About the Team
This is a unique opportunity for a carers worker to be part of a Mental Health Specialist Carers service, integrated within multi-disciplinary mental health teams across the North and South of Warwickshire. The successful applicant will be employed by Warwickshire County Council but work closely with colleagues within the Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust (CWPT) Mental Health Services under a successful section 75 agreement. This allows for the meaningful integration of the social care agenda within the local Mental Health Trust and prioritises a holistic person-centred approach to meeting the needs and outcomes of carers.
The population of North Warwickshire is over 65,000 and includes the towns of Nuneaton, Bedworth, and Rugby as well as hundreds of acres of beautiful Warwickshire countryside.
About the Role
You will play a crucial and valued role in the Mental Health Specialist Carers Service. Carers accessing the service will be caring for those with diagnoses of a range of mental disorders including schizophrenia, depression, anxiety, dementia, OCD and personality disorder. The aim of the service is to offer timely and effective carers assessments, support plans and reviews designed to maximise carer potential to achieve their identified outcomes in a strengths-based way; enabling them to continue in their caring role whilst promoting their full inclusion in the community.
You will play a role in contributing to social care Peer Group Discussions and be embedded into mental health team MDTs to provide specialist carer knowledge and promotion of the Mental Health Specialist Carers Service.
You will be able to demonstrate excellent organisational skills, a head for complexity, and a desire to improve the outcomes and wellbeing of carers.
Key Requirements
* To be successful in this role you will understand the challenges and barriers that informal carers face.
* The role will require driving and for the successful applicant to work across the county of Warwickshire.
* You will understand how to apply the Care Act (2014) to completing Carers Assessments, Support Plans and Reviews and determining eligibility.
* You will have a broad understanding of local service provision to meet eligible unmet carer needs.
* This role serves as an ideal opportunity to further develop specialist mental health skills and awareness.
* You will need strong analytical and communication skills and be able to work on your own initiative as well as collaboratively with colleagues.
* You can manage under pressure when supporting carers who may have complex needs and social circumstances and maintain a professional stance-seeking support from your mental health and social care colleagues and team managers.
* Professional social work supervision and line management supervision is provided.
* We will consider less experienced carers workers who are enthusiastic to develop and train further to enhance their knowledge and expertise of working within an adult mental health setting.
Working for Warwickshire – This is the difference you make
Warwickshire County Council is a place where everyone feels valued, included, safe, supported, and welcome. Our people are at the heart of this vision, could you be one of them?
Your future matters to us, we provide a generous pension scheme which includes an employer contribution rate of typically around 19 percent per month, to help support your financial security during retirement. The scheme also offers a valuable package of benefits for members and their dependants. To find out more please visit:
Warwickshire Pension Fund homepage – Warwickshire Pension Fund
The benefits we offer include agile working, a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government, generous annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas, and access to Vivup benefits and discounts platform.
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Additional Information
Warwickshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. Please be advised successful applicants will be subject to a range of pre-engagement checks, including a relevant Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS). In accordance with the DBS code of practice and our own policy, should an individual have a declared criminal offence an individual assessment will be completed. Warwickshire County Council adheres to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
The Fluency Duty is outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers. The Fluency Duty for this role is Required. You must be able to speak and provide advice in accurate spoken English to the public.
To discuss the role please contact Rachel Thompson by emailing rachelthompson@warwickshire.gov.uk
Closing date: 10th March 2025
Should you require application forms in an alternative format / language or any adjustments to be made throughout the application process or upon appointment, please contact hrandpayroll@warwickshire.gov.uk and we will make every effort to meet your specific requirements.
Warwickshire County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all employees and is keen to address areas of under representation in its workforce. See?more
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