RISE Crisis Support Worker
Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust
Nuneaton, CV11 4PW
Salary
£25,760 to £27,476
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
1 September 2026
1 days left
Job description
Previous applicants need not apply We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated person to join our friendly multi agency team and help us on our j...
Your working day within the team will vary and be dependent on the young person's needs. You will be providing short-term intervention to CYP in crisis. You will provide mental health care to CYP and their families in line with local and national guidelines. The care you will provide will be in a range of settings such as the RISE community clinics, Acute hospital wards, young people's homes or educational setting.
Our team operates between the hours of 8am - 8pm Monday-Sunday where you will work staggered shift patterns. We have two team leads, Clinical Band 7's and 6's. Band 4 and 3 support workers who supports the delivery of this service.
This is a fantastic opportunity to work alongside already experienced RISE Crisis Practitioners, as well as being a key member of system approach in terms of collaboration with Commissioners, Acute Trust's and the Rise Leadership Team. Your role within the team will lead and shape the evolution of a service model that will transform the care and treatment for CYP in crisis.
For more information on this role please see the attached support information as this will give you a better overview of the role and requirements.
It is essential that you have experience of working with children and adolescents and or people in Crisis.
You should be able to demonstrate holistic care and risk management for the CYP and their family.
You will work within a multi-disciplinary approach within RISE and our colleagues in the acute care setting. Your role will have a key part to play in collaboratively shaping the continued development of the service model for CYP in Crisis. You will have experience within mental health and or social care work where you have supported a young person and/or family directly. You will be working within the trusts policies and procedures and legal frameworks such as NICE Guidelines.
You will be working collaboratively with our colleagues in the acute Trusts, Social Care, key stakeholders and GPs.
You also must be/have
- Motivated
- Able to demonstrate a non judgemental and empathetic approach to service users
- Personal resilience
- Engaging, open, reliable, and punctual
- The ability to demonstrate and apply understanding of safety issues
- The ability to demonstrate and apply problem solving skills to a variety of situations
For more information on this role please see the attached support information. This will give you a better overview of the job role and requirements.
Candidate Information Pack Dec 24
We are a part of an exciting expansion of Rise specialist services and the transformation of local service provisions for CYP in Crisis across Coventry and Warwickshire.
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.
These include
- generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
- flexible working opportunities
- 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.
- wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
- staff networks and support groups
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.
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ Level 2 or willing to complete in an agreed period.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Good interpersonal skills.
- Up to date knowledge of professional issues.
- Willingness to undertake additional competency skills
- Ability to communicate effectively both written and verbal.
- Ensures that own actions support equality, diversity, rights and maintain quality.
- Self motivated and able to work as an autonomous practitioner within the context of a multi agency team.
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of working with young people with a mental health and crisis.
- Experience of working with challenging behaviour.
- Experience of multi professional working
Essential
Essential
- Holds a valid UK driving licence
How to apply
Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.
Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
18 August 2026
Last checked
18 August 2026
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