Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Reconnect Engagement Worker

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Job summary

Come and Join Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, where we offer a wide variety of challenging and rewarding roles within a supportive, innovative and dynamic work environment!

We have a fantastic 6 months secondment opportunity for a Reconnect Engagement Worker role within the Directorate of Adult Mental Health.

The Reconnect Engagement Worker will support service users requiring assistance adjusting from prison or immigration removal centre to community life and have identified health need(s) with oversight from a registered practitioner.

The aim of the role is to improve the journey and outcome for service users as they navigate through their transition from prison or immigration removal centre to community life, to improve co-ordination and access to support services for service users, with a view to improving their wellbeing and independence.

The health and wellbeing of our team members is very important to us and we offer a robust induction period, as well as regular supervision and support. You will have opportunities to progress your career with a structured learning journey that will enable you to achieve your long-term goals and work to your strengths.

We also offer:

A generous pension contribution and holiday allowance starting at 27 days
Free onsite parking
Access to a wide range of additional benefits (attached) such as discounted shopping, recognition schemes and various other packages you can draw from to help support your work-life balance

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work within the Reconnect Service and work closely with providers of other services including the Prison Service, Probation and Turning Point to assist the service user they are working with in sourcing a solution to their care/support needs following release. This can include supporting to register/attend appointments or assessments, submit applications or referrals for support and appropriately handover to partner agencies at the end of the planned engagement.

The post holder will need to be able to provide clear advice and support to services users. They will also be required to have a good understanding of the types of support provisions available in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

Having a knowledge of the criminal justice system would be beneficial but not essential for this role.

About us

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serves over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

Here at LPT, our values are Compassion, Respect, Integrity and Trust, which we keep at the heart of everything we do.

We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.

Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information are contained in the attached document titled Information for Applicants.

We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.

For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).

All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.

For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.

Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.

Date posted

14 May 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£25,147 to £27,596 a year

Contract

Secondment

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

C9313-24-0689

Job locations

County Hall

47 Leicester Road

Glenfield

Leicestershire

LE3 8HB

Leicestershire Police

Colin Grundy Drive

Hamilton

Leicester

LE51FY

Job description

Job responsibilities

This is an opportunity to spend 6 months with the Reconnect service to support individuals to transition from prison or immigration removal centres to community life.

This is a Monday - Friday 09.00-17.00 role. In addition to working in the specified LPT bases, the successful candidate will be required to work in various community locations, including Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland prisons, Offender Management centres and homeless centres, therefore own transport will be essential for this role.

PLEASE NOTE: The successful applicant will be required to apply for Prison vetting and Leicestershire Police vetting clearance. Please be aware of the common failures in relation to police vetting.

If you like what you have read and would like more information on the duties and responsibilities of this role, please click onto the attached Job Description and person specification

Job description

Job responsibilities

This is an opportunity to spend 6 months with the Reconnect service to support individuals to transition from prison or immigration removal centres to community life.

If you like what you have read and would like more information on the duties and responsibilities of this role, please click onto the attached Job Description and person specification

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Good standard of education including GCSE English (A-C) (or equivalent)

Desirable

NVQ level 2 in Health and Social Care / RQF level 2 Health and Social care

Experience

Essential

Experience of working with service users on a face to face basis
Experience of working in a complex organization such as the NHS
Experience of adult and childrens safeguarding agenda and mental capacity act

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

Demonstrate skills in literacy, written, verbal and an ability to effectively use electronic information and computer technology.
Ability to work calmly under pressure, able to prioritise workloads whilst working to meet deadlines and demonstrate flexibility and adaptability to meet changing demands.
Excellent written, verbal, and face-to-face communication skills, presenting a positive and efficient image.
Ability to communicate effectively with professionals at all levels in health and external agencies.
Ability to manage time effectively so that service users are contacted in a timely manner.
Ability to work under own initiative.

Personal Attributes

Essential

Emotionally resilient.
Confident, self-motivated and uses initiative to manage own time and the time of others.
Adaptable and flexible, working well as part of a team.
Physically capable to perform the role in and around the community.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Good standard of education including GCSE English (A-C) (or equivalent)

Desirable

NVQ level 2 in Health and Social Care / RQF level 2 Health and Social care

Experience

Essential

Experience of working with service users on a face to face basis
Experience of working in a complex organization such as the NHS
Experience of adult and childrens safeguarding agenda and mental capacity act

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

Demonstrate skills in literacy, written, verbal and an ability to effectively use electronic information and computer technology.
Ability to work calmly under pressure, able to prioritise workloads whilst working to meet deadlines and demonstrate flexibility and adaptability to meet changing demands.
Excellent written, verbal, and face-to-face communication skills, presenting a positive and efficient image.
Ability to communicate effectively with professionals at all levels in health and external agencies.
Ability to manage time effectively so that service users are contacted in a timely manner.
Ability to work under own initiative.

Personal Attributes

Essential

Emotionally resilient.
Confident, self-motivated and uses initiative to manage own time and the time of others.
Adaptable and flexible, working well as part of a team.
Physically capable to perform the role in and around the community.

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

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

County Hall

47 Leicester Road

Glenfield

Leicestershire

LE3 8HB

Employer's website

https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

County Hall

47 Leicester Road

Glenfield

Leicestershire

LE3 8HB

Employer's website

https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)