Carers Support Worker

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Job description

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Are you someone who could support those who live with an adult with an eating disorder? No experience of working with people with an eating disorder necessary but it would be fantastic if you did and if you had previous experience working with carers. Those who live with someone with a moderate to severe eating disorder are entitled to a carers assessment and to be helped to gain acknowledgement and support for the stress they are experiencing. If you are calm, compassionate, proactive, hopeful and kind as well as well organised, these roles may be for you.
The Hertfordshire adult Eating Disorder Service are looking to appoint two part time carers support workers working three days each with one day working together, in order that you feel supported yourself. There will be some phone work but you will also be expected to visit people in their home

You will be supported by the community team in this vital and rewarding role

For further details / informal visits contact:

Name Tanya Lovett Job title Professional Lead Telephone number
About us

Work for an NHS trust that's been rated as 'OUTSTANDING' by the CQC. Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is a successful provider of mental health and learning disability services with ambitions to be the leading provider in the country. We are already delivering services as far afield as Norfolk and North Essex as well as for the population of Hertfordshire. We are a Values Based organisation and our aim is to ensure that we deliver an experience that is consistently welcoming, kind, positive, respectful and professional, because these are the Values that our service users, carers and staff told us meant the most to them. We are currently embarking on a major transformation programme that will change the way that we deliver our services. We are also delighted to be named in the top 100 list of the best places to work in the health service in 2014, which is due to the national staff survey results as well as our range of engagement activities, the diversity of our staff, support for employees with a disability or those who have suffered mental ill health themselves, and our training and development programmes.

Additional Information

HPFT is committed to being an equal opportunities employer and in order to reflect the diversity of its population, positively encourages applications from all areas of the community. We aim to be a representative organisation with regards to age, disability, ethnicity, gender, beliefs and sexual orientation and are fully committed to equality, diversity and human rights and encourage applications from all sections of the community including users of mental health services.

The Trust is committed to helping staff balance work and home life and welcomes applications from candidates wishing to work part-time or under flexible working arrangements.