About this role
Job summary This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. If it is identified that you require sponsorship to undertake this role your application may be withdrawn We are looking for a Graduate Mental Health Worker to join our team at HMP Brinsford!Our Integrated Mental Health and Substance Misuse Team at HMP Brinsford is looking for a dynamic and experienced Graduate Mental Health Worker. Our team is innovative, forward thinking and committed to a recovery focused approach.This is an exciting and diverse role for an individual who is passionate about providing excellent quality nursing care. You will have the privilege to influence and shape the provision of high-quality mental health care to some of society's most vulnerable members.
Main duties of the job As a Graduate Mental Health Worker you'll assist in the assessment of care needs & formulation, implementation & evaluation of programmes of care for individuals. You'll deliver relevant forms of psychosocial & psychologically informed care under agreed levels of supervision. You'll assist in identifying strategies to support mental wellbeing & promotion of self-care & social inclusion. You'll communicate and work collaboratively with Mental Health team colleagues & prison teams to meet the needs of patients. You'll support the delivery of timely access to integrated, high quality, service user-centred services that enable people with mental health needs, &/or substance use issues to improve their well-being and functionality, thereby preventing, reducing or delaying the need for more specialist services. As part of the integrated team, under the supervision of qualified mental health practitioners, you'll work to ensure that the needs of service users are addressed by offering appropriate interventions in both one to one & group settings. This will include promoting wellbeing, independence and choice whilst preventing, reducing or delaying the greater onset of need. You'll be expected to adhere to relevant policy and procedure. You will liaise with other professionals and agencies both statutory & non-statutory to provide holistic care & treatment. The co-facilitation of group work will be an expectation of the role. Being a compassionate individual is essential.
About us Inclusion, created in 2002 is part of the Specialist Services Care Group of Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT). We provide caring and effective services across England, including, West Yorkshire, West Midlands, East Midlands, West Mercia, Thames Valley, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Thurrock, Essex.We support individuals, families and communities who are affected by addiction, crime, mental health or need treatment for their sexual health. We believe that the individuals and families who use our services should receive high quality, committed and inclusive care, realising all the benefits a modern NHS organisation can provide.We work with patients and our staff teams to achieve the best outcomes we can. We invest heavily in training and development, and the wellbeing of our people, both staff and service users is central to who we are. Here at MPFT, we are proud of the comprehensive wellbeing and lifestyle support offer available, in addition to in-house training and coaching support.Our services are robustly governed, evidence-based, inclusive, and designed and provided in conjunction with service users. We are committed to providing the best service we can, and if you share our values, we want you on our team! For more information about HMP Oakwood and our incentives offer please see attached information.
Job description Job responsibilities Please see the attached job description for the full list of duties and responsibilities. A summary is as follows:
To be an integral member of the multi-disciplinary team, working with individuals who are experiencing mental health issues, providing targeted Mental Health interventions (in one to one and group settings) under the instruction/supervision of registered Mental Health professionals.
To engage identified individuals in low intensity support and interventions that focus on mental health awareness, well-being and mental health promotion.
To support prevention of and early intervention in mental health difficulties supporting all service users to develop self-efficacy and resilience and a personal mental health / mind plan
Support and work with the team to improve the interface between services for people with mental health difficulties.
Work with the Mental Health Practitioners in the team to provide tailored individual care and support plans describing anticipated treatment/s and support packages that promote recovery including a focus on psycho-social and psychologically informed interventions in both one to one and group settings.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Undergraduate degree in a relevant field e.g. psychology, criminology, mental health
Experience Essential
Experience of working with people with mental health needs. Experience of delivering Mental Health interventions and sign posting for mild to moderate mental illness. Supporting people with activities of daily living and promoting self-care and social functioning.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Inclusion
Address HMP Brinsford
Featherstone
WV10 7PY
Employer's website https://www.mpft.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)