Employer Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Milton Keynes Police Station and Court Offices
Town: Milton Keynes
Salary: £26,530 - £29,114 per annum pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 27/02/2025 23:59
Support Time and Recovery Worker (STR)
NHS AfC: Band 4
Job overview
The Central North West London Trust (CNWL) Liaison and Diversion teams are part of a highly respected and innovative service that works across health and social care services and the criminal justice system, including the Milton Keynes area.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated individual to join our team, to provide comprehensive, high-quality Support Time Recovery work on a part-time basis (15 hours per week, 2 days). The two days are flexible to meet your needs and the service needs. The post is currently based at CNWL at the Milton Keynes Police custody and Magistrate court.
Main duties of the job
The role involves working with a wide range of services such as the police, probation, the court, and legal services, as well as both inpatient and community mental health and social care services. Our work includes working Monday to Friday. Successful candidates will need to have excellent communication skills as well as the flexibility to work alongside these different client groups. Candidates will need to be able to work effectively as part of a team as well as having the skills and confidence to work as individuals in a range of environments. Supervision and consultation are available to the team to support practice.
Working for our organisation
The service is funded through the NHS England Liaison and Diversion programme. Liaison and Diversion (L&D) services identify clients who have mental health, learning disability, substance misuse, or other vulnerabilities when they first come into contact with the criminal justice system as suspects, defendants, or offenders from the prosecution age of 10 years.
Our direct contact with service users may take place at police stations or in the magistrate court. Our work can be very challenging, but we continue to aim to ensure that individuals receive the best and most appropriate care for their needs. Through screening, assessment, and appropriate referral/signposting, we are able to promote better health outcomes, reduce re-offending, and reduce pressure on the police and court services.
Candidates will need to submit an application for an enhanced DBS including working with children and have it approved before a contract can be agreed.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder’s primary function of the role is to work alongside Criminal Justice Liaison and Diversion practitioners as part of the Criminal Justice Liaison and Diversion Support Time and Recovery (STR). The STR worker will work with individual clients in providing support with practical concerns or difficulties that might be affecting their mental health, wellbeing, and other identified vulnerabilities. The STR worker will provide time-limited 1:1 support to clients, giving information and/or support to allow them to access a wide range of agencies and services that can provide help and advice with, for example, housing, social isolation and exclusion, education, debt management, employment problems, and any other identified vulnerabilities.
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
* NVQ level 3 in Health & Social Care or equivalent and relevant training to diploma level equivalent
* Postgraduate psychology qualification
Previous Experience
* Experience in support work
* Experience of supporting people with identified vulnerabilities
* Experience of working within the criminal justice system
Skills and Knowledge
* Knowledge of the Liaison & Diversion agenda
* IT competent with Microsoft Packages
* Good interpersonal skills, e.g. able to empathise and listen to others.
* Ability to be supportive and sensitive to the needs of others.
* Ability to engage others and inspire confidence
* Ability to use a problem-solving approach in everyday situations.
* Have a clear understanding of a person’s right to choice
* Ability to celebrate and work with diversity/anti-discriminatory attitude
* Ability to work unsupervised in a range of settings
* Ability to work collaboratively with individuals and other organisations
* Knowledge of the criminal justice system
* Knowledge of the health & social care systems
CNWL (Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust) has almost 8,000 staff providing integrated healthcare to a third of London's population, Milton Keynes, and areas beyond. We involve service users, carers, the public, staff, and partner organisations in the way that we are run.
Our catchment area spans diverse communities, with over 100 first languages spoken. It contains areas of great affluence as well as areas of much deprivation. We are committed to providing services that meet the needs of the people who use them and we actively encourage involvement from local people who can help make a difference. We’re proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, and people with disabilities to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.
We offer a generous relocation package (subject to eligibility assessment) and flexible working options, including bank assignments for most roles. For more information on these and other benefits of working for us, see our Benefits, Reward and Wellbeing page.
Become part of our team. We care for you as much as you care for others.
CNWL NHS Foundation Trust is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safe recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults.
Due to the high response levels we receive for some vacancies, we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date and advise you to submit your application as soon as possible.
Our Agenda for Change employment contracts are subject to a contractual 13-week probationary period.
If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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