Senior Support Worker

Job summary

Please note: Previous applicants need not apply and we cannot sponsor for this position please only apply if you have the right to work in the UK. For this post you also need a full UK driving licence and a vehicle for work.

We have an exciting opportunity for a band 4 Senior Support Worker to join the children and young people's eating disorder service in Coventry and Warwickshire.

This is a full time, permanent role and you will become part of a growing and thriving CAMHS eating disorders (ED) day unit and outpatient service. Support Workers who are passionate about making a difference for children, young people, and families, we want to hear from you.

The Trust's CAMHS eating disorders services are expanding, with new and exciting care pathways currently in development. If you have an interest in ED, we offer a specialist and supportive environment to grow your career. There will be opportunities to become involved in-service development and delivery across a number of initiatives, and we would seek to work with you to develop your interests within the whole eating disorder pathway.

Main duties of the job

To provide community based treatments to Eating Disorder clients. The post holder will work with qualified staff within the specialist eating disorders service to support care co-ordinator and implementing home treatment support for a defined caseload of clients.

The post holder will work with the outpatient and day unit nurses and consultants to provide monitoring and support to severely unwell patients. S/he may also contribute to the pathway for clients with severe and enduring eating disorders and act as a link worker for patients who are making the transition from CAMHS to adult services. The post holder will support clinicians to carry out specialist nursing assessments, plan and implement care, respond appropriately to crises and maintain associated records.

About us

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.

• 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 group

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.