[ref. g8093218] Assistant Perinatal Practitioner/Family Support Worker - Macclesfield
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has occurred to join CWP's Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Team as a Family Support Worker. We are seeking an individual with a genuine interest in working with women and families in the perinatal period, who has excellent communication and multi-agency liaison skills and a has a good knowledge of safeguarding.Experience of working in the Perinatal Mental Health field is desirable but not essential.
We are a friendly, highly committed team who provide multi-disciplinary, specialised care to women in the perinatal period with moderate to severe mental health problems throughout Cheshire and Wirral. We offer excellent training opportunities to our staff and provide robust supervision to support delivery of high quality care.We welcome applications from people who will embrace our team values and commitment to delivering high quality care to the families we work with.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will actively work with families and carers in their home and in the community working flexibly and will offer practical support and advice based on the identified needs of service users and their children.
The team's core working hours are 9am-5pm Monday to Friday.
Access to transport for work purposes is required.
Successful applicants will be located within the CWP Team and the caseload will predominantly be in the East Cheshire area. We have bases in Macclesfield and Ellesmere Port.
Working for our organisation
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP) provides health and care services for a population of over one million people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care, as well as the provision of three GP surgeries in Cheshire.
We employ around 4,500 staff across 73 sites and have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton and Liverpool. We also provide specialist services for the North West as a whole.
Our aim is to help improve the lives of everyone in our communities, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We are rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission, with a Good rating overall.
As a Disability Confident Employer, Rainbow Badge Scheme member, Veteran Aware organisation and proud holder of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award, CWP is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible and developing a culture that values differences, and welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.
We also offer up to three weeks’ induction, with our Prepare to Care programme for all new starters. This aims to give you all the knowledge and guidance to help you hit the ground running with CWP.
Whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your existing skills and experience in a new role, you’ll find something to suit you at CWP.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please download a copy of the job description (see ‘documents to download’ section below) for full details of the main responsibilities for this role.
At CWP, our recruitment selection processes are based on both competence (see person specification for details) and values.
CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values in their everyday life and we use a values-based approach in our interviews, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.
Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust’s Values and think about how these align with your own personal values. The supporting information section in your application should reflect your understanding of the Trust’s Values and associated behaviours and you should provide examples from your work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviours.
An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page. Further help and support for completing your application can be accessed via our website. If you need any further guidance to help you complete your application, contact our recruitment team via email at: [email protected] or by calling 01244 393100.
If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the ‘essential’ criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer ‘YES’ to the question: ‘Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?’
Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.
The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post and encourages applications from armed forces reservists or cadet force adult volunteers.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team CWP very soon!
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- Minimum of NVQ Level 3 in a subject relevant to Health, Social Care and/or child development
- Demonstrate commitment to ongoing training and development.
- Good standard of general education including English and Maths to GCSE grade C or above or equivalent.
- Foundation Degree in Health Care
Knowledge and Expertise
Essential criteria- Clinical skills and competency relevant to the role.
- Ability to support clients in crisis.
- Knowledge and understanding of child development
- Record keeping & report writing skills, including IT skills to manage electronic patient notes
- Understanding of issues relating to safeguarding of vulnerable groups.
- Awareness of clinical governance.
- Good interpersonal skills.
- Understanding of confidentiality and diversity issues
- Able to work autonomously and as part of a team
- Ability to deliver training to other professionals, service users and carers.
- Knowledge and understanding of attachment and bonding.
- Good working knowledge of models of family support.
Experience
Essential criteria- Experience of person centred planning and person centred approaches to care
- Experience in a health or social care setting with service users and/or families with complex needs’
- To demonstrate how to implement clinical care/ care packages
- Post qualification experience of working with children, young people and their families
- Experience of working with challenging groups /individuals
- Recent experience of working with parents/families/children.
- Experience of contributing to appropriate risk management/child protection plans
- Experience of working with clients in Recovery from serious Mental Health issues.
- Experience in a health related care setting with service users experiencing severe and enduring mental health.