Main area: Secure Division - Specialist Support Teams
Grade: Band 3
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 37.5 hours per week (working hours will be rostered over the 7 day week, between the hours of 0800hrs and 2000hrs)
Job ref: 350-SC6410706-C
Site: Hollins Park House
Town: Warrington
Salary: £24,071 - £25,674 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 25/11/2024 23:59
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Job overview
Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to be part of a new service development in the Cheshire and Merseyside Region?
The Specialist Community Forensic Team have recently been commissioned to work with key stakeholders and partner agencies to enhance community provision for people who are autistic or who have a learning disability.
The Specialist Community Forensic Team are looking for four Band 3 Community Support Workers to complement the existing team. Applications from enthusiastic and confident applicants who show a commitment to the wellbeing of service users and to delivering a high-quality service are welcome. Ultimately, the work of the team is focused on enhancing the safety, experience, and wellbeing of service users in the community.
The Specialist Community Forensic Team is a multi-disciplinary team consisting of Nursing, Speech and Language Therapists, Occupational therapists, Social Work, Psychology, and Psychiatry. You will be expected to work in all areas of Cheshire and Merseyside and to liaise with a number of partner agencies including Health, Social Care, and the Criminal Justice agencies to assist the development of proactive and preventative risk mitigation and support.
Main duties of the job
1. To coordinate the assessment and delivery of a planned programme of care with guidance and indirect supervision from a qualified practitioner and to contribute to formal assessment and delivery of an individual plan of care.
2. To actively engage in the implementation of treatment and care plans, and to actively engage service users to maintain and develop social, self-help, occupational, and personal skills.
3. To provide assistance with activities of daily living, social, recreational, and occupational activities as agreed in the service user care plan.
4. To function as a key worker under the direction of the SCFT Lead Clinician / senior staff.
5. To report general observations and provide feedback to a qualified practitioner both verbally and in written formats, if required. This should include any concerns arising from the service user physical or mental health.
6. To contribute to effective running of the service by providing and receiving information to/from other departments or services.
7. To use a variety of verbal and non-verbal skills to overcome communication barriers presented by service users due to their mental health needs.
8. To contribute to maintaining a safe environment for service users in the community.
9. To carry out specific duties that contribute to the assessment of service users as requested by a qualified practitioner.
10. To develop and maintain links with other agencies and services, both statutory and voluntary.
11. To support statutory and voluntary sector social care staff in the delivery of appropriate care in accordance with the treatment and care plan, acting as a role model and in a supervisory role.
12. To use skills and techniques to de-escalate situations where service users become physically or verbally aggressive.
13. To work directly with service users in their own homes to complete assessments, deliver interventions and at times in response to a crisis where additional intensive support is required.
14. To support the delivery of group interventions by facilitating programmes with senior members of staff.
15. To support the development and delivery of training for staff teams and groups under indirect supervision of senior staff.
16. To maintain accurate charts and data collection protocols that contribute to the assessment process.
17. To contribute to the development of risk management plans.
Person specification
Experience
* Experience working in a care setting.
* Demonstrate evidence of working in a team.
* Experience of working with people who have learning disabilities and/or Autism who offend.
* Experience working in a supervisory role.
Knowledge
* Apprenticeship in H & SC Level 3 or equivalent.
* Able to communicate effectively.
* Understanding of issues of confidentiality.
* Ability to work as a member of a team.
* Ability to demonstrate a non-judgemental attitude.
* Ability to work on own initiative under the supervision of a qualified practitioner.
* Good standard of education.
* Qualification in craft, domestic skills, leisure, or health equivalent to City & Guild Part 1, or 2 years of experience working in a health setting.
Values
* Accountability.
* Support.
* High professional standards.
* Responsive to service users.
* Transparency and honesty.
* Discreet.
* Change-oriented.
Skills
* Able to work within unpredictable circumstances.
* Able to take direction and instruction.
* Good communication skills - verbal and non-verbal.
* Able to work under supervision.
* Ability to remain calm in difficult situations and support others.
* Ability to meet the day-to-day needs of the service users including providing practical support with daily living activities.
* Work as part of a multidisciplinary team.
* To have good observation and report skills.
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Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we offer a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants who consider themselves to be disabled who meet the minimum (essential) criteria for the role in the person specification. If you would like your application to be considered under the Trust’s guaranteed interview scheme you can indicate this in the personal information section of your online application form.
Should you require a reasonable adjustment to our recruitment process please email recruitment@merseycare.nhs.uk to ensure that measures can be put in place to support you.
The Trust expects all post holders who require an enhanced DBS for their role subscribe to the DBS Update Service. You will be required to enrol for this service for a fee of £13 per year and maintain registration.
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
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