Overview

To be able to work as a member of a team, to provide support, and give time to individuals referred to PCDU. The team will work with individuals who require short term immediate support to allow them to engage with support networks in their community. Support could be around employment, housing, financial issues, interpersonal relationships or other social issues. The primary focus of the post will be short term work utilising support from ordinary resources within the community and urgent care. To assist Clinicians in the assessment of health and social need of individuals referred to PCDU. Provide emotional support to patients, relatives and carers. Under the direction of clinical staff, the post holder will assist individuals to access community support to enable them to leave the PCDU and use appropriate community services to meet their needs. To assist and engage in practical activities with individuals to enable them to live as independently as possible and promote social inclusion. This will involve working with the individual in short term practical activities such as engaging with housing providers, General practitioners, social care, other secondary care mental health services, voluntary organisations, benefits welfare agencies.To be able to work as a member of a team, to provide support, and give time to individuals referred to PCDU. The team will work with individuals who require short term immediate support to allow them to engage with support networks in their community, the support could be around employment, housing, financial issues, interpersonal relationships or other social issues. The primary focus of the post will be short term work utilising support from ordinary resources within the community and urgent care.Responsibilities

Assist Clinicians in the assessment of health and social need of individuals referred to PCDU.Provide emotional support to patients, relatives and carers.Assist individuals to access community support to enable them to leave the PCDU and use appropriate community services to meet their needs.Engage in practical activities with individuals to enable them to live as independently as possible and promote social inclusion, including engagement with housing providers, General Practitioners, social care, other secondary care mental health services, voluntary organisations and welfare benefits agencies.Required practices and commitments

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of individuals and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.As part of our safe recruitment practice, if appropriate for the role, it is a mandatory requirement for all newly appointed staff to be registered with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Update Service.The Trust is committed to Equal Opportunities and welcomes applications regardless of age, gender, race, disability or sexual orientation. Guidance and criteria on filtering criminal cautions and convictions can be found on the Disclosure and Barring Service website.For information on how our Trust handles your data, please refer to the Privacy Notice for Staff (version referenced in policy documents, May 2018). This describes data handling practices and your rights.About Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust provides a full range of expanding physical, mental health and learning disability services to children, young adults, adults and older adults across Coventry, Warwickshire and Solihull. Services are provided to a population of over one million people living in Coventry and Warwickshire and also a wider geographical area in some of our specialist services. 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

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