Community Support Worker | Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust

Pennine Care NHS FT; Cheadle; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Community Support Worker to join the Early Intervention Team, delivering socially inclusive mental health services to individuals experiencing first episode psychosis. The role supports practitioners in engaging service users toward personal goals and improving health outcomes.

The post involves coordinating with care partners, planning care approaches, promoting independence and linking people to housing, benefits and employment resources.

Qualifications

• Experience or interest in mental health services is desirable.
• Strong communication and team-working skills.

Responsibilities

• Highlight physical health concerns to the Care Coordinator, GP and Consultant Psychiatrist.
• Refer clients for appropriate interventions and health advice.
• Assist in planning and evaluating individual care plans.
• Support service users to engage positively with services and resources (benefits, employment, housing, substance misuse).
• Promote independent living through practical help, advice and emotional support.

Skills

Mental health support

Client engagement

Health promotion

Job description

Community Support Worker | Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust

The Community Support Worker will work as part of the Early Intervention Team providing socially inclusive mental health services to individuals experiencing first episode psychosis. To support Early Intervention Team Practitioners with a specific remit of engaging individuals working towards personal goals and improving and maintaining good physical and mental health.

Main duties of the job

• To highlight any physical health concerns to the Care Coordinator, GP and Consultant Psychiatrist.
• To refer clients for appropriate interventions and offer health advice
• To assist Early Intervention Team Practitioners in planning and evaluating individual care plans.
• To support service users in engaging positively and actively with appropriate services and resources such as benefits, employment, housing and substance misuse services.
• To promote independent living of service users under the Early Intervention Team through practical help, advice and emotional support.
• Provide information and support with health promotion
• Support the Early Intervention Team Practitioners in monitoring the service users’ mental state, level of functioning and progress and escalating any concerns.
• To report and alert the Early Intervention Team Practitioners as appropriate on progress and change such as the identification of early signs of relapse of illness.
• Maintain accurate documentation in accordance with Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust policies and procedures including use of electronic record keeping.
• Provide information and support to enable service users to engage in meeting education, employment and vocational needs. To include arranging initial contact and attending with the service user if appropriate.
• Provide information and support to family, friends and carers of service users.

We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.

Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We’re really proud of our#PennineCarePeopleand do everything we can to make sure we’re a great place to work.

All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.

If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:

• Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
• Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance
• Access to Continued Professional Development
• Involvement in improvement and research activities
• Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service
• Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel

Please see the attached details job description and person specification for more information on the job description and the main responsibilities.

This advert closes on Thursday 22 Oct 2026

Options: Tameside, Stockport, Bury, Oldham and Roc