Community Support Worker
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
Warrington, WA2 8WAView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£25,760 to £27,476
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
28 October 2026
9 days leftJob description
Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to be part of a developing in the Cheshire and Merseyside Region? The Specialist Community Forensic Team h...
The Specialist Community Forensic Team is a multi-disciplinary team consisting of Nursing, Speech and Language Therapists, Occupational therapists, Social Work, Psychology and Psychiatry. You will be expected to work in all areas of Cheshire and Merseyside and to liaise with a number of partner agencies including Health, Social Care and the Criminal Justice agencies to develop proactive and preventative risk mitigation and support.
The primary role of the Community Support Worker is to carry out assigned duties, involving direct care and observation of service users under the guidance and indirect supervision of qualified staff.
To report to the qualified staff any observations made whilst providing care to service users / productivity and leisure, providing details of mental state and risk factors.
To work with service users on an individual and group basis as outlined in the care plan and as directed by the appropriate named lead professional.
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
Qualifications
Essential: - Apprenticeship in Health and Social Care Level 3 or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Please provide specific examples of your experience working with people who have learning disabilities and/or autism who offend, including the nature of your involvement, the support you provided and how you worked to manage risk and promote positive outcomes.
Experience
Essential: - Experience working in a care setting; - Evidence of working in a team
Knowledge
Essential
- Able to communicate effectively
- Understanding of issues of confidentiality
- Ability to work as a member of a team
- Ability to demonstrate a nonjudgemental attitude
- Ability to work on own initiative under the supervision of a qualified practitioner
Skills
Essential
- Able to satisfactorily complete physical intervention training
- Able to work within unpredictable circumstances
- Able to take direction and instruction
- Good communication skills - verbal and non-verb
- Able to work under supervision
- Ability to remain calm in difficult situations and support others
- Ability to meet the day-to day needs of service users, including providing practical support with daily living activities
- Work as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- Good observation and reporting skills
- Ability to supervise
Values
Essential
- Continuous improvement - committed to making improvements to our services for the benefit of all.
- Accountability - taking ownership to anticipate, develop and deliver high quality care.
- Respect - how we treat others in an inclusive and supportive way.
- Enthusiasm - demonstrate our passion and pride for what we do and how we do it.
- Support - actively supporting others with compassion and courage.
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
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First seen
14 October 2026
Last checked
15 October 2026
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