Support Worker - ARMS

Integrated Care System; Redruth; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS trust in Cornwall is seeking an experienced Support Worker for the ARMS team to assist individuals with mental health needs, particularly those experiencing psychosis. The role involves working closely with service users and their families to support their mental well-being. The ideal candidate will have relevant experience in community settings and a strong understanding of mental health issues.

Qualifications

• Experience of working with clients who express unusual beliefs and may be experiencing psychosis.
• Experience of working with clients with substance misuse issues.
• Experience of managing the risk associated with clients deteriorating mental health.
• Experience working within a community setting in either the statutory or voluntary sector.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain contact with service users and their families.
• Give information to service users and their carers.
• Work with service users to access identified services.
• Monitor mental health and report changes to the team.

Skills

Experience with psychosis

Experience with substance misuse

Risk management in mental health

Effective communication

Job description

Go back Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Support Worker - ARMS

The closing date is 13 August 2025

This vacancy is open to applicants currently employed by Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust, or the Integrated Care Board for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

We are seeking to recruit an experienced community support worker who has worked with people experiencing psychosis and other mental health conditions.

The successful candidate will be working in the new "At risk mental state" (ARMS) team within the Early Intervention for Psychosis Service. (EIPS).

This role will include supporting individuals to improve their mental health by working with them, their families, members of the multidisciplinary team and wider support agencies within the community.

This vacancy will be covering Mid Cornwall working inline with the area model of care.

Main duties of the job

• Establish and maintain effect contact with service users, their relatives and carers in order toensure good communication.
• Give information and assistance to service users and their carers so that they are aware of theirrights, entitlements from the team and wider health and social care community.
• Work with service users and their carers to access identified services.
• Monitor mental health and be aware of fluctuations in mental health through observationsand report changes to the team practitioners so that service users are directed to appropriateservices and risk is managed.
• Encourage social/physical activities as appropriate to the service user's needs

About us

We're an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people's physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.

We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.

Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.

We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.

Approximately 568,000 people live her. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increase the numbers of people who use out services.

Job responsibilities

To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see supporting documents.

Person Specification

Education / Qualifications and Relevant Experience

• Experience of working with clients who express unusual beliefs and may be experiencing psychosis.
• Experience of working with clients with substance misuse issues
• Experience of managing the risk associated with clients deteriorating mental health.
• Experience working within a community setting in either the statutory or voluntary sector

Knowledge and abilities

• Knowledge of the effects of mental health issues on service users
• A basic understanding of current National Guidelines and Mental Health Act / Mental Health Capacity Act requirements

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

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust