Family Intervention Worker

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust; Coventry; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Coventry is seeking a Family Intervention Worker to join their team. The role involves providing support and family interventions for those impacted by psychosis. Candidates should possess NVQ/QCF Level 3 or equivalent. This position offers a salary range of £24,937 to £26,598 per annum pro-rata, and it includes travel across various localities. The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong communication skills and have experience in community mental health care.

Benefits

Generous annual leave entitlement

Excellent learning and development opportunities

Salary sacrifice schemes for various benefits

Wellbeing support, including counseling services

Qualifications

• Base level of theoretical knowledge of care procedures, clinical observations, and the mental health act.
• Experience in Community mental health care.
• Training in the Meriden model of Behavioural Family Therapy.

Responsibilities

• Provide evidence-based family interventions to service users and their families.
• Support and engage carers in the service.
• Work with multidisciplinary teams to evaluate high quality interventions.

Skills

Good written communications

Ability to follow policies and procedures

Understanding of Equal Opportunities

Understanding of confidentiality

Understanding of health and safety issues

Education

NVQ/QCF Level 3 or equivalent qualification

Job description

Family Intervention Worker

The closing date is 05 December 2025

A wonderful and unique opportunity has arisen for a Family Intervention worker to join our Family Interventions team. We are looking for an autonomous, dynamic and passionate family worker to work 22.5 hrs in our established team. You will be required to work across all localities within CWPT supporting families and carers who have loved ones under the 3 Early Interventions in Psychosis services.

Early Intervention in Psychosis is an innovative and evidence-based model. The teams work with service users aged 14-65 who are experiencing a first episode or early psychosis, and their families, for up to 3 years, as well as people presenting with an at-risk mental state. There is a strong commitment to provide an excellent standard of care and to continually improve what we do.

Why do we need this post? What is the impact of caring for someone with psychosis?

• 72% of carers responding to Carers UK's State of Caring 2018 Survey said they had suffered mental ill health as a result of caring
• 61% said they had suffered physical ill health as a result of caring
• 8 in 10 people caring for loved ones say they have felt lonely or socially isolated

The role will involve delivering family intervention, specifically the Meriden 'Behavioural Family Therapy' (BFT) Model to families open to the service.

Main duties of the job

Your role would be integral to helping to support and engage carers in the service including one‑one or in small groups.

Your role would be to provide evidence-based family interventions to service users and their families. You would work as an integrated part of the MDT, and co‑work families with other professionally qualified team members. Having training in FI is desirable but not essential as training can be provided.

You will work with other members of the multi‑disciplinary team and all other relevant health professionals to support in assessing, developing, implementing and evaluating high quality interventions.

The ideal person will work side by side and assist dynamic multidisciplinary teams of workers providing support to people of the local community.

This is an opportunity to develop your skills in a supportive environment as you work alongside experienced senior staff and receive regular supervision within the service.

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.

• 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.

Job responsibilities

A driving licence will be required for this role as it involves travel across localities.

Please see attached JD for further information about the role.

Alternatively, you could contact Lisa Brace (Team Manager) on 02476 961150 if you have any further questions.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• NVQ/QCF Level 3 or equivalent qualification or be working towards
• Base level of theoretical knowledge of care procedures, clinical observations, and the mental health act

Knowledge and skills

• Good written communications
• Ability to follow policies and procedures
• Understanding of Equal Opportunities
• Understanding of confidentiality
• Understanding of health and safety issues

Experience

• Experience in Community mental health care
• Training in the Meriden model of Behavioural Family Therapy

Other

• Must have full driving licence and access to a motor vehicle for business use

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer name

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust

£24,937 to £26,598 a year per annum pro rata