About this role
Job summary
Teenage Pregnancy - Senior Community Family Support Worker
The post holder will lead the support provided for teenage mothers, babies & young families and assist in the co-ordination of care for families with complex needs and safeguarding procedures.
Support may include provision of practical help, arranging accommodation, helping with travel for families, and assisting with liaison with agencies.
More complex support may be required such as caring for parents with additional and complex needs, assisting and making complex safe guarding referrals. The post holder will lead the Right Help, Right Times framework, Early Help Programme and support families in times of challenge and stress and liaise with Health and Social Service providers.
Main duties of the job
The candidate will need to be able to:
Build trust with young parents Be trauma-informed Non-Judgmental Be culturally and religiously aware Be aware of honor-based abuse and how to refer to agencies for support Be able to risk assess for exploitation (CSE) and grooming Be able to support young women experiencing domestic abuse Support with providing antenatal education and transition to parenthood Be flexible with service provision for parents in education Be able to support young families with building independent living skills and offer housing support Be able to signpost young families to services that can help with finances and benefits Be able to liaise with the specialist midwives, perinatal mental health midwives and safeguarding team
About us
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.
Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.
Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.
Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust.
When completing your application, please ensure that you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).
The closing date for this job advert may be brought forward should we receive a high volume of applications. Early applications are therefore welcomed.
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS Essential
Foundation degree or equivalent level 5 study Mathematics and English level 2/GCSE grade 4 or equivalent
Desirable
Level 3 counseling course or equivalent, or counselling experience Mentoring or line managers course or experience
PROFESSIONAL / MANAGERIAL / SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE Essential
Knowledge of safe guarding procedures Able to use Microsoft IT and email Competent in the use of IT and NHS systems and programmes and able to document in the electronic and written patient records
PERSONAL SKILLS / ABILITIES AND ATTRIBUTES Essential
Able to manage own workload and time Ability to work under pressure Team member Prioritise and effectively time manage clinical and other responsibilities Punctual and flexible across hours of work when required Excellent attendance record
KNOWLEDGE & NATURE OF EXPERIENCE Essential
Specialist knowledge and experience working with families with complex needs Experience working with families in need Knowledge of Social Services and benefits systems to enable assisting families through benefits applications
ANALYTICAL AND JUDGEMENT SKILLS Essential
Able to make judgements and decisions in a range of situations. Able to make some analysis of complex or highly complex facts or situations.
OTHER REQUIREMENTS Essential
Demonstrate an understanding of the practices of equality and inclusion in the delivery of this role Demonstrate alignment with the values and beliefs of the Trust Physical: Hand eye co-ordination required; Must be physically mobile, good health and attendance; Able to drive and must be a car owner for attendance of community work; Able to attend families in their own home situation, clinics and hospital situations
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details Employer name Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Address Birmingham Women's
Mindelsohn Way
Edgbaston
B15 2TG
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://bwc.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)