Forensic Mental Health Specialist Support Worker

Look Ahead Care and Support; Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames; Vor Ort; GBP 27.000 - 37.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Annual leave up to 30 days

Pension up to 8% + life assurance

Reward Gateway discounts & Blue Light卡

Fully paid induction & training

ILM courses & Apprenticeships

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Online wellbeing resources

Staff Awards

Free DBS

Zusammenfassung

Look Ahead is recruiting two Specialist Support Workers for our Forensic Mental Health service in Kingston. The role involves delivering structured, formulation-informed keywork and supporting customers stepping down from secure care.

You will build trusted relationships, monitor risk, and work with partners to support progression. We offer a comprehensive benefits package, induction and development opportunities, pension contributions, DBS paid, and staff wellbeing resources to help you thrive

Qualifikationen

• Experience supporting people with complex mental health, social care, supported-housing or criminal-justice needs.
• Ability to build trust while maintaining professional boundaries and to stay engaged when progress is uneven.
• Confidence contributing to risk assessment, safeguarding and safety planning and escalating concerns appropriately.
• Ability to write clear, useful plans and records and communicate well in MDT or multi‑agency settings.
• A reflective, curious approach: able to ask what may be driving behaviour rather than responding only to what is visible.
• Willingness to share learning, coach colleagues and take ownership of a specialist area of practice.

Aufgaben

• Hold a small keyworking caseload and co‑produce support, risk, crisis, relapse‑prevention and progression plans.
• Develop reliable, professionally boundaried relationships with customers who may be distressed, guarded, ambivalent or difficult to engage.
• Monitor mental state, behaviour, dynamic risk and protective factors and communicate significant changes promptly.
• Work closely with FOS, inpatient teams and other partners around transitions, reviews, statutory conditions and progression.
• Lead shifts when required and model high‑quality recording, professional curiosity, relational security and calm decision‑making.
• Provide practical support with daily living, tenancy sustainment, medication‑related work, appointments and community rehabilitation.
• Coach colleagues and develop practical tools, resources and partnerships within an agreed specialist portfolio.
• Contribute to case reviews, incident learning, audits and service development.
• During mobilisation, take or help shape a specialist lead area based on customer need, such as dual diagnosis, vocational progression, relationships/social inclusion or another agreed priority.

Kenntnisse

Experience in complex mental health

Boundary management

Risk assessment & safeguarding

MDT/ multi-agency communication

Reflective, curious practice

Coaching colleagues

Jobbeschreibung

Look Ahead is recruiting two Specialist Support Workers for our Forensic Mental Health service in Kingston. The role involves delivering structured, formulation-informed keywork and supporting customers stepping down from secure care.

You will build trusted relationships, monitor risk, and work with partners to support progression. We offer a comprehensive benefits package, induction and development opportunities, pension contributions, DBS paid, and staff wellbeing resources to help you thrive