Community Support Worker: Transforming Lives & Wellbeing

NHS; Rhyl; Remote; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Family-friendly benefits

Work-life balance policies

Disability Confident Employer scheme

Job summary

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales is seeking a Band 4 Enhancing Lives Support Worker to join the Enhancing Lives Team, providing community-based support and wellbeing interventions for individuals with complex needs.

You will work with a multidisciplinary team to engage people facing substance use, homelessness, mental health and trauma-related challenges, delivering evidence-based care and adhering to protocols.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent experience in relevant field of practice.
• Awareness of substance use, mental health, housing and criminal justice issues.
• Understanding of the Support Worker role.
• Awareness of wider healthcare issues.
• Understanding of the competency boundaries of a band 4 Practitioner role.
• Understanding of Legal and Ethical issues regarding the provision of care and support.

Responsibilities

• Undertake roles and duties delegated by senior members of the team.
• Work within the Enhancing Lives Team to assess needs and act on assessments.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to provide quality evidence-based care.
• Follow explicit protocols, policies and procedures and supervise junior staff.

Skills

Degree or equivalent experience

Substance use awareness

Mental health awareness

Housing awareness

Criminal justice awareness

Support Worker role knowledge

Wider healthcare issues

Legal and ethical issues knowledge

Education

Degree or equivalent experience in relevant field of practice

Job description

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales is seeking a Band 4 Enhancing Lives Support Worker to join the Enhancing Lives Team, providing community-based support and wellbeing interventions for individuals with complex needs.

You will work with a multidisciplinary team to engage people facing substance use, homelessness, mental health and trauma-related challenges, delivering evidence-based care and adhering to protocols.