Job summary
Flexible Working
Flexible working for the Trust Bank
Location is Inclusion - Newport, Isle of Wight
Please note we do not accept CV's
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We are currently recruiting for Bank Assessment & Engagement Worker to work with service users and multi-agency team members in an essential liaison role.
This position will focus on drawing in local community assets to support the delivery of recovery focussed outcomes, promoting and creating opportunities in visible recovery, harm reduction and brief interventions in the hub reception areas.
Main duties of the job
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- Work as an integral part of the service in delivering high quality interventions within the hub.
- Work with and support the Inclusion multi-disciplinary team
- Facilitate harm reduction interventions
- Supporting service users who are attending the reception area of the service.
- Contributing to service users working collaboratively to build their recovery capital and ensuring positive recovery outcomes.
- Ensuring service users have scheduled appointments and remove barriers to attendance.
- Supervising recovery supporter volunteers.
- Promoting visible recovery in the hub, especially in reception areas.
- Reducing drug and alcohol related harm to service users and the wider community
- Ensuring that your work is evidence based, up to date and in accordance with current policy and legislation.
- Ensuring the reception environment is welcoming and accessible.
About us
Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT) is an award winning organisation with over 9000 employees. We are one of the largest integrated Health and Social Care providers, covering services across North & South Staffordshire, Shropshire, Hampshire, Buckinghamshire, Isle of Wight and Essex.
Demonstrating our strong commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, and in context of our objective aligned to the growth of diversity across the workforce; we are particularly seeking applications from individuals who may be from under-represented groups, such as black, Asian or other ethnic groups, individuals with a disability, or LGBTQ+ individuals who meet the specific criteria.
We are embedding values based and inclusive recruitment practices to ensure that all applicants, from any backgrounds, have an equal chance of success in achieving a role with us.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description for full details. A summary is provided below:
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- To manage the reception area of the hub to ensure effective brief interventions are facilitated by staff and Recovery Supporter Volunteers.
- To work with service users in attendance and manage day today issues which arise in the reception area.
- To take the lead in managing complex behaviours in the reception and surrounding areas.
- To signpost to local services and empower service users to build their community networks and recovery capital.
- To promote visible and contagious recovery in the reception areas of the hub.
- To ensure that the reception team work effectively in relation to Inclusion policies and procedures.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description for full details. A summary is provided below:
-
- To manage the reception area of the hub to ensure effective brief interventions are facilitated by staff and Recovery Supporter Volunteers.
- To work with service users in attendance and manage day today issues which arise in the reception area.
- To take the lead in managing complex behaviours in the reception and surrounding areas.
- To signpost to local services and empower service users to build their community networks and recovery capital.
- To promote visible and contagious recovery in the reception areas of the hub.
- To ensure that the reception team work effectively in relation to Inclusion policies and procedures.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Understanding and awareness of the effects of substance misuse on an individual and the community
Experience
Essential
- A commitment to recovery based interventions and harm reduction approaches to working with drug users.
Skills
Essential
- A thorough knowledge of substances and their effects
- Ability to work with drug/alcohol users in a Community environment
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Understanding and awareness of the effects of substance misuse on an individual and the community
Experience
Essential
- A commitment to recovery based interventions and harm reduction approaches to working with drug users.
Skills
Essential
- A thorough knowledge of substances and their effects
- Ability to work with drug/alcohol users in a Community environment
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
