Job summary
- Main area
- Nursing, Social Care, Allied Health Professionals
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (12 month contract - Maternity cover)
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Compressed hours
- Job ref
- 436-6477422
- Employer
- Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Thomas Telford House - Ardenleigh Hospital
- Town
- Birmingham
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 16/09/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 26/09/2024
Employer heading
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Band 6 Health and Justice Vulnerability Service - Adult Outreach
Band 6
Please note that this post may close earlier than the indicated closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received.
Job overview
Are you a experienced Healthcare professional registered with a professional body looking for a new and exciting challenge working with individuals who have come in to contact with the criminal justice system? If so, this job could be perfect for you!
We are looking for experienced, versatile, motivated , qualified nurses, social workers or allied health professionals with post qualification experience to deliver a service to vulnerable individuals who are often the most marginalised within society. You will offer them hope and support in reducing their health inequalities and support with diversion away from the criminal justice system.
Main duties of the job
- Be a suitably qualified professional(Nurse, Social Worker, Occupational Therapist, Speech and Language Therapist or other allied health professional)
- Extensive post qualification experience working in a range of settings, including community work, of at least 12 months,
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to work collaboratively and in partnership with agencies such as Police, Probation Services, Drug and Alcohol Services and many more!
- To demonstrate sound assessment skills including identifying risk and informing and promoting decision making around complex care or safeguarding needs (mental health, exploitation and abuse, substance misuse, homelessness, learning disability)
- To manage a caseload of adults referred to the service, empowering them to access the support to improve their lives.
- To be a strong team player and able to work autonomously
- To work in partnership with service users, families/ carers with regarding decision making and planning to help them to make informed decisions, to enable them to clarify and express their needs and to co-produce solutions.
Our team aim to:
- Improve access to healthcare and support services for vulnerable individuals and a reduction in health inequalities
- Divert individuals, where appropriate, out of the criminal justice systems into health, social care or other supportive services
- Reduce re-offending or escalation of offending behaviours
Working for our organisation
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. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached job description and person specification.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Current Professional Registration – HCPC, RLDN, RNM, SWE
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working with mental health as a qualified professional
- Experience in independently assessing risk
Desirable criteria
- Experience in caseload management
- Experience working collaboratively with other agencies or professionals
- Extensive post qualification experience within community and/or forensic services
Knowledge
Desirable criteria
- Experience supporting junior members of staff
- knowledge of screening/triaging referrals
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Grace Moody
- Job title
- Senior Practitioner - Adult Outreach
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07387259587
- Additional information
Our office is also available on 0121 301 4409
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