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Registered Professional - Band 6 (Coventry) 37.5 hours  per week- we will consider part time hours for Caludon Centre, Coventry

We have exciting opportunities for Registered Professionals who have 12 months +  experience within Acute or Community setting of supporting Age Independent Adults with mental illness. The Urgent Care Access hub and Home Treatment Team in Coventry is an Age independent service, One team with two functions,  We operate a 24 hours service and the shift patterns are 11.5 hours. This fast paced, dynamic environment requires excellent problem-solving skills, the ability to make decisions under pressure and provide high quality care to people with mental health illnesses and social inequalities in their own homes. You will also be expected to Triage Urgent referrals which include Safeguarding and make decisions about care and treatment in a responsive manner, signposting to 3^rd sector services and referring into secondary care services if needed. Giving current NICE guideline advice around self-help and treatment options via telephone triage. You will be supported by a senior leadership team of experienced nurses and an MDT of colleagues who are passionate about treating patients in their own homes in order to avoid hospital admission. We are based within the Caludon Centre and cover the city of Coventry. Car driver preferred but not essential. 

Main duties of the job

We are looking for registered professionals who are compassionate, motivated and approachable.  In return you will be working within a supportive team with strong commitment to excellent customer care, and be presented with the opportunity to enhance your professional development.

As the successful candidate you must have a professional qualification i.e., nursing, social worker, with substantial post registration experience as a qualified professional of which you will have recent experience working with clients within a secondary care mental health setting.

You will be responsible for performing telephonic triages, face-to-face assessments, risk assessments and formulation of crisis care plan/s and discharge preparation for our service users.

The team/s operate a 24 hour Rota system and you will be expected to work various shift patterns.

Having access to a vehicle is deemed a requirement for this role, for the purpose of community visits, however due to changes in the service, those who cannot drive will be considered for office-based work, performing telephonic triages or face-to-face assessment at base.

Working for our organisation

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust provides a full range of physical, mental health and learning disability services to children, young adults, adults and older adults over many sites across Coventry, Warwickshire and Solihull. The Trust currently holds a ‘Good’ CQC rating.

What CWPT can offer you:

• An opportunity to work in a vibrant ‘city of culture’ with excellent transport links
• Excellent progression opportunities
• Support and guidance with preceptorship
• Flexible working
• Excellent staff benefits
• Ongoing supervision and appraisals
• Training opportunities through our apprenticeship scheme