Main area Specialist Grade AfC Band 4 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 30 hours per week (To work flexible hours in line with service needs i.e. evening and weekend as and when required) Job ref 301-IT-24-6816389
Employer Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust - Inclusion Services Employer type NHS Site STaRS, Leek Moorlands Hospital Town Leek Salary £26,530 - £29,114 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 16/12/2024 23:59
Assessment and Engagement Worker
AfC Band 4
Job overview
Are you committed to making a positive change and empowering service users to achieve a better quality of life?
We are currently recruiting for an experienced Assessment & Engagement Worker to work with service users and multi-agency team members in an essential liaison role.
This part-time, permanent position will focus on drawing in local community assets to support the delivery of recovery focussed outcomes, promoting and creating opportunities in visible recovery, harm reduction and brief interventions in the hub reception areas.
Main duties of the job
* Work as an integral part of the service in delivering high quality interventions within the hub.
* Work with and support the Inclusion multi-disciplinary team.
* Facilitate harm reduction interventions.
* Support service users who are attending the reception area of the service.
* Contribute to service users working collaboratively to build their recovery capital and ensuring positive recovery outcomes.
* Ensure service users have scheduled appointments and remove barriers to attendance.
* Promote visible recovery in the hub, especially in reception areas.
* Reduce drug and alcohol related harm to service users and the wider community.
* Ensure that your work is evidence-based, up to date and in accordance with current policy and legislation.
* Ensure the reception environment is welcoming and accessible.
Working for our organisation
Inclusion, created in 2002, is part of the Specialist Services Care Group of Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT). We provide caring and effective services across England, including West Yorkshire, West Midlands, East Midlands, West Mercia, Thames Valley, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, and Thurrock, Essex. We support individuals, families, and communities who are affected by addiction, crime, mental health or need treatment for their sexual health.
We believe that the individuals and families who use our services should receive high quality, committed and inclusive care, realizing all the benefits a modern NHS organization can provide. We work with patients and our staff teams to achieve the best outcomes we can. We invest heavily in training and development, and the wellbeing of our people, both staff and service users is central to who we are.
Here at MPFT, we are proud of the comprehensive wellbeing and lifestyle support offer available, in addition to in-house training and coaching support. Our services are robustly governed, evidence-based, inclusive, and designed and provided in conjunction with service users. We are committed to providing the best service we can, and if you share our values, we want you on our team!
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details. A summary is provided below:
* Manage the reception area of the hub to ensure effective brief interventions are facilitated by staff and Recovery Supporter Volunteers.
* Work with service users in attendance and manage day-to-day issues which arise in the reception area.
* Lead in managing complex behaviours in the reception and surrounding areas.
* Signpost to local services and empower service users to build their community networks and recovery capital.
* Promote visible and contagious recovery in the reception areas of the hub.
* Ensure that the reception team works effectively in relation to Inclusion policies and procedures.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Evidence of continuous Professional development.
* Willingness to undertake NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care.
Experience and Knowledge
* Understanding and awareness of the effects of substance misuse on an individual and the community.
* Sound experience of working with techniques such as CBT, Motivational interviewing and Solution-focused therapy.
Skills and Abilities
* Ability to work collaboratively with other professionals.
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.
Name Angela Seymour Job title Service Manager Email address angela.seymour@mpft.nhs.uk Telephone number 07974 470070 Additional information If you would like to know more and find out whether joining our dedicated team is for you then please get in touch with Angela as we would love to hear from you.
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