Physical Health Support Worker - Band 3

Job summary

Physical Health Support Worker - Band 3

Full Time (37.5 hours a week 9-5)

South Warwickshire Community Mental Health Teams (Adults)

based at Leamington Spa / Stratford Healthcare.

We have an opportunity for an enthusiastic organised individual to join our dedicated multi-disciplinary community team. We aim to provide a quality service to individuals who are experiencing mental health problems across South Warwickshire.

We work with people and their families at home and support them in understanding their experiences and how to manage these. We also offer signposting to support with social needs, housing, benefits and role.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for an individual to support our physical health and healthy lifestyles work clinics. The role will involve booking, carrying out and documenting physical health checks in both clinic and home settings. Ideally you will have experience in taking bloods, performing ECGs, smoking cessation work, advising on healthy lifestyles and measuring height, weight, blood pressures. However, training on these can be provided.

You will form part of a large multidisciplinary team including doctors and nurses and you will have a key function in ensuring the physical wellbeing of those we service.

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.

About us

At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.

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.

We are keen to develop our staff and provide opportunities for development and career progression

These include:

• generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
• 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, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
• discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
• wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
• staff networks and support group

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.