Carer Support Worker inDukinfield inDukinfield PUBLISHED
WED 8 JAN 2025
Impactful Work, As a Carer Support Worker, you play a crucial role in providing emotional and practical support to carers, enhancing their well-being and the care of those they support.
Professional Development, The position offers strong commitment to personal development through training plans and supervision, allowing for continuous skill enhancement.
Collaborative Environment, The role provides opportunities to work closely with clinical teams, local authorities, and community organizations, fostering teamwork and shared goals.
Recognition of Carers, You will actively promote the acknowledgment and support of unpaid carers, contributing to a more compassionate community.
Flexible Work Hours, With a part-time 30-hour work schedule, the role offers a good work-life balance, accommodating personal commitments.
Variety of Tasks, The position involves diverse activities, including attending meetings, facilitating group support, and engaging with various stakeholders, preventing monotony in daily tasks.
The Carer Support Worker role at Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust in Dukinfield involves providing mental health support to carers of individuals with moderate to severe mental health issues, particularly those facing drug and alcohol challenges. This position is part of the West Community Mental Health Team, covering areas like Denton, Audenshaw, Droylsden, and Dukinfield. The role emphasises practical and emotional support for carers, ensuring they are well informed about services and can engage with clinical teams during care reviews.
Candidates are expected to have a good basic education, experience in community mental health, and a current driving license. The position aims to recognize and value unpaid carers, promote the Triangle of Care standards, and enhance care delivery through collaboration with local authorities and other stakeholders. The Trust is committed to safeguarding vulnerable individuals, and all appointments will require an enhanced DBS disclosure.
Candidates are expected to have a good basic education, experience in community mental health, and a current driving license. The position aims to recognize and value unpaid carers, promote the Triangle of Care standards, and enhance care delivery through collaboration with local authorities and other stakeholders. The Trust is committed to safeguarding vulnerable individuals, and all appointments will require an enhanced DBS disclosure.
Post Title
Carer Support Worker
Service/Ward/Department
West Community Mental Health Team
Borough
Tameside – South Division
Band & salary scale
Band 3
Hours of work
30 hours
Role Summary
An opportunity has arisen within the Community Mental Health Teams for a Carer’s support Worker to join us in providing mental health support to people of working age who have moderate to severe mental health problems across a wide range of presenting conditions with a drug and or alcohol problem. The post will be based within West CMHT. We cover Denton, Audenshaw, Droylsden and Dukinfield.
There is a strong commitment to promoting your development. You will be supported by clinical and management supervision and will be given the opportunity to develop and enhance your skills and knowledge through a personal development and training plan.
Key Requirements Of The Person Specification
Good basic education including English to GCSE standard or equivalent
Experience in a Community Mental Health Team setting
Current driving license or supported driver with use of vehicle.
Key Responsibilities Of The Post
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Claire Thomas Job title: Team Manager Email address: Telephone number:
For informal discussion regarding the post please contact Claire Thomas, Team manager
Carer Support Worker
Service/Ward/Department
West Community Mental Health Team
Borough
Tameside – South Division
Band & salary scale
Band 3
Hours of work
30 hours
Role Summary
An opportunity has arisen within the Community Mental Health Teams for a Carer’s support Worker to join us in providing mental health support to people of working age who have moderate to severe mental health problems across a wide range of presenting conditions with a drug and or alcohol problem. The post will be based within West CMHT. We cover Denton, Audenshaw, Droylsden and Dukinfield.
There is a strong commitment to promoting your development. You will be supported by clinical and management supervision and will be given the opportunity to develop and enhance your skills and knowledge through a personal development and training plan.
Key Requirements Of The Person Specification
Good basic education including English to GCSE standard or equivalent
Experience in a Community Mental Health Team setting
Current driving license or supported driver with use of vehicle.
Key Responsibilities Of The Post
- The role is to support carers both practically and emotionally, ensure that they are well informed and supported with their individual health and well-being needs .
- Work closely with clinical teams, offering support to carers in their own right
- To support carers attending clinical team reviews, ward rounds and CPA meetings.
- The post holder will work in partnership with Local Authority, the voluntary and community sector and other NHS agencies to increase the number of carers identified and improve recognition.
- To ensure that the role of unpaid carers is recognised, supported and valued. To promote the Triangle of Care (TOC) standards and principles, and other carer specific initiatives to services and carers.
- To provide carers with information and advice about services both within and external to the organisation, that contributes to their caring role and increases their knowledge regarding care and treatment processes.
- To work collaboratively with carers and clinical teams to ensure that carers feel involved and supported in the care and treatment of their loved one in accordance with Service User’s consent, Trust Strategic Priorities and Carers Engagement Procedures.
- To have knowledge in the identification and support required for young carers.
- To facilitate the delivery of carer support in a group setting where required
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Claire Thomas Job title: Team Manager Email address: Telephone number:
For informal discussion regarding the post please contact Claire Thomas, Team manager
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