Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Support Time & Recovery Worker

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Job summary

We are seeking to recruit a Band 4 Support Time & Recovery Worker within the Gloucestershire Criminal Justice Liaison & Diversion Service, based at the Montpellier Unit at Wotton Lawn in Gloucester. This is an exciting opportunity to join our long established team covering all areas of the Criminal Justice Services in Gloucestershire.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and dynamic individual to support the team and develop the service to meet the Specification laid out by NHS England.

The service runs a 7 day embedded service in Police Custody, as well as to a busy Magistrates Court. The post holder will support prisoners being released into the local community from prisons located in England under the NHS England RECONNECT Strategy.

You will help develop links with other agencies both public sector and independent in ensuring the clients seen receive the best possible service.

You will need to

  • Have experience or knowledge of working with individuals who have been in contact with the criminal justice system
  • Ideally will have experience within Adult Mental Health, Substance Misuse or Alcohol Services, Housing and Benefits Agency
  • Be willing to work within a challenging environment, and work with multiple criminal justice agencies
  • Be part of a team working to improve the experience of service users who may be presenting with health inequalities and vulnerabilities

The candidate will be required to undergo successful police vetting.

Main duties of the job

Support Time & Recovery Workers are a key part of the Liaison and Diversion process.

Their role is to engage with clients and in doing so, build a trusting relationship to improve engagement and to gain an understanding of their health and social care needs.

Your role will involve:

  • Assisting service users to access services to address health vulnerabilities leading improvements in their health and wellbeing.
  • Provide help and advice on housing, drug and alcohol support and education, debt management, employment issues and access to Primary Care.
  • You will manage a caseload of clients, supporting and encouraging their engagement with services.
  • You will develop links with other agencies to enable improved, supported access to services.
  • You will work in a variety of different settings which will include custody suite, court, prisons and other locations in the community.
  • Part of the role will also include supporting individuals leaving prison and assist their integration back into the community.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

About us

We have in excess of 5000 staff working over 50 sites, providing a diverse range of services. We strive to support an organisational culture that is welcoming, builds and celebrates inclusivity and diversity and provides a sense of belonging and trust.

The annual NHS Staff Surveygives our people the opportunity to tell us about their experience working at the Trust. For the 2023 survey just over 2800 colleagues gave us their views (58.5%). It was great to see from the results that colleagues are saying that:

  • 89.7% believe they are making a positive difference to patients/service users;
  • 73.3% would recommend the organisation as a place to work;
  • 82.4% agree that care of patients and service users is the organisations priority;
  • 76.7% would be happy with the standard of care for a friend or relative

Our results put us as 5th nationally as a Community, Mental Health and Learning Disabilities NHS Employer of Choice and 1st equal amongst all NHS Provider Trusts in the South West. However, we know we have more to do and will continue to drive forward our commitment to making GHC a Great Place to Work.

Details

Date posted

21 June 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£25,147 to £27,596 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

327-24-570

Job locations

Montpellier Unit, Wotton Lawn Hospital

Horton Road

Gloucester

GL1 3WL


Job description

Job responsibilities

DIMENSIONS

  • Trust policies and procedures, prevailing legislation and standards laid down by the relevant professional body. E.g. NMC
  • The Gloucestershire Criminal Justice Liaison Service Operational Policy
  • Work primarily within the Police Cells and Courts of Gloucestershire

Wotton Lawn Hospital tour - YouTube

Job description

Job responsibilities

DIMENSIONS

  • Trust policies and procedures, prevailing legislation and standards laid down by the relevant professional body. E.g. NMC
  • The Gloucestershire Criminal Justice Liaison Service Operational Policy
  • Work primarily within the Police Cells and Courts of Gloucestershire

Wotton Lawn Hospital tour - YouTube

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • High standards of written communication skills with the ability to use email and internet.

Desirable

  • Previous experience in mental health care work - willing to undertake full training to achieve NVQ 3 in Health and Social Care.

Experience

Essential

  • Previous experience of working in a community setting
  • Demonstrable experience of working with a vulnerable client group, including experience of supporting people with mental health problems.
  • Experience of working autonomously and managing an individual caseload.

Desirable

  • Ability to demonstrate compassion and treat colleagues, patients, carers and relatives with dignity and respect.
  • Ability to support recovery Act in a ways that support equality and diversity.
  • Must have a valid driving licence and have access to transport with appropriate business insurance in order to travel throughout the Trust, to meet the needs of the service.
  • To be able to demonstrate an intuitive and caring nature.
  • Experience of working with people with drug and alcohol problems
  • Experience of working with people who have had contact with the Criminal Justice Service
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • High standards of written communication skills with the ability to use email and internet.

Desirable

  • Previous experience in mental health care work - willing to undertake full training to achieve NVQ 3 in Health and Social Care.

Experience

Essential

  • Previous experience of working in a community setting
  • Demonstrable experience of working with a vulnerable client group, including experience of supporting people with mental health problems.
  • Experience of working autonomously and managing an individual caseload.

Desirable

  • Ability to demonstrate compassion and treat colleagues, patients, carers and relatives with dignity and respect.
  • Ability to support recovery Act in a ways that support equality and diversity.
  • Must have a valid driving licence and have access to transport with appropriate business insurance in order to travel throughout the Trust, to meet the needs of the service.
  • To be able to demonstrate an intuitive and caring nature.
  • Experience of working with people with drug and alcohol problems
  • Experience of working with people who have had contact with the Criminal Justice Service

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).

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.

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

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Montpellier Unit, Wotton Lawn Hospital

Horton Road

Gloucester

GL1 3WL


Employer's website

https://www.ghc.nhs.uk/who-we-are/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Montpellier Unit, Wotton Lawn Hospital

Horton Road

Gloucester

GL1 3WL


Employer's website

https://www.ghc.nhs.uk/who-we-are/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Team Manager

Lowri Jones

lowri.jones@ghc.nhs.uk

03004214812

Details

Date posted

21 June 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£25,147 to £27,596 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

327-24-570

Job locations

Montpellier Unit, Wotton Lawn Hospital

Horton Road

Gloucester

GL1 3WL


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