About this role
Job summary
If you are a resilient, compassionate and recovery focused support worker, who has a good understanding of trauma and mental health and has the ability to work flexibly in a challenging environment, this may be the role for you.
HMP Eastwood Park is female prison housing up to 440 women who are both sentenced and remanded. The healthcare service is formed through a consortium of agencies, AWP works alongside the main contractor Practice Plus Group.
Right to Work in the UK This position is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants must already hold the legal right to work in the UK at the time of application, as the organisation is unable to support sponsorship for this post.
Main duties of the job
Working as part of the mental health team you will have the opportunity to work alongside an experienced multi-disciplinary team, that is supportive and motivated to deliver outstanding care.
We strive to use the expertise and resources within our team, organisation, and partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe and focused on people's recovery. All our staff are pivotal in the quality of care we provide and we are committed to enabling them to develop both professional and personally.
Successful candidates will have previously completed, or be committed to completing, the care certificate, or equivalent qualification.
Applicants will be required to work 37.5hours a week, primarily Monday to Friday.
The successful candidate will be required to obtain prison security clearance in addition to DBS and reference checks.
About us
We are the lead provider of healthcare for people with serious mental illness, learning disabilities and autism across Bath and North East Somerset (BaNES), Swindon and Wiltshire, and Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.We aim to provide High Quality, Compassionate Care everywhere, every day. This means our services will be safe, clinically effective and provide a positive all round experience for our patients, families and carers. And we believe passionately in treating everyone with kindness, respect and empathy.Key to this is providing a supportive and safe environment for our 4,000 staff where we all feel welcome and able to do the best we can for those we support. Our staff and teams work incredibly hard delivering services across more than 90 locations, covering 2,200miles, to more than 1.8million people.At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.
Job description Job responsibilities
The role of support worker is across our Unscheduled and Planned Care Teams- providing stabilisation interventions to service users in acute distress and ongoing interventions as part of a care plan with service users who are managed under Care Programme Approach.
Liaise as appropriate with other members of the multidisciplinary team and other agencies involved in the care of individual service users.
The role will also require undertaking and delivering defined activities and interventions for a caseload of identified service users, in accordance with the agreed personal recovery plan. This maybe either on a one to one basis, or as part of a group activity.
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Person Specification
Skills and Abilities Essential
Well-developed listening skills and effective verbal communication skills and ability to communicate both face to face, via email and by telephone. Written communication skills, with the ability to contribute to written reports, maintain accurate records and interpret relevant clinical information effectively. Ability to form and sustain a trusting relationship with service users/carers. Team-working skills, and ability to function effectively and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary setting. IT skills: ability to use email, Microsoft word and basic clinical records databases. Ability to articulate and demonstrate compassionate, recovery-focused care that values diversity and equality.
Education and Qualification Essential
Possession of, or the ability and willingness to work towards, an appropriate Level 5 vocational qualification (Foundation Degree in Mental Health or Health and Social Care)
Desirable
Training in an allied field such as counselling, mediation or advocacy. Training in psychosocial interventions (e.g. CBT, DBT, Motivational Interviewing).
Experience and Knowledge Essential
Significant experience of working in a mental health setting Sound knowledge and understanding of mental health issues, taking a positive, nonjudgemental approach towards service users, carers, colleagues and members of the public. Experience of mental health services, as a user, carer, volunteer or worker.
Desirable
Experience of teaching / training individuals or groups. Experience of teaching / training individuals or groups.
Other requirements Essential
Empathy for individuals who have experienced mental health problems and ability to cope with behaviour which may be challenging at times.
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 details Employer name Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
Address HMP Eastwood Park
Falfield
GL12 8DB
United Kingdom
Employer's website http://www.awp.nhs.uk/about-us/working-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)