Enhancing Lives Team - Support Worker

NHS

Rhyl

Remote

GBP 26,000 - 32,000

Full time

3 days ago

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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

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and ‘Proud to Lead’ competence framework.

The organisation is currently undertaking a comprehensive operating model review and change programme to ensure we are best positioned for the future, creating exciting opportunities to shape how we work and deliver for the people of North Wales.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the “Disability Confident Employer” scheme.We also offer a number of family-friendly benefits, including work-life balance policies.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Job overview

An Exiting opportunity have arisen for Band 4 Enhancing Lives Support Workers. The post holder will be required to participate as part of the Enhancing Lives Team, providing support and wellbeing interventions to service users in the community.

The Support Worker will play a significant role in the Enhancing Lives Team; aiming to support the outcomes of engaging/re‑engaging vulnerable individuals experiencing complex needs in relation to issues including substance use, homelessness, mental health and offending behaviour, which is often underpinned by trauma.

Main duties of the job

Support Workers will undertake roles and duties delegated by senior members of the team. Working within the boundaries of the Enhancing Lives Team, the scope of the role enables the post holder to make a limited assessment of individual need and act upon their assessment.

They will work collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary team to meet the needs of people being supported by providing quality evidence based care. The post holder will follow explicit protocols, policy and procedures and provide supervision to more junior staff.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

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Person specification

Qualifications and/or Knowledge

Degree or equivalent experience in relevant field of practice.
Awareness of substance use, mental health, housing and criminal justice issues.
Working knowledge of 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.

Experience

Significant experience of working within a relevant service as a senior HCA / HCSW/support worker.
Experience of working with people who are in crisis/distress.

To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa , unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply should self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship by visiting Work in the UK . If you are eligible for the Health and Care visa, application costs are lower and you do not need to pay the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.

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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 Claire Morris Job title Harm Reduction And Enhancing Lives Team Manager Email address Claire.Morris2@wales.nhs.uk

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