Community Support Worker | Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Wokingham; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading mental health service provider in Wokingham is seeking a Community Support Worker to join their Adult Mental Health Service Team. The role involves supporting adults with mental health difficulties, providing information, and managing a caseload. The ideal candidate has experience in community working and a good understanding of mental health needs. This part-time position offers flexible working options and a supportive environment focused on staff wellbeing.

Benefits

Flexible working options

27 days’ annual leave

Generous NHS pension scheme

Access to wellbeing tools and services

Discounts at popular retailers

Qualifications

• Experience of supporting adults with mental health problems.
• Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary environment.
• Must hold a valid UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Provide information and advice on supporting recovery work.
• Manage an allocated caseload in collaboration with clinical team.
• Support the delivery of excellent care to the CMHT caseload.

Skills

Supporting adults with mental health problems

Community working experience

Dealing with challenging behaviour

Experience in therapeutic group work

Education

Good level of education

Job description

Overview

Are you interested to work as a Community Support Worker ready for your next challenge? Do you want to use your skills in adults mental health to make a real difference? We're looking for a Community Support Worker to join our Adult Mental Health Service Team in Wokingham. We offer a 9-5 service to adults with enduring mental health difficulties.

This is a varied, front-line role in a compassionate and forward-thinking team where you'll:

• Utilise scope of practice to undertake community support worker role and provide information and advice on supporting recovery work associated with the patient group.

Responsibilities and support

The successful candidate will have experience of supporting adults with mental health problems, including dementia. This role is community based and therefore the successful candidate must hold a valid UK driving licence and have access to a car for work purposes, including carrying patients and carers as passengers. You will be a team player, be highly motivated, compassionate and demonstrate a good understanding for working with adults with mental health needs. Appropriate training and support will be provided as needed.

The post holder will be well supported and guided by the Clinical Team Lead and Mental Health Practitioners within the Community Mental Health Team. They will have their own allocated caseload and support the delivery of excellent care to our CMHT caseload.

This post is 30 hrs a week over 4 days – days to be agreed.

We're a friendly, progressive service that champions staff wellbeing and development. As part of a wider CMHT/MHICS team, we embrace innovation and quality improvement to deliver great care.

Our Trust is rated 'Outstanding' by the CQC, who highlight our positive culture, staff morale and innovation.

About Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we’re committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.

Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:

• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions

Benefits

Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:

• Flexible working options to support work-life balance
• 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
• Free parking across Trust sites

Requirements

• Good level of education
• Paid or unpaid direct care experience
• Working with adults with mental health problems including dementia
• Work in a multi-disciplinary environment
• Community working experience
• Experience in dealing with challenging behaviour
• Have experience of therapeutic group work with adults

Applying and equal opportunities

For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification. We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.

We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.

We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to call: Godfrey Karambakuwa, 0118 9044800: [e-mail] who’ll be delighted to help.

Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.

This advert closes on Tuesday 30 Sep 2025