Senior Support Worker | Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FoundationTrust

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Congleton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Congleton is seeking a Band 4 Specialist ADHD/AUTISM Support Worker to support the Specialist ADHD/autism Practitioner. The role involves patient assessment, care planning, and collaboration with various healthcare professionals to address ADHD/autism needs. This position provides an opportunity to enhance your skills while ensuring patients receive the care they need. Training and development opportunities are offered.

Responsibilities

• Support the Specialist ADHD/autism Practitioner in the care planning and evaluation of patient needs.
• Monitor and review patients’ needs and report concerns.
• Assist ADHD patients with their prescribed medication.
• Utilise outreach skills to assist ADHD/autism patients.
• Assist with regular physical health checks of ADHD patients.
• Identify co-morbidities and work with the Multi-Disciplinary Team.
• Manage patients in crisis and follow the urgent care pathway.
• Be the first point of contact for patients and families.

Job description

Role Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 4 Specialist ADHD/AUTISM Support Worker to support and work directly under the Specialist ADHD/autism Practitioner to provide a range of interventions for patients with a diagnosis of ADHD/autism including those with co‑morbid mental health or physical health problems, within the adult neurodevelopmental services.

You will have the opportunity to ensure all patients receive equal opportunities with regard to their care needs, to deliver training to other staff, to signpost and build relationships with other providers, all whilst developing your own skills and knowledge and attending all specialist ADHD/AUTISM training and seminars.

Key Responsibilities

• Work without direct supervision to support the Specialist ADHD/autism Practitioner in the assessment, care planning, implementation and evaluation of patient needs.
• Monitor and review patients’ needs and report any concerns directly to the Specialist ADHD/autism Nurse.
• Assist and support ADHD patients to take their prescribed medication and liaise with the patients’ pharmacy, family and GP if required.
• Utilise outreach skills to proactively assist and support ADHD/autism patients to engage with services.
• Assist the Specialist ADHD/autism Nurse to undertake the regular physical health checks of ADHD patients and ensure data and records are up to date and any concerns dealt with.
• Identify ADHD/autism patient co‑morbidities including mental health issues, physical health conditions and substance misuse and work with the Multi‑Disciplinary Team and outside agencies to ensure the care they receive is appropriate.
• Manage patients in crisis and follow the urgent care pathway, reporting any concerns to the Duty Practitioner within the adult neurodevelopmental service.
• Be the patient and their carers/families’ first point of contact in the absence of the Specialist ADHD/autism Practitioner.

Additional Responsibilities

Please download a copy of the job description for full details of the main responsibilities for this role.

About Our Service

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. We operate across Wirral, Cheshire, Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton, Liverpool and Stockport and are rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission.

We are a Disability‑Confident Employer, Rainbow Badge Scheme member, Veteran Aware organisation and holder of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award.

Recruitment Information

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

Before applying, review CWP’s Values and ensure your application reflects an understanding of these values. The supporting information section in your application should provide examples from your work experience that demonstrate these values through your behaviours.

For further guidance, you can access our recruitment support page or contact our recruitment team at [e-mail] or call 01244 393100.

This advert closes on Monday 3 Nov 2025.