Housing Officer- MHIST

Cheshire & Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Chester; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Housing Officer to join the Mental Health Intensive Support Team (MhIST). You will support people with complex housing needs to access and maintain suitable accommodation and work with patients, carers and housing providers to prevent homelessness and support recovery.

In this role you will manage a caseload, provide practical advice, assist with welfare benefits, and collaborate with local authorities to identify sustainable

Qualifications

• Experience working with vulnerable adults and complex housing needs.
• Ability to manage a caseload and coordinate housing options with partners.
• Knowledge of welfare benefits and homelessness prevention approaches.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of individuals with housing needs within MH rehab context.
• Provide practical advice, support and advocacy on housing applications and tenancy sustainment.
• Liaise with local authorities, housing associations, landlords and welfare agencies.
• Support discharge planning by considering housing options throughout care.

Skills

Housing experience

Case management

Liaison & partnerships

Welfare benefits knowledge

Job description

We are looking to recruit a motivated and enthusiastic Housing Officer to join the Mental Health Intensive Support Team (MhIST), an award-winning and forward-thinking community mental health rehabilitation service.

The Housing Officer will support people with complex mental health needs to access and maintain suitable accommodation. Working closely with patients, carers, housing providers and local authorities, you will help prevent homelessness, support recovery and remove housing-related barriers to successful discharge and independent living.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone with housing experience who is passionate about improving outcomes and helping people achieve stability within their local communities., As a Housing Officer, you will manage a caseload of individuals with complex housing needs, providing practical advice, support and advocacy around housing and welfare benefits.

You will work as part of the multidisciplinary team to ensure housing needs are considered throughout a person's care and discharge planning. This will include liaising with local authorities, housing associations, supported accommodation providers, landlords and welfare agencies to identify and secure appropriate housing options.

You will support individuals with housing applications, tenancy sustainment, welfare benefit issues and homelessness prevention, helping them maintain stability and independence within the community.

We are looking for someone with experience of working with vulnerable adults, managing complex cases and developing positive working relationships with partner agencies. Experience within housing, welfare benefits or support services is essential, and experience of working alongside mental health services would be an advantage.

As a service we value partnership working, innovation and personal development, and we are looking for someone who shares our commitment to supporting recovery and improving outcomes for the people we serve.

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP) provides health and care services for a population of over one million people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care, as well as the provision of three GP surgeries in Cheshire.

We employ around 4,500 staff across 73 sites and have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton, Liverpool and Stockport.

Our aim is to help improve the lives of everyone in our communities, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We are rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission, with a Good rating overall.

As a Disability Confident Employer, Rainbow Badge Scheme member, Veteran Aware organisation and proud holder of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award, CWP is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible and developing a culture that values differences, and welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.

All new starters will commence in post on one fixed start date each month, in line with our Prepare to Care (P2C) induction programme date. P2C offers up to 3 weeks training to support you to meet the induction / initial training requirements of the role.

Whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your existing skills and experience in a new role, you'll find something to suit you at CWP.