Health & Justice Support, Time, Recovery Worker

Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS Trust in the UK is looking for a full-time Health and Justice Support Worker to join their Health and Justice Reconnect team. The role involves supporting individuals preparing for release from the Immigration Removal Centre, working with diverse service users across various settings. Essential qualifications include literacy, numeracy, and experience with complex health needs. This position offers a salary range of £24,937 to £26,598, with a permanent contract and various responsibilities across the criminal justice system.

Qualifications

• Competent in literacy and numeracy skills essential for assessments.
• Experience with individuals having complex health and social care needs is crucial.
• Basic knowledge of physical and mental health conditions is required.

Responsibilities

• Inform decision makers with relevant information to support sentencing.
• Establish therapeutic relationships with service users and their carers.
• Assess individual care needs and refer clients to appropriate agencies.

Skills

Competent in literacy and numeracy

Computer Literacy

Experience working with complex health and social care needs

Education

NVQ Level 2 Health & Social Care or equivalent

Job description

Job Summary

This role is not eligible for sponsorship. If it is identified that you require sponsorship to undertake this role your application may be withdrawn. Join our award-winning NHS Trust and lead the way for trying new and better ways of working to help improve life for our local communities. We are offering an exciting opportunity to join the Health and Justice Reconnect team as a Health and Justice Support, Time, Recovery Worker (STR) based in Sussex. The Sussex Reconnect Team have gained a fantastic opportunity to develop a Reconnect Service within the Immigration Removal Centre (IRC) in Gatwick. Through this you will be supporting people to prepare for their release from the IRC and to reconnect to the necessary health services they need following their release. In addition, the role may include visits to HMP Lewes, HMP Ford as well as supporting Service Users in the community. The Health and Justice services identify people who have substance misuse, mental health, learning disability or other vulnerabilities when they first come onto contact with the criminal justice system or Immigration Removal Centre. We look to identify unmet need and vulnerabilities that often lead to or exacerbate offending behaviour, offer onward referral and signposting as appropriate. We liaise across agencies to support onward planning and intervention to address identified needs.

Main duties

• THIS ROLE IS SUBJECT TO FURTHER POLICE VETTING*

This is an 'all age' service, and you will be required to work with people from the age of 10 years plus. You will also be expected to travel over a large geographical location to support the requirements of the role. As an STR Worker you will provide support to the wider Health and Justice service working in Police Custody Suites, Courts, Prisons, Immigration Removal Centre and Community throughout Sussex and offer assessments to individuals within the Criminal Justice system including Voluntary Attendees.

Key Responsibilities

• Help to inform decision makers with relevant and timely information to support sentencing and disposal outcomes.
• Work with service users referred to Health & Justice and the individual's carers, helping to promote self-determination, choice and autonomy.
• Effectively establish a therapeutic relationship with service users and relatives / carers.
• Be responsible for participating in the setting of quality standards, including the auditing, monitoring and reviewing of practice in line with current clinical guidance practice and policy.
• Assess patient's individual care needs, agree and refer on to appropriate agency. Involve the individual in the planning and prioritisation of their activity where possible.
• Provide short term intervention to encourage individual to engage with services and attending their initial appointments.

Person Specification

Essential

• Competent in literacy and numeracy.
• Computer Literacy.
• Experience working with individuals with a complex range of health and social care needs.
• Basic knowledge of physical / mental condition and rehabilitation.

Desirable

• NVQ Level 2 Health & Social Care or equivalent.
• Training in Supporting / Mentoring Adult / Child Safeguarding Training.
• Experience of the Immigration system.

Additional Information

*THIS ROLE IS SUBJECT TO ADDITIONAL POLICE VETTING*

Pay scheme: Agenda for change. Band: Band 3. Salary: £24,937 to £26,598 per annum. Contract: Permanent. Working pattern: Full-time. Reference number: 301-LBG-25-7678691. Job locations: Worcestershire Outreach Team, Kidderminster, DY10 2AR.

Employer: Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. Address: Worcestershire Outreach Team, Kidderminster, DY10 2AR. Website: https://www.mpft.nhs.uk

Disclosure and Barring Service Check: This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and a submission will be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.