Are you rewarded by supporting people to make positive changes in their lives? Are you seeking a new, engaging opportunity that allows you to utilise and further develop your skills? If so, we are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and highly motivated Support, Time & Recovery (STR) worker to join our Forensic Intensive Recovery Support Team (FIRST).
Encourage, inspire, motivate and empower service users, working alongside them, colleagues and external providers to promote their recovery, enable them to make a successful transition from in-patient to a community setting, and to maintain them in their community environment, helping them to build their own support needs. To work as part of a team that provides specialist mental health services to service users with complex needs in a community setting, focusing on the direct needs of the service users and working across boundaries of care, organisation and roles. Service users are clients of specialist services in Secure and Complex Care and may be subject to Community Treatment Order or conditional discharge under the supervision of the Ministry of Justice.
The successful candidate will:
1. Be responsible for developing services and establishing activities for both groups and individual service users that align with their specific needs and recovery goals.
2. Support service users to identify their needs and to assist care co-ordinators to plan, implement and evaluate individual care plans.
3. Have the individual service user's needs to the fore at all times, working to the recovery model to support the service user to work towards their identified goals.
We are unable to support applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the United Kingdom (UK).
Our Trust is committed to treating individuals fairly and ensuring they have the same opportunities to fulfil their potential. We are working hard to ensure our workforce reflects the diversity within Birmingham and Solihull and that our services meet the needs of all diverse service users and carers.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of our safe recruitment practice, pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. As part of the selection process, you may be required to undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, however, all cases of criminal record history are dealt with on a case-by-case basis.
Please note, if applicable for your role, you will be required to cover the cost of your DBS certificate. This will be deducted from your salary over 3 months. You will also be required to sign up to the DBS Update Service before commencement with the Trust.
All successful applicants will be required to complete the Trust's induction programme. The Fundamental (Statutory and Mandatory) training will be in an e-learning format. You will be required to complete training modules online (approx. 9-14 hours depending on post) by the end of your first week with us.
If you are successful at the shortlisting stage of the recruitment process, we may contact you via email to advise you of the interview details. Please ensure you access your email account from which you applied regularly once the position has closed.
If applicable to your role, the Trust will require you to sign up for the DBS Update Service. The Trust will reimburse this. You will be contractually obliged to maintain your subscription.
Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the United Kingdom (UK) are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.
Not everyone needs a 'Skilled Worker' visa. If you are applying for a vacancy in health or adult social care, check if you're eligible to apply for the Health and Care Worker visa instead. It's cheaper to apply for and you do not need to pay the annual immigration health surcharge.
Relocation expenses may be reimbursed subject to eligibility. The policy provides for reimbursement up to £8,000.
Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally.
Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people's lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.
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