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Early Intervention in Psychosis - Community Support Worker
| Posting date: | 04 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | £24,625.00 to £25,674.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £24625.00 - £25674.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 22 June 2025 |
| Location: | Nuneaton, CV11 5HX |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9444-25-0280 |
Summary
Skills & Experience To be considered for this role you MUST have significant experience of working with people with complex and significant mental health difficulties. Experience of working with psychosis would be highly preferable. You must also have an UK driving licence and have access to a vehicle that you can use for work purposes. You must have a valid right to work in the UK as this position will not be considered for sponsorship. These are the essential criteria and anyone who does not have these will not be shortlisted. Previous candidates need not apply. Its important you have strong communication skills, and you can work on your own initiative as well as collaboratively with colleagues. In addition to delivering practical interventions some knowledge and understanding of basic cognitive behavioural approaches would be beneficial, and the willingness and enthusiasm to learn new skills is vital. An ability to manage difficult or stressful situations is needed, but you will be supported throughout your time with the team, and we will invest time and energy in developing your support worker skills. Demonstrating personal resilience and a sense of humour is essential within our supportive and innovative team. Why Us? Working for our Team is demanding and hard work but incredibly rewarding. It offers the opportunity to develop some excellent skills and take part in imaginative and effective interventions. The nature of the team means that you bring your knowledge, experience, enthusiasm and empathy, and gain valuable knowledge and skills from other team members in order to promote development of your own practice. We are a team that recognises the work we do can be difficult at times and have a strong supportive approach. We believe in developing good practice and sharing management of risk whilst acknowledging any personal impact. Despite the demands of the role our team offers a lively, humorous and supportive environment.