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Partnership Lead – BLMK Communities Together programme
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Partnership Lead. This critical role will lead the development of the Communities Together Programme for the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) across Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes (BLMK). Your role will maximise the impact of the (VCSE) and ensure the sector is an equal partner which positively contributes towards the delivery of the strategic priorities of BLMK.
So if you have experience in this field, are passionate about developing a culture that promotes equality, equity and values diversity, if you work in a collaborative way and have experience of managing organisational change, we’d love to hear from you.
JOB TITLE: Partnership Lead – BLMK Communities Together programme EMPLOYING BODY: Community Action:MK
LOCATION: This post holder will work across Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes according to the work programme.
SALARY: NJC Principal Officer Scale 6 (£43,857 - £46,845) p.a. (dependent upon experience)
CONTRACT TYPE: 12 month secondment or Fixed Term Contract Possibility to extend due to funding
WORKING HOURS: 37 hours per week with occasional need to be flexible to work evenings
The Communities Together Programme
The Communities Together Programme is a new initiative to position the VCSE as a strategic partner within the Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care System. This means ensuring that the VCSE sector has a strong influential voice and visibility, is able to contribute to the health and wellbeing of the BLMK population through commissioned services and that confidence in the VCSE sector continues to be built across the health and social care system. The Communities Together Programme will be co-produced with the VCSE and the other ICS System Partners to create clear pathways and policies for enabling the VCSE to be an integral part of the design, delivery across BLMK.
What you’ll be doing
The role will provide the day to day leadership of the Communities Together programme, working closely with the Programme Senior Responsible Officer and the VCSE Leadership Group which includes third sector Local Infrastructure Organisation and where present, VCSE Health and Wellbeing Board Representatives from each of the 4 areas (Bedford, Central Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes). You will be coordinating the delivery of a number of programmes and projects; building positive relationships in each of the four places across the Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes footprint; identifying and sharing good practice, and developing opportunities for collaboration. You will lead the development and implementation of the BLMK VCSE Strategy across the partnership, working in collaboration with other ICS programmes and workstreams to ensure that the VCSE sector adds value and is funded to deliver work programmes, services and activities.
The post is hosted by Community Action:MK, one of the three local infrastructure organisations across the BLMK region. This post holder will work across Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes according to the work programme. Please also read the full role description attached to this advert.
To be successful in this role, you will need:
● Experience of a strategic leadership role focused on facilitating system change through partnership working
● To thrive in a large and complex environment which requires collaborative working, creative thinking and relationship building skills.
● Resilience and emotional intelligence along with excellent persuasion and negotiation skills which will enable the Communities Together programme to be a success.
● Excellent people and influencing skills enabling strong robust partnership working relationships to be built with key stakeholders at all levels.
● Proven experience of applying project and programme management techniques at a senior level in a large complex environment
● Ability to work across and understand the geographically, economically and culturally diverse communities across the partnership.
● An understanding and knowledge of the workings of the NHS, the challenges it faces and of the reform agenda. Good understanding of the NHS and involvement in the production of local (organisation) or sector-wide strategies.
● An understanding of, and experience working with, the voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise sector, ideally in the context of improving health and wellbeing outcomes. A track record of credibility with third sector organisations and awareness of the local, regional and national drivers of the health and care agenda from a third sector view point. Ability to advocate on behalf of the Third sector in order to ensure that the breadth of voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise organisation is effectively represented.
Community Action: MK undertakes anonymous recruitment. That means hiding your personal identifying information to remove bias from the hiring process.
Equality & Diversity Community Action:
MK aims to promote equality and diversity as an employer and to ensure that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements that cannot be shown to be justifiable in the context of the policy. Selection, recruitment, training, promotion and employment practices will be subject to regular review to ensure that they comply with the Diversity and Equalities Policy.
Closing Date 12th July 2021 (Midday)
Interviews to be held on the Friday 16th July 2021
Please note we do not accept CV’s
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Post Title: Safe Haven Support Worker – part-time (Mental Health)
Salary: £22,500 per annum FTE 37 hr week. (£17,027 actual for 28hrs)
Location: High Wycombe (occasional requirement to cover shifts in Aylesbury)
Hours of Work: 28 hours /week Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 6.00pm – 1am (incl 30 min unpaid break), plus 2 ‘floating’ hours/week for supervision and team meetings
Contract: Permanent
Post Title: Safe Haven Support Worker – part-time (Mental Health)
Salary: £22,500 per annum FTE 37 hr week. (£13,682 actual for 22.5hrs)
Location: Aylesbury (occasional requirement to cover shifts in High Wycombe)
Hours of Work: 22.5 hours /week Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, 6.00pm – 1am (incl 30 min unpaid break), plus 3 ‘floating’ hours/week for supervision and team meetings
Contract: Permanent
Purpose of the Role
Due to expansion of our Bucks Safe Haven Crisis Support Service, the Safe Haven Support Worker will work as part of the Safe Haven team based in High Wycombe supporting individuals experiencing an emotional or mental health crisis, offering support in a calm, safe and empathic environment. In recent times the service has been adapted to offer support by telephone, video calls in addition to Face to Face support, although the following still applies:
The aim of Safe Haven is to provide out of hours mental health support and deliver the following key outcomes:
- To provide a warm and welcoming environment for those people facing a mental health crisis; treating service users with respect and providing personalised support focused on individual need.
- To prevent the escalation of the mental health crisis and thereby reduce A&E attendance and avoid hospital admissions.
- To raise patient awareness of alternative mental health services appropriate to personal need and circumstances, and encourage their use to improve longer term mental health and well-being and reduce social isolation.
- To increase independence and good self-management skills of those people accessing the service.
Main Responsibilities
Supporting Service Users
- Working as part of the Safe Haven team to contribute to the smooth running of the service as a whole.
- Provide emotional support to individuals referred to the Safe Haven.
- Welcome new referrals to the Safe Haven; carry out initial assessments and maintain accurate case records within the required data collection and reporting system.
- Offer light refreshments and help create a relaxed atmosphere.
- Utilising the online Bucks Mind Guide to help people to develop self-management strategies and to make the best use of the local resources around them, signposting or making referrals as required.
- Ensure the wellbeing and safety of service users, reporting any concerns to your line manager.
- Keep up to date with best practice and contribute to the continuous improvement of the service.
- To ensure Safeguarding concerns are responded to appropriately in line with Buckinghamshire Mind’s Safeguarding Policies.
- Assist in monitoring the quality of the service and the outcomes achieved.
- Communicate effectively with other team members ensuring that relevant information is passed on appropriately.
- Ensure that the named care coordinator (or other referral source) is made aware of recommendations so that they can be followed up.
- Monitor patient progress by liaison with AMHT colleagues and/or accessing electronic patient records.
- Attend staff meetings as required.
Interpersonal skills
- To communicate appropriately and effectively with service users who may sometimes be in distress.
- Demonstrate effective teamwork with other Safe Haven colleagues.
- To recognise, challenge and be responsive to stigma and discrimination of all kinds.
- To represent the organisation in a professional and appropriate manner at all times.
- To work creatively, looking at new possibilities, bringing new ideas to the team and respond appropriately to the needs and views of both current and potential service users.
Other
- To work within Buckinghamshire Mind’s policies and procedures including Performance Management, Confidentiality, Safeguarding, Equal Opportunities, Service User Involvement, Health and Safety and the Professional Boundaries policy .
- To keep informed about other projects, events and related issues regarding Buckinghamshire Mind.
- Inform Buckinghamshire Mind colleagues if Mind Guide information needs revising or if any additional services are identified for inclusion.
- To prepare for supervision and use it effectively.
- To keep line manager up to date and informed.
- To work in a flexible way to take on other responsibilities as appropriate
SUPERVISION, TRAINING AND SUPPORT
- Supervision is provided by both allocated managers on a regular basis.
- Buckinghamshire Mind has a system of annual appraisals.
- Buckinghamshire Mind is committed to training and allocates training according to a clearly defined annual training needs analysis.
Person Specification
Post: Safe Haven Support Worker
The person specification seeks to define a person most likely to be suited to the job of and Office Administrator. Candidates are required to meet all the essential Conditions listed. E = essential criteria; D = desired criteria. Reference to both Conditions and Requirements in completing your application form will help in selecting candidates for interview.
General
- Supports the aims and work of Buckinghamshire Mind and Oxford Health NHS Trust (E)
- Maintains strict confidentiality concerning all Buckinghamshire Mind and Oxford Health NHS Trust matters (E)
- A positive attitude towards people with mental health problems, in particular people’s ability to develop and change. (E)
- Strong commitment to equal opportunities and diversity. (E)
- Appropriate and confidential home working space to allow for remote delivery of the service when necessary (E)
Service Specific
- Experience of providing a support service to adults with mental health difficulties. (E)
- Experience of supporting people in emotional distress (E)
- Empathy and sensitivity to the needs of people with mental health difficulties (E)
- Ability to form positive working relationships with service users and make a positive contribution to improving the quality of life for people with mental health difficulties (E)
- Experience and/or training in how to deescalate challenging behaviour (E)
- Ability to respond appropriately to people in distress and maintain appropriate boundaries. (E)
- Ability to recognise and support the personal resourcefulness of people with mental illness to enable service users to create effective solutions (E)
- Ability to work in a way which will enable service users to obtain/retain responsibility for their decision making (E)
- Discretion and judgment when dealing with sensitive and/or confidential information. (E)
- Ability to prioritise your own workload and manage time effectively. (E)
- Ability to use sound judgement and ensure the wellbeing and safety of service users, reporting any concerns to your line manager. (E)
- An ability to demonstrate personal resilience and act calmly in emergencies and utilise support and supervision provided (E)
- Be committed to the delivery of the Safe Haven Model, understanding limitations and boundaries for supporting service users (E)
- Demonstrate commitment to continuous development of job-related knowledge and skills, including essential IT skills (E)
- Ability to access a range of settings including ability to travel between sites (E)
- Able to work weekends/evenings (E)
- Knowledge and understanding of the relevant statutory authorities including NHS and social care. (D)
Communication and Interpersonal skills
- Good level of IT skills including Microsoft Office and Outlook (E)
- Good verbal communication and interpersonal skills (E)
- Effective team worker with ability to take initiative and work on an individual basis (E)
- Experience and understanding of the importance of team working in a challenging environment. (E)
Mental Health, Wellbeing and Information working
- Understanding and knowledge of other mental health and related services, both voluntary and statutory. (E)
- Ability to use information to ensure people are made aware of the opportunities and services available and the range of ways they can use the Buckinghamshire Mind service and other related services. (E)
Employee Benefits
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays and 2 wellbeing days pro rata
- Training and development opportunities
- Sodexo employee benefits - access to a portal with discounts on supermarket shops, holidays, high-street shops, days out, cinema and gym membership
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme – free professional confidential counselling
- Childcare vouchers
- Annual leave purchase scheme
- Flu vaccinations
- Free eye tests
- Pension: Auto Enrolment (currently 5% employee contribution, 3% employer contribution)
Applications: Please send –
Cover letter and CV, (please specify in your covering letter how you meet the criteria for this position).
The short-listing panel make their decisions based on this information and no assumptions about your skills or experience will be made.
Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis, therefore please apply as soon as possible.
NOTE: The post holder will be an employee of Buckinghamshire Mind but will also be given an honorary Oxford Health contract in order to access premises and read patient notes.
Buckinghamshire Mind is an Equal Opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all sections of the community. Any offer made relating to this post will be subject to satisfactory references and a satisfactory enhanced DBS check.
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Wellbeing Worker
We are looking for an experienced mental health / wellbeing professional to work with people experiencing mental health or other social or lifestyle issues.
You will be working for a mental health charity, who make sure anyone with a mental health problem has somewhere to turn for advice and support; in total over 20,000 people in Oxfordshire access services each year.
Position: Primary Care Wellbeing Worker
Location: 2 vacancies available, 1 x Bicester, 1 x Banbury - Initially working from home, in response to Covid-19 this will change in line with restrictions
Salary: £21,748 - £24,981 per annum
Hours: Full time, 37 hours per week. Permanent
Closing Date: Thursday 8 July (Midday)
Interview Date: Thursday 15th July
About the role:
As Wellbeing Worker you will provide an effective information and options service based on a social prescribing model to people referred by Primary Care staff or via self-referral. Primary Care Wellbeing Workers can offer triage calls and up to six one-to-one sessions with clients who may be experiencing mental health issues or other social or lifestyle issues that are impacting on their wellbeing.
Wellbeing workers will work in a non-clinical person-centred way to encourage and enable service users to link in with existing support services, use the support available in their local community and develop tools to increase their ability to manage their own wellbeing.
You will be working with a fun, caring and dynamic team which places a high value on mutual support, sharing wide-ranging knowledge and expertise and maintaining close working relationships, despite working in different areas of the county. There are lots of opportunities for staff to develop areas of interest when it comes to working with people; on an individual and team basis.
About you:
To be successful in the role of Wellbeing Worker you will be motivated, pro-active and supportive, with a strong commitment to person-centred work and service user involvement, you will also need to bring with you the following skills and experience:
- Experience of working within mental health, wellbeing or similar services
- Experience of working with individuals with complex needs enabling them to identify and pursue their own goals to support personal wellbeing and recovery
- Experience of data collection and entry to enable the measuring of outcomes and service impact
- Ability to establish positive inter-agency relationships
- Effective team work skills with the ability to take initiative and work on an individual basis
- Strong commitment to the involvement of service users in the shaping of service delivery
- Excellent organisational, planning, administrative and IT skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication, and interpersonal skills
As a member of the team you will need to be willing to work flexibly in response to changing organisational requirements and outside of normal office hours on occasion.
Other roles you may have experience of could include: Wellbeing Advisor, Primary Care, Mental Health Worker, Primary Care Wellbeing Worker, Mental Health Support Worker, Mental Health Nurse, Mental Health Recovery Worker, Mental Health Practitioner, Personal Wellbeing Worker, Safeguarding and Wellbeing, Community Link Worker, Wellbeing Practitioner, Wellbeing Officer, etc.
Have you got what it takes to support prisoners and their families?
Pact is a highly respected independent charity, working across England and Wales to develop and deliver a range of innovative services. We provide practical and emotional support to prisoner’s children and families, to prisoners and those who have resettled back into the community. Our work is founded on core values, the first of which is a belief in the innate dignity of every human being, and our work focusses on human relationships, family and community. We are committed to achieving high standards of quality in all that we do.
Position: Family Support Worker
Location: HMP Bullingdon - Bicester, Oxfordshire
Job Type: Part time, Permanent
Hours: 16 hours per week, Monday to Sunday with regular evening work
Salary: £7,737.60 per annum pro rata (FTE £18,135 per annum)
Closing date for applications: 16th June, 2021
Interview date: 28th June 2021
About the role:
As Family Support Worker at HMP Bullingdon you will work as one of the Pact Family team. You will be based primarily in the prison’s visitor centre and visits hall providing support, advice and guidance to families visiting prisoners, facilitating prison visits, family days, as well as supporting the catering and play service.
About You:
To be successful in this role you will have demonstrable experience of working with families from diverse backgrounds, within a Supported Service. You will have the ability to provide a warm welcoming environment to ensure that families, children and prisoners are treated with respect, dignity and courtesy. You will also have knowledge of safeguarding, data protection and an awareness of the impact of custody on prisoners, children and families.
What we Offer:
Pact offers a range of benefits including a free advice, information and counselling service, contributory pension, corporate eye care scheme, cycle to work scheme and generous holiday entitlement. You will have the opportunity to attend training events to further develop yourself as a professional training and interventions worker. You will undergo a thorough induction process and be supported by a friendly and enthusiastic team.
How to Apply:
If you feel that you meet the requirements of this exciting new role, please complete an application form by clicking the `apply now` button.
Other information:
Pact is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all applications including those with a criminal conviction (appointment to post is subject to a risk assessment).
This post is subject to a 6-month probationary period, verification of identity and proven right to work in the UK, satisfactory references from previous employers covering a 3-year period, declaration of any unspent criminal convictions (and where appropriate a satisfactory risk assessment), Prison Vetting and a Disclosure and Barring Service check. Please note that being bankrupt or having County Court Judgements may affect your ability to be successfully vetted to work in a prison.
You may have experience of the following: Support Worker, Charity, Charities, Third Sector, Social Care, Voluntary Sector, Mental Health Worker, Healthcare Assistant, Care Staff, Community Development, Care Worker, Vulnerable People, Social Worker, Rehabilitation, Family Services, Advocacy, Mentor, Mentoring, Not for Profit, NFP, etc.
About Buckinghamshire Mind
We’re Mind, the mental health charity. We’re here to make sure anyone with a mental health problem has somewhere to turn for advice and support. We provide a range of support services across Buckinghamshire including day services, education and training, counselling, services to prevent people from becoming unwell, befriending, peer support groups, children and young people’s services and employment support. We have an active Service User Council who ensure that we provide a voice for people with mental health problems in the county. With one in four people experiencing a mental health problem at some point in their lives, people need Mind more than ever.
Post Title: Information and Options Worker, North Bucks
Reports to: Buckinghamshire Mind Outreach Services Team Lead/Recovery and Wellbeing Manager &CMHT Clinical Lead/Band 6 Supervisor
Salary: £22,500 per annum
Hours of Work: Full Time 37 hrs/week: Monday-Thursday 9am-5pm, Friday 9-4.30pm
Contract: Permanent
Work Location Based in the Whiteleaf Centre, Aylesbury, with travel across North Bucks and working from home if Covid restrictions require.
PURPOSE OF THE JOB
The Information and Options Worker will help to raise patient awareness of alternative mental health services appropriate to personal need and circumstances as well as encourage and support service users to use these services to improve longer term mental health and well-being.
Working closely with the Community Mental Health Team the postholder will take referrals (post assessment or during treatment) and signpost patients aged 18-65 to appropriate community support services – both within Bucks Mind and with other service providers.
The post holder will work closely with service users to understand their recovery goals and provide ‘handholding’ support to enable service users to attend the groups/activities in the community. A high level of work will take place in community as well as from within the Whiteleaf Centre across varied short-term periods of work (often no more than 3 months with each service user).
The post holder will keep monitoring and impact data, provide regular stats and collate printed publicity material and information to supply to service users when required. Close liaison with Buckinghamshire Mind’s teams will also be required to ensure referrals into Buckinghamshire Mind services are well supported and that information and publications are up to date and available.
SUPERVISION, TRAINING AND SUPPORT
- Supervision is provided on a monthly basis by both Oxford Health and Bucks Mind.
- Buckinghamshire Mind has a system of annual appraisals.
- Buckinghamshire Mind is committed to training and allocates training according to a clearly defined annual training needs analysis.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Raising Patient Awareness
- To take referrals from a number of sources within Oxford Health and dependent upon decisions taken during patient assessment and/or treatment have a 1:1 consultation with patients at the Whiteleaf Centre, patient’s homes and in community locations, and to provide details of the range of (support) options available in the community, signposting, referring or supporting as required.
- Provision of an individual face to face ‘options sessions’ for people at assessment stage who do not meet treatment threshold or are discharged from the CMHT treatment team. This will be done remotely if required by social distancing measures.
- Providing a digital option for the service, when and if required by Government guidelines on social distancing. This includes providing weekly activity packs/care packages sent via post, Zoom meetings/social activities, Facebook engagement and phone calls.
- Where needed take patients to the community groups/activities/services to promote their ability to attend the service regularly and independently.
- Liaise with Care Coordinators to agree on patient chosen activity and discuss future community-based support options as required.
- Ensure that the named Care Coordinator (or other referral source) is made aware of the recommendations so that they can be followed up.
- Attend the OH Service User Forum and Carers Forum and other meetings where patients will be attending to promote awareness.
Monitoring
- Monitor patient progress by liaising with CMHT colleagues and/or accessing electronic patient records.
- Reporting of service evaluation and outcome measures such as caseload, referral source, referrals, signposting recommendations, needs, progress measures, impact.
- Attend Multidisciplinary, Business meetings and any appropriate forum or team meeting, such as reflective practice, requested by manager to discuss and share information around potential patients.
Supporting and developing the Bucks Mind Information Service
- To support the development and provide updated information for the Buckinghamshire Mind Guide database and website.
- To liaise with outside organisations, individuals and the community at large to ensure the information we hold and distribute is correct, up to date and appropriate.
- To work with Bucks Mind colleagues to ensure that the online Bucks Mind Guide is well promoted and utilised across partner and community organisations.
- Monitor gaps in services and seek to mobilise additional provision to meet the needs of service users.
Interpersonal skills
- To communicate appropriately and effectively with service users and professionals across Bucks Mind, Oxford Health and the wider community.
- Demonstrate effective teamwork with the Information and Options Worker based in the South CMHT to ensure quality of service provision, attending weekly peer support where possible.
- To recognise, challenge and be responsive to stigma and discrimination of all kinds.
- To represent the organisation in a professional and appropriate manner at all times.
- To work creatively, looking at new possibilities, bringing new ideas to the team and respond appropriately to the needs and views of both current and potential service users.
Other
- To work within Buckinghamshire Mind’s policies and procedures including Performance Management, Confidentiality, Safeguarding, Equal Opportunities, Service User Involvement, Health and Safety and the Code of Conduct.
- To keep informed about other projects, events and related issues regarding Buckinghamshire Mind.
- To share ideas, issues, information with the team and in the wider Mind forum.
- To prepare for supervision and use it effectively.
- To keep line manager up to date and informed.
- To work in a flexible way to take on other responsibilities as appropriate.
- To attend both internal and external meetings for Buckinghamshire Mind and the CMHT.
- This job description is intended as a basic guide to the scope and responsibilities of the post and is not exhaustive. It will be subject to regular review and amendment as necessary in consultation with the post holder.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Post: Information and Options Worker, North Bucks
The person specification seeks to define a person most likely to be suited to the job of Information and Options Worker. Candidates are required to meet all the essential Conditions listed. E = essential criteria; D = desired criteria. Reference to both Conditions and Requirements in completing your application form will help in selecting candidates for interview.
General
- Supports the aims and work of Buckinghamshire Mind and Oxford Health NHSTF (E)
- Maintains strict confidentiality concerning all Buckinghamshire Mind and Oxford Health NHSTF matters (E)
- A positive attitude towards people with mental health problems, in-particular people’s ability to develop and change. (E)
- Has access to own vehicle with appropriate travel insurance (work related mileage will be paid) (E)
- Educated to degree level or above in a relevant subject area to the role. (D)
- Experience working with at risk adults with mental health needs. (D)
Planning, organising and administration
- High level of ICT skills, and administration skills, including understanding and experience of using databases and data protection issues. (E)
- Ability to write clear, concise and relevant notes pertaining to meetings with service users. (E)
- Ability to prioritise work appropriately, meet deadlines, keep timely appointments and manage a varied diary whilst working under pressure (E)
- Have sufficient knowledge to set up and provide support via digital online mediums, such as Microsoft Teams, Facebook and Zoom when Government guidelines on social distancing require a remote service.
Interpersonal and communication skills (inside and outside the organisation)
- Ability to respond appropriately to people in distress and maintain appropriate boundaries. (E)
- Work with patients/service users in a person-centred way (E)
- Have capacity to work with empathy, kindness and patience with mental health service users. (E)
- Be able to support people professionally and build positive rapport via varied mediums i.e. face to face, telephone or digitally online (E)
- Excellent written and oral communication skills (E)
- Experience and understanding of the importance of team working across varied community services (E)
Mental Health, Wellbeing and Information working
- Have a good understanding of mental health, the factors that impact those who experience challenges to their mental wellbeing, as well as the barriers they may face in their daily lives. (E)
- Understanding of and sensitivity to the needs of people living with mental and emotional problems. (E)
- Understanding and knowledge of other mental health and related services, both voluntary and statutory, in the South Buckinghamshire area, and be able to signpost service users accordingly. (D)
- Ability to work with service users in a solution focused way that supports them in their needs and journey to recovery. (E)
Organisational knowledge and understanding
- The ability to work within Buckinghamshire Mind’s policies and procedures including Equal Opportunities, Confidentiality and Safeguarding. (E)
Openness and accountability
- The ability to prepare for and use supervision and team meetings well. (E)
- The ability to take responsibility for your work and conduct and to make yourself accountable. (E)
Employee Benefits
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays and 2 wellbeing days pro rata
- Training and development opportunities
- Sodexo employee benefits - access to a portal with discounts on supermarket shops, holidays, high-street shops, days out, cinema and gym membership
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme – free professional confidential counselling
- Childcare vouchers
- Annual leave purchase scheme
- Flu vaccinations
- Free eye tests
- Pension: Auto Enrolment (currently 5% employee contribution, 3% employer contribution)
Applications: Please send –
VERY IMPORTANT: Applicants should send a copy of their CV along with a ‘Supporting Statement’ which responds to each of the points listed in the Person Specification / Selection Criteria. For example, a) An understanding of and sensitivity to the needs of people living with mental and emotional problems - please let us know what skills and experience you have that matches this criterion. The short-listing panel make their decisions based on this information and no assumptions about your skills or experience will be made.
The closing date for applications is 1st June 2021. Interviews will take place week commencing 7th June 2021.
Buckinghamshire Mind is an Equal Opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all sections of the community. Any offer made relating to this post will be subject to satisfactory references and a satisfactory enhanced DBS check.
NOTE: The postholder will be an employee of Buckinghamshire Mind but will also be given an honorary Oxford Health contract in order to access premises and interrogate and upload patient notes.
To apply for any of our vacancies, please send your CV and covering letter.
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Job Description
Role:
Community Link Worker (Social Prescribing)
Hours:
30 pw
Location:
Maple PCN (Poplar Grove Surgery, Oakfield Surgery & Mandeville Surgery)
Salary:
£24,000 Full-time (£19,459 pro rata)
Contract Duration:
Permanent
Annual Leave
27 days plus Bank Holidays per annum (pro rata if part time)
Reporting to:
Team Manager.
ABOUT BUCKINGHAMSHIRE MIND
Buckinghamshire Mind shares National Mind’s vision: “We won’t give up until everyone experiencing a mental health problem gets both support and respect.” It remains our mission to deliver high quality community-based services across Buckinghamshire and East Berkshire to reach out and ensure everyone with a mental health problem gets access to the help they need.
Buckinghamshire Mind has over 500 volunteers (including 400 peer ambassadors/mentors in schools and over 100 in befriending partnerships). These dedicated individuals support our passionate staff team alongside an active service user council, who all ensure our services are tailored to need and are of the highest quality.
Purpose of the role
The Social Prescribing service will be delivered by Community Link Workers working from GP surgeries in Primary Care Network (PCN) areas. The Community Link Worker will be directly employed by Buckinghamshire Mind.
Social prescribing empowers people to take control of their health and wellbeing through GP referral to non-medical Community Link Workers (CLW’s) based in GP surgeries who give time, focus on ‘what matters to me’ and take a holistic approach, connecting people to community groups and statutory services for practical and emotional support. Community Link Workers work collaboratively with all local partners.
Social prescribing can help to strengthen community resilience and personal resilience and reduces health inequalities by addressing the wider determinants of health, such as debt, poor housing, and physical inactivity, by increasing people’s active involvement with their local communities. It particularly works for people with long-term conditions (including support for mental health), for people who are lonely or isolated, or have complex social needs which affect their wellbeing.
Key Responsibilities
- Take referrals from GP practices within a primary care network.
- Provide personalised, holistic support to individuals, their families, and carers to take control of their wellbeing, live independently and improve their health outcomes.
- Develop trusting relationships by giving people time and attention to their priorities and ‘what matters to me’.
- Co-produce a personalised support plan to improve health and wellbeing, introducing or reconnecting people to community groups and statutory services.
- Managing and prioritising your own caseload, in accordance with the needs, priorities and any urgent support required by individuals on the caseload.
- To refer people back to other health professionals/ agencies when the person’s needs are beyond the scope of the Community Link Worker role.
Key Tasks: Referrals
- Promoting social prescribing to patients; its role in improving health outcomes, reducing social isolation and the ability to remain independent in one’s own home for longer.
- Build relationships with key staff in GP practices within the local Primary Care Network (PCN), attending relevant meetings, becoming part of the wider network team, giving information and feedback on social prescribing.
- Be proactive in developing strong links with GP surgery personnel to encourage referrals, recognising what they need to be confident in the service to make appropriate referrals.
- Work in partnership with all local agencies to raise awareness of social prescribing and how partnership working can reduce pressure on statutory services, improve health outcomes and enable a holistic approach to care.
- Provide referrers with regular updates about social prescribing, including information on the types of people most likely to benefit from the service, how to refer and outcomes of referrals
- Seek regular feedback about the quality of service and impact of social prescribing on referrers.
- Work in close collaboration with the Prevention Matters service to maximise the availability of social prescribing across the county whilst ensuring there is no duplication of resources.
Provide personalised support
- Meet patients on a one-to-one basis, making home visits or using digital technology such as Skype where appropriate. Give them time to tell their stories and focus on ‘what matters to me’. Build trust, providing non- judgemental support, respecting diversity, and lifestyle choices. Work from a strength-based approach focusing on a patient’s assets.
- Be a friendly source of information about wellbeing and prevention approaches.
- Help patients identify the wider issues that impact on their health and wellbeing, such as debt, poor housing, being unemployed, loneliness and caring responsibilities.
- Work with the patient, their families and carers and consider how they can all be supported through social prescribing.
- Help people maintain or regain independence through developing skills, adaptations, enablement approaches and simple safeguards.
- Work with patients to co-produce a simple personalised support plan – based on their priorities, interests, values, and motivations – including what they can expect from the groups, activities, and services they are being connected to and what the person can do for themselves to improve their health and wellbeing.
- Where appropriate, physically introduce patients to community groups, activities, and statutory services, ensuring they are comfortable. Follow up to ensure they are happy, able to engage, included and receiving good support.
- Where patients may be eligible for a personal health budget, help them to explore this option as a way of providing funded, personalised support to be independent, including helping people to gain skills for meaningful employment, where appropriate.
Support community groups and VCSE organisations.
- Develop supportive relationships with local Voluntary, Community, Social Enterprise groups/organisations and statutory services, to make timely, appropriate, and supported referrals for the patient being introduced.
- Work with commissioners and local partners to identify unmet needs within the community and gaps in community provision.
- Support local partners and commissioners to develop new groups and services where needed, through small grants for community groups, micro-commissioning, and development support.
- Encourage patients who have been connected to community support through social prescribing to volunteer and give their time freely to others, in order to build their skills and confidence, and strengthen community resilience.
- Encourage patients, their families, and carers to provide peer support and to do things together, such as setting up new community groups or volunteering.
General tasks: Data capture
- Work sensitively with patients, their families, and carers to capture key information, enabling tracking of the impact of social prescribing on their health and wellbeing.
- Encourage patients, their families, and carers to provide feedback and to share their stories about the impact of social prescribing on their lives.
- Support referral agencies to provide appropriate information about the patient they are referring. Use the case management system to track the patient’s progress. Provide appropriate feedback to referral agencies about the patients they referred.
- Work closely with GP practices within the PCN to ensure that social prescribing referral codes are inputted to EMIS and that the patient’s use of the NHS can be tracked, adhering to data protection legislation and data sharing agreements with the clinical commissioning group (CCG).
Professional development
- Work with your line manager to undertake continual personal and professional development, taking an active part in reviewing and developing the roles and responsibilities.
- Adhere to organisational policies and procedures, including confidentiality, safeguarding, lone working, information governance, and health and safety.
- Work with your line manager to access regular ‘clinical supervision’, to enable you to deal effectively with the difficult issues that patients present.
- Attend team meetings with other Community Link Workers, organised by the Team Manager.
- Work with allocated GP who will have oversight of the successful embedding of this role into the surgeries and support with patient issues as required.
Miscellaneous
- Work as part of a team to support the Coronavirus vaccination rollout and support the PCN with Coronavirus recovery.
- Work as part of the team to seek feedback, continually improve the service and contribute to business planning.
- Undertake any tasks consistent with the level of the post and the scope of the role, ensuring that work is delivered in a timely and effective manner.
- Duties may vary from time to time in this new and developing service, without changing the general character of the post or the level of responsibility.
Person Specification
Candidates are required to meet all the essential conditions and requirements listed (E) and the majority of the desired requirements (D). Please refer to these requirements in your supporting statement as they will be used to help select candidates for interview.
Requirements
- Supports the aims and work of Buckinghamshire Mind (E)
- Maintains strict confidentiality concerning all Buckinghamshire Mind matters (E)
Personal Qualities & Attributes
- Ability to listen & empathise with people and provide person-centred support in a non-judgemental way (E)
- Able to support people in a way that inspires trust & confidence, motivating Others to reach their potential (E)
- High level of written & oral communication skills with the ability to apply these effectively with people, their families, carers, community groups, partner agencies & stakeholders (E)
- Ability to identify risk and assess/manage risk when working with individuals (E)
- Ability to work from an asset-based approach, building on existing community and personal assets (E)
- Ability to maintain effective working relationships with all colleagues and other partners(E)
- Demonstrates personal accountability, emotional resilience and works well under pressure (E)
- Ability to work flexibly and enthusiastically within a team or on own initiative (E)
- Knowledge of and ability to work to policies and procedures, including confidentiality, safeguarding, lone working, GDPR & Health and Safety (E)
Qualifications, Training & Experience
- Experience of working in VCS or relevant Adult health & Social care roles (E)
- Training in motivational coaching and interviewing of equivalent experience (D)
- Experience of supporting people with their mental health (in a paid or unpaid capacity) (D)
- Maintains confidentiality in line with Buckinghamshire Mind policy (E)
- Experience of Supporting people, their families/carers in a related role (D)
- Has excellent communication skills, especially with people who experience/have experienced mental health issues (E)
- Is able to network and build sustainable working partnerships with other agencies (E)
- Is able to organise own workload and work without direct supervision (E)
- Is able to keep written records and data (E)
- Understanding of equality and diversity principles (E)
Other
- Access to own transport and ability to travel across the locality on a regular basis, including to visit people in their own homes (E)
- Meets DBS reference standards, in line with the law on spent convictions (E)
Employee Benefits
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays and 2 wellbeing days pro rata
- Training and development opportunities
- Sodexo employee benefits - access to a portal with discounts on supermarket shops, holidays, high-street shops, days out, cinema and gym membership
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme – free professional confidential counselling
- Childcare vouchers
- Annual leave purchase scheme
- Flu vaccinations
- Free eye tests
- Pension: Auto Enrolment (currently 3% employee contribution, 3% employer contribution
Applications: Please send –
CV and Supporting Statement. Your Supporting Statement should explain how your skills and experience meet each of the requirements detailed in the Person Specification.
The short-listing panel make their decisions based on this information and no assumptions about your skills or experience will be made.
Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis, therefore please apply as soon as possible.
Buckinghamshire Mind is an Equal Opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all sections of the community. Any offer made relating to this post will be subject to satisfactory references and a satisfactory enhanced DBS check.
To apply for any of our vacancies, please send your CV and covering letter.
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The ideal candidate will be experienced in providing a dedicated comprehensive recovery focused service for people with drug and alcohol misuse, via structured psychosocial interventions, group work and harm minimisation support within a recovery framework. You will hold a caseload of service users with complex needs.
You will need;
· a good working knowledge and understanding of service users with drug and/or alcohol related problems and proven verbal and written communication skills.
·to be able to deliver a range of services/treatments/interventions in a person centred, non-judgmental manner
· to be adaptable and able to work in a challenging and changeable environment, as well as delivering against agreed objectives and targets
For further information, please see full job description.
Please be aware this role is dependant on submitting a successful enhanced DBS.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
SUPPORT MANAGER VACANCY FOR BUCKINGHAMSHIRE
AREAS TO INCLUDE AYLESBURY, FLACKWELL HEATH & HIGH WYCOMBE
BASIC FULL TIME SALARY £25,626 FTE
40 hours per week
*To work with people with Autism & Asperger Syndrome*
‘We recruit for potential not for perfection’
Kingwood has an excellent reputation as a specialist support provider of services for people with autism, learning disabilities and Asperger Syndrome.
We really care about our staff as much as we care about the people we support.
This is an exciting and rewarding opportunity for a committed individual who is looking to progress their career and take on a new challenge.
You will be responsible for the smooth running of our services. Your duties will include managing a staff team to include a range administrative tasks plus providing direct support to service users.
You will need to have management experience and also have worked with autistic adults with both learning disabilities and mental health.
NVQ level 4 is desirable but not essential as long as you have a willingness to undertake relevant training.
Benefits of working for Autism at Kingwood include
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Kingwood funded DBS check
- Generous benefits including holiday, sick pay
- Competitive pension scheme
- Excellent career development opportunities
- Full in house training programme
- *Travel time and mileage paid where applicable*
- Great refer a friend incentive scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
FULL DRIVING LICENCE AND USE OF A CAR ESSENTIAL
Some of our roles require drivers and male or female employees only, where this is indicated this is a genuine occupational requirement in accordance with the Equality Act 2010
Closing Date Wednesday 30th June 2021
If this job sounds like the right fit for you, you can apply on the Autism at Kingwood website to complete our straightforward application form.
For more information or to apply online please visit our website or upload your CV and I will contact with you.
Please include your CV
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Oasis is looking for a highly experienced person to work within the One Recovery Bucks (ORB) NHS team to provide a dedicated comprehensive recovery focused service for people with alcohol misuse.
The ideal candidate will need to be confident in providing structured psychosocial interventions, group work and harm minimisation support within a recovery framework
Treatment for the alcohol cohort will be delivered within a 12-week time frame, apart from the most complex service users. There will be an expectation to work collaboratively with the alcohol detox nurse / Nurse Medical Practitioners / Medics to ensure a seamless transition into and through alcohol detox.
The successful candidate will be expected to complete an enhanced DBS.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Victim Support is recruiting a Independent Domestic Violence Advisor (IDVA) to be part of our dynamic IDVA team in Bedfordshire. Due to current Covid-19 restrictions this role is currently home based but this will change in the coming months. This role is full time for 6 months to cover maternity leave.
Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity providing a range of specialist services to people who have been affected by crime across England and Wales. We work towards a world where there are fewer victims but who have stronger rights, better support and a real influence in the Criminal Justice System. Everyone at VS is driven by our Vision Ambitions and Values to play their part in making a difference for those who experience crime and traumatic events. Working for VS gives you the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing high quality services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.
The main purpose of this role is to provide a high quality support and advocacy service to victims of domestic abuse. The successful candidate will work alongside mental health and the police offering support and advice around domestic abuse.
The successful candidate will manage a caseload; identifying and assessing risks and needs, providing a tailored crisis intervention service through individual safety planning, advocacy, emotional and practical support. The role will involve working with other agencies and advocating on behalf of service users in order to help them access services to keep them safe.
You will work within a multi-agency framework consisting of partners as well as MARAC and other local partnerships to offer a coordinated response to domestic abuse. As well as casework, the successful candidate will promote the service and raise awareness of domestic abuse through regular training of mental health staff. Experience of working in support and advocacy with victims of domestic abuse would be advantageous.
The successful applicant will need to be able to prioritise work and deal with competing or conflicting demands/needs and interests and promote organisation interests and values.
Applicants will ideally hold a SafeLives IDVA accreditation, relevant degree, vocational qualification or relevant experience of delivering a service and working with domestic abuse victim's/service users in a statutory, voluntary or community work setting.
Victim Support offers competitive rewards and benefits including pension and life assurance, 25 days annual leave (pro-rata), voluntary benefits such as season ticket loans, cycle to work scheme, and the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing world-class services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.
Applications should be explicit enough to provide good evidence against the shortlisting criteria, which are marked in the person specification. In order to apply, please create a profile in our website (jobs section), complete and submit an online application form. If the vacancy has not specified the essential criteria for shortlisting, please use this section to express how your experience and skills are relevant for the role. Please indicate in your supporting statement which is your preferred role.
If you have the drive to make a difference within an organisation which makes a difference we look forward to hearing from you.
Victim Support are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks will be required.
Victim Support is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe having a diverse workforce at all levels allows us to represent the communities we serve and connect better with people affected by crime. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds. We therefore welcome applicants from all communities and monitor the diversity of applicants to analyse if we are representative of the communities we serve in terms of sex, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, trans identity, relationship status, religion or belief, caring responsibilities, age and socio-economic status. As part of our commitment to the Race at Work Charter we would particularly welcome applicants from BAME communities.
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Victim Support is recruiting Independent Domestic Violence Advisors (IDVA) to be part of our dynamic IDVA team in Bedfordshire. We have a variety of new and exciting job opportunities, to be part Victim Support delivering specialist services across Bedfordshire as follows:
Court IDVA - based in Luton - 37.5 hours Monday - Friday on a fixed term contract until 31/03/2023
Health & Community IDVAs - Luton based x 1 & Bedford based x 1 - both 37.5 hours Monday - Friday on fixed term contracts until 31/03/2023
Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity providing a range of specialist services to people who have been affected by crime across England and Wales. We work towards a world where there are fewer victims but who have stronger rights, better support and a real influence in the Criminal Justice System.. Everyone at VS is driven by our Vision Ambitions and Values to play their part in making a difference for those who experience crime and traumatic events. Working for VS gives you the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing high quality services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.
The main purpose of this role is to provide a high quality support and advocacy service to victims of domestic abuse. The successful candidate will work alongside mental health and the police offering support and advice around domestic abuse.
The successful candidate will manage a caseload; identifying and assessing risks and needs, providing a tailored crisis intervention service through individual safety planning, advocacy, emotional and practical support. The role will involve working with other agencies and advocating on behalf of service users in order to help them access services to keep them safe.
You will work within a multi-agency framework consisting of partners as well as MARAC and other local partnerships to offer a coordinated response to domestic abuse. As well as casework, the successful candidate will promote the service and raise awareness of domestic abuse through regular training of mental health staff. Experience of working in support and advocacy with victims of domestic abuse would be advantageous.
The successful applicant will need to be able to prioritise work and deal with competing or conflicting demands/needs and interests and promote organisation interests and values.
Applicants will ideally hold a SafeLives IDVA accreditation, relevant degree, vocational qualification or relevant experience of delivering a service and working with domestic abuse victim's/service users in a statutory, voluntary or community work setting.
Victim Support offers competitive rewards and benefits including pension and life assurance, 25 days annual leave (pro-rata), voluntary benefits such as season ticket loans, cycle to work scheme, and the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing world-class services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.
Applications should be explicit enough to provide good evidence against the shortlisting criteria, which are marked in the person specification. In order to apply, please create a profile in our website (jobs section), complete and submit an online application form. If the vacancy has not specified the essential criteria for shortlisting, please use this section to express how your experience and skills are relevant for the role. Please indicate in your supporting statement which is your preferred role.
If you have the drive to make a difference within an organisation which makes a difference we look forward to hearing from you.
Victim Support are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks will be required.
Victim Support is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe having a diverse workforce at all levels allows us to represent the communities we serve and connect better with people affected by crime. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds. We therefore welcome applicants from all communities and monitor the diversity of applicants to analyse if we are representative of the communities we serve in terms of sex, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, trans identity, relationship status, religion or belief, caring responsibilities, age and socio-economic status. As part of our commitment to the Race at Work Charter we would particularly welcome applicants from BAME communities.
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Victim Support is recruiting a Independent Domestic Violence Advisor (IDVA) to be part of our dynamic IDVA team in Bedfordshire. Due to current Covid-19 restrictions this role is currently home based but this will change in the coming months.
Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity providing a range of specialist services to people who have been affected by crime across England and Wales. We work towards a world where there are fewer victims but who have stronger rights, better support and a real influence in the Criminal Justice System.. Everyone at VS is driven by our Vision Ambitions and Values to play their part in making a difference for those who experience crime and traumatic events. Working for VS gives you the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing high quality services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.
The main purpose of this role is to provide a high quality support and advocacy service to victims of domestic abuse. The successful candidate will work alongside mental health and the police offering support and advice around domestic abuse.
The successful candidate will manage a caseload; identifying and assessing risks and needs, providing a tailored crisis intervention service through individual safety planning, advocacy, emotional and practical support. The role will involve working with other agencies and advocating on behalf of service users in order to help them access services to keep them safe.
You will work within a multi-agency framework consisting of partners as well as MARAC and other local partnerships to offer a coordinated response to domestic abuse. As well as casework, the successful candidate will promote the service and raise awareness of domestic abuse through regular training of mental health staff. Experience of working in support and advocacy with victims of domestic abuse would be advantageous.
The successful applicant will need to be able to prioritise work and deal with competing or conflicting demands/needs and interests and promote organisation interests and values.
Applicants will ideally hold a SafeLives IDVA accreditation, relevant degree, vocational qualification or relevant experience of delivering a service and working with domestic abuse victim's/service users in a statutory, voluntary or community work setting.
Victim Support offers competitive rewards and benefits including pension and life assurance, 25 days annual leave (pro-rata), voluntary benefits such as season ticket loans, cycle to work scheme, and the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing world-class services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.
Applications should be explicit enough to provide good evidence against the shortlisting criteria, which are marked in the person specification. In order to apply, please create a profile in our website (jobs section), complete and submit an online application form. If the vacancy has not specified the essential criteria for shortlisting, please use this section to express how your experience and skills are relevant for the role. Please indicate in your supporting statement which is your preferred role.
If you have the drive to make a difference within an organisation which makes a difference we look forward to hearing from you.
Victim Support are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks will be required.
Victim Support is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe having a diverse workforce at all levels allows us to represent the communities we serve and connect better with people affected by crime. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds. We therefore welcome applicants from all communities and monitor the diversity of applicants to analyse if we are representative of the communities we serve in terms of sex, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, trans identity, relationship status, religion or belief, caring responsibilities, age and socio-economic status. As part of our commitment to the Race at Work Charter we would particularly welcome applicants from BAME communities.
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Do you have an understanding of drug and alcohol related issues, the Recovery Agenda and experience of working with young people in an addictions or social care setting? Would you like to be part of an organisation that counts on the professionalism, insight, expertise and passion of its staff to inspire individual recovery for the people they work with? Then join us as a practitioner.
Right now, one of our partners, Aquarius Action Projects, is looking for Practitioner to join their Bedfordshire Young People’s service for maternity cover. Aquarius helps people overcome the harm caused by drugs and alcohol working closely with individuals, family and friends. But it’s only possible with the help of people like you.
Your challenge? – To provide information and advice to individuals and groups, brief interventions and long term structured interventions to support young people who are using drugs and alcohol or being impacted by someone else’s use. You will be conducting assessments, risk assessments, care-planning and working directly with other services such as schools, social care, mental health services and youth offending. The successful candidate must have exceptional organisational skills and the ability to work with other agencies both face to face, email and via telephone.
An energetic and confident self-starter, you will be required to hold a qualification in health/social care, youth and community work (e.g. NVQ Level 3 or above, DipSW, Mental Health Nursing, Counselling, Addiction Studies). Alternatively, we’ll consider candidates with experience of working in the substance misuse field with a commitment to complete NVQ Level 3 Health and Social Care. As well as good knowledge of alcohol/drug and health related issues, you will be used to liaising with voluntary and statutory agencies and health professionals and comfortable engaging with clients in a variety of service delivery settings. You will have a flexible approach, a commitment to the principles of confidentiality, excellent record keeping and a working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
Due to extensive travel across the county, the successful candidate will be required to have a full driving licence and access to a vehicle.
The salary for this post is £20,015.00 - £23,420 (under review) per annum.
This post is a fixed term contract ending August 2022.
The closing date for this post is 20th June. However we reserve the right to close the vacancy early should a sufficient number of applications be received prior.
We are committed to increasing our diversity and we would welcome applications from those with lived experience and/or who are from a BAME background.
It is a mandatory requirement of the application process for this post that candidates submit a CV and Supporting Statement, thus only candidates that provide this, and who meet the essential criteria within the person specification, will be considered for an interview.
In return, you can expect some great benefits, including 32 days' holiday, contributory pension scheme, employee assistance programme and childcare vouchers, plus exceptional professional development and training opportunities.
The purpose of this part time role (17.5 hours a week) is to provide specialist family expertise, advice and interventions to staff and service user’s (including families & carers) when providing support and treatment to those affected by someone’s alcohol and drug use within the organisational framework of One Recovery Buckinghamshire (ORB).
You would be a specialist resource within the team for the family provision and interventions, to ORB and to wider organisations within Buckinghamshire across a range of statutory and non-statutory multi-agency partners. You would be involved in contributing to the development of family service protocols and policies in line with national guidance, and be confident in signposting service users to other services, which will meet their needs in accordance with the objectives in their care plan and to ensure appropriate liaison is maintained.
Further details can be found on the job description attached.
Please be aware this role will be subject to a successful enhanced DBS.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.