Outreach Support Worker

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; England; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Annual leave up to 33 days

Health & wellbeing support

Travel between patients paid

Lease car options

Salary sacrifice car

Salary sacrifice bikes

Free car parking

Free flu vaccinations

Job summary

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an Outreach Support Worker (Band 4) to assist vulnerable adults in the community who have involvement with the criminal justice system. The role focuses on reducing reoffending and addressing health needs through up to 12 weeks of support, including assisting with appointments and access to services.

You will work with a multidisciplinary team in police custody suites, courts and community settings, providing psycho-social support and

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 Health & Social Care or equivalent experience.
• Police Vetting and/or Prison Clearance required.
• Experience with a range of vulnerabilities (mental/physical health, learning disabilities, addiction, social issues).
• Experience with a range of statutory/non-statutory agencies.
• Experience in the Criminal Justice System and community settings.

Responsibilities

• Independently undertake face-to-face and electronic screening to identify vulnerabilities in individuals involved with the criminal justice system or immigration centres.
• Support qualified staff and other workers as needed.
• Provide an embedded service in custody suites, courts and prisons within relevant legislation.
• Work with service users and professionals to develop and implement individualized support plans.
• Liaise with other agencies and professionals to coordinate care.

Skills

Vulnerability awareness

Criminal Justice System knowledge

Team collaboration

Education

NVQ Level 3 Health & Social Care (or willingness to work towards)

Police Vetting / Prison Clearance

Job description

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Outreach Support Worker

The closing date is 19 October 2026

This role isnot eligible for visa sponsorship. If it is identified that you require sponsorship to undertake this role your application may be withdrawn

The role of the band 4 outreach support worker is to support vulnerable people who have entered the criminal justice system. The service has a focus on supporting adults who have been released from police custody and may have additional health needs. The focus of the team is to provide support for a period of up to 12 weeks in the community to reduce risks around reoffending and also support health vulnerabilities.

Main duties of the job

The main focus of the outreach service is to support vulnerable adults to engage in the services available in the community. This may mean supporting people to health appointments, engagement in mental health and drug and alcohol services. Support with accessing online therapeutic interventions that will be available. Providing psycho social approaches, advice and guidance to help support health inequalities and support approaches to help reduce the risks of reoffending.

About us

By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;

• Supporting your career development and progression
• Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Options for flexible working
• Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
• Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
• If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
• Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
• Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
• Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
• Free car parking at all trust sites
• Free flu vaccinations every year
• Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)

And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.

Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications

Job responsibilities

1. Independently undertake face to face and electronic screening to support the identification of multiple vulnerabilities of people who have been in contact with the criminal justice system or immigration centre, such as police custody, courts, and prison and community settings. Working to guidelines.
2. Work within limitations and escape to qualified staff as appropriate.
3. To support qualified staff, STR Workers and Lived Experience workers and Admin as necessary.
4. Provide an embedded service in police custody suites, courts and prisons working within legislation requirements, such as PACE (1984).
5. Work as part of a team with the freedom to work independently, particularly in relation to providing advice to service users, carers, and professionals who contact the service.
6. Work with service users in conjunction with other professionals, to devise and implement effective individualised programmes of support.
7. Liaise with other agencies as required dependant on the persons presentation, work closely with other agencies, such Custody and Prison Health Care Professionals, and community agencies.
8. Be accountable for aspects of own clinical practice.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Training

• NVQ Level 3 Health & Social Care (or willingness to work towards) or equivalent experience.
• The post holder will require additional vetting by partner agencies; this includes Police Vetting and / or Prison Clearance.

Experience

• Experience of working with a range of vulnerabilities which may include mental health, physical health, learning disabilities, abuse, addiction and social issues.
• Experience of working with a range of statutory, non-statutory agencies.
• Experience and/or sound knowledge of the Criminal Justice System.
• Experience of working in a community based setting.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer name

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust