Job summary
Wellbeing Support Worker
Slough Community Mental Health Team
Band 4
37.5 hours
We are looking for an innovative and dynamic Wellbeing Support Worker to join us in Slough CMHT.
They will have the support and access to adult mental health services and work alongside patients in accessing the health, social and voluntary services that will best meet their needs. The post holder will work with people with different cultural backgrounds and ages, using interpreters when necessary and should be committed to equal opportunities.
Please note the vacancy may close early due to high volume of applications.
Main duties of the job
Working as part of the Slough Community Mental Health Team (CMHT), this role will provide practical and emotional support to users of Slough adult mental health services. The role will deliver advice and support to enable adults with mental health difficulties to focus on achievable goals and access local community resources including peer support, group interventions, self-management and signposting, linking into local authority and community services in order to:
- Facilitate appropriate self-management.
- Support recovery
- Facilitate timely intervention to prevent crisis escalation.
Supervision and in-house training will be provided, the post holder will work as a member of the CMHT and in liaison with a range of professionals across adult mental health services and voluntary sector agencies.
They will co-ordinate and support people to access a wide range of community services and resources including social care, housing, family, debt and employment support, as well as enabling bridging into other mental health services when needed.
They will provide face to face meetings and workshops, offer telephone and online support and assist in the delivery of groups where required. A key focus of the role will be to have initial contact with patients to understand their needs with a focus of practical, situation and social support.
About us
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust isa specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we're committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire.
We value diversity and are proud to be a Stonewall Top 100 Employer. We work hard to create an inclusive environment where you'll be supported by friendly and professional colleagues to flourish.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare:
- Caring for and about you is our top priority
- Committed to providing good quality, safe services
- Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
We welcome people who share these values to come and work for us.
Benefits of working for us include:
- Flexible working options to support work-life balance.
- 27 days' annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
- Generous NHS pension scheme
- Excellent learning and career development opportunities
- 'Cycle to Work' and car leasing scheme
- Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
- Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
- Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities and armed forces community to support equality
- Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave.
- Free parking across Trust sites
Job description
Job responsibilities
The must haves for this role:
- Previous experience in Health or Social Care work
- Demonstrates an understanding of full range of mental health problems and how they may present in Primary Care
- Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients
If youre someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, join us and lets be outstanding together.
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please dont hesitate to call: For more information and an informal discussion please contact Humaira Latif, at Humaira.Latif@berkshire.nhs.uk wholl be delighted to help.
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The must haves for this role:
- Previous experience in Health or Social Care work
- Demonstrates an understanding of full range of mental health problems and how they may present in Primary Care
- Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients
If youre someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, join us and lets be outstanding together.
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please dont hesitate to call: For more information and an informal discussion please contact Humaira Latif, at Humaira.Latif@berkshire.nhs.uk wholl be delighted to help.
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications/Training
Essential
- Evidence of vocational training or further study
- Education to GCSE standard or equivalent
- Willingness to undertake relevant training Experience of working in or with a diverse or multi-cultural community
Desirable
- Experience working/training in mental health services or studying psychology/health studies
- Honours Degree in Psychology (Upper Second class 2:1 or higher)
Previous Experience
Essential
- Previous experience in Health or Social Care work
- Demonstrates high standards in written communication
- Worked in a service where agreed targets are in place
- Ability to manage own caseload and time
- Experience of working in or with a diverse or multi-cultural community
- Able to write clear reports and letters.
Desirable
- Previous experience of working with people in mental health and community settings
- Experience of working in the voluntary sector including in housing, employment or debt services
- Experience of mental health promotion or health campaign work
- Experience of working with refugees/ asylum seekers
- Evidence of taking part in mental health assessments
- Evidence of delivering evidence based psychological interventions
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to evaluate and put in place learning from training
- Computer literate
- Excellent listening, verbal and written communication skills, including telephone skills
- Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients
- Demonstrates a basic understanding of community mental health services
- Demonstrates a knowledge of the issues surrounding work and the impact it can have on mental well-being
Desirable
- Demonstrates an understanding of full range of mental health problems and how they may present in Primary Care
- Fluent in languages other than English
- Demonstrates an understanding for the need to use evidence based psychological therapies
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Advanced communication skills
- Ability to work within a team and foster good working relationships
- Ability to be self-reflective and use supervision and personal development positively and effectively
- Ability to work under pressure
- Regard for others and respect for individual rights of autonomy and confidentiality
- To work flexibly within and outside of office hours on a shift pattern
- Willingness to travel to locations throughout the organisation
- Able to empathise, be supportive and sensitive to the needs of others as well as being able to cope with distressing circumstances
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications/Training
Essential
- Evidence of vocational training or further study
- Education to GCSE standard or equivalent
- Willingness to undertake relevant training Experience of working in or with a diverse or multi-cultural community
Desirable
- Experience working/training in mental health services or studying psychology/health studies
- Honours Degree in Psychology (Upper Second class 2:1 or higher)
Previous Experience
Essential
- Previous experience in Health or Social Care work
- Demonstrates high standards in written communication
- Worked in a service where agreed targets are in place
- Ability to manage own caseload and time
- Experience of working in or with a diverse or multi-cultural community
- Able to write clear reports and letters.
Desirable
- Previous experience of working with people in mental health and community settings
- Experience of working in the voluntary sector including in housing, employment or debt services
- Experience of mental health promotion or health campaign work
- Experience of working with refugees/ asylum seekers
- Evidence of taking part in mental health assessments
- Evidence of delivering evidence based psychological interventions
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to evaluate and put in place learning from training
- Computer literate
- Excellent listening, verbal and written communication skills, including telephone skills
- Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients
- Demonstrates a basic understanding of community mental health services
- Demonstrates a knowledge of the issues surrounding work and the impact it can have on mental well-being
Desirable
- Demonstrates an understanding of full range of mental health problems and how they may present in Primary Care
- Fluent in languages other than English
- Demonstrates an understanding for the need to use evidence based psychological therapies
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Advanced communication skills
- Ability to work within a team and foster good working relationships
- Ability to be self-reflective and use supervision and personal development positively and effectively
- Ability to work under pressure
- Regard for others and respect for individual rights of autonomy and confidentiality
- To work flexibly within and outside of office hours on a shift pattern
- Willingness to travel to locations throughout the organisation
- Able to empathise, be supportive and sensitive to the needs of others as well as being able to cope with distressing circumstances
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).
