Based in Coventry but cover all of Coventry and Warwickshire.
You will work closely with clinical leads, managers and colleagues to develop the service and manage a caseload of people. You will help develop treatment pathways, processes and structures as well as building effective multiagency links to ensure that we meet the diverse needs of the people we see.
You will complete outcome measures to show progress made and identify areas of needs. You will ensure that the needs of the people you see are met and that will involve drawing in other staff in support of this.
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.
It is essential that candidates have experience of working within community and/or forensic settings/services with people with severe mental illness. 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.
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.
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.
Visits or questions are welcome

Please refer the Job description for details