Band 4 Technical Instructor

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A mental health service provider in Birmingham is seeking a dedicated professional to work multi-professionally across its services, focusing on recovery for individuals transitioning from secure care to the community. Candidates should have experience with challenging behaviours and an understanding of autism, helping to meet diverse community needs effectively. This role requires a commitment to safeguarding and promoting welfare, as well as demonstrating supportive engagement strategies with service users.

Benefits

Relocation expenses reimbursement up to £8,000

Training and development opportunities

Commitment to diversity and inclusion

Qualifications

• Experience of working with vulnerable individuals in mental health settings.
• Ability to demonstrate a range of engagement strategies.
• Commitment to safeguarding and promoting welfare.

Responsibilities

• Work multi-professionally across all FIRST services.
• Engage with service users moving from secure care to community.
• Support innovative and creative approaches in therapy.

Skills

Understanding of recovery-focused practices

Experience with challenging behaviours

Knowledge of autism

Adaptive communication styles

Job description

Role Overview

You will work multi professionally across all FIRST services, Women's, and Men's medium secure services, St Andrews Hospital Birmingham, probation services and the low secure service. We are looking for people who really understand the challenges of moving from secure care to the community and can evidence recovery‑focussed practices. Experience of working with people with challenging behaviours and mental health conditions is essential, and desirable to have some understanding of autism. Adherence to clinical and procedural risk management processes are essential for staff, service users and public protection. You will need to demonstrate a range of engagement strategies and adaptive communication styles.

You will need to appreciate the value of Occupational Therapy and its role in the service. We encourage innovation and creativity in meeting the needs of our service users.

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.

We highly recommend you submit your application as soon as possible; this post may close earlier than the indicated closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received.

The Trust is committed to treating individuals fairly and ensuring they have the same opportunities to fulfil their potential, even if this means doing things differently for different people sometimes. 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. The Trust will reimburse this. You will be contractually obliged to maintain your subscription.

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 second 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. Our selection process may involve more than one interview or assessment.

Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the United Kingdom (UK) are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. However, please ensure that you check if this role meets the eligibility criteria for sponsorship. Non‑UK/Republic of Ireland candidates wishing to apply can self‑assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship here Browse: Work in the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). The minimum salary threshold for a Health and Social Care is £25,000 and for the Skilled Worker route is £38,700. If the starting salary for this role is below this, we will not be able to provide sponsorship.

Overseas applicants applying for entry clearance into the UK must present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided in continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

Relocation expenses may be reimbursed subject to eligibility. The policy provides for reimbursement up to £8,000.