Job summary
West Ferry Ward is a Specialist High Dependency (PICU) Ward for males situated in Medium Secure services. Our mission is to provide safe, individualised and specialist care and treatment for detained in-patients.
We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and innovative person to take up the post of Life Skills Recovery Worker, Band 4 at the John Howard Centre. This is a fantastic opportunity to actively form therapeutic, meaningful relationships with patients using a range of interventions/activities to enhance their care and improve their inpatient experience.
Please state "three reasons to shortlist me" in the first paragraph of the supporting statement in order to be considered for shortlisting.
We sometimes close adverts early if there is a high response, so apply now!
Main duties of the job
The post holder will focus on forming therapeutic, meaningful relationships with patients, they will use a range of interventions/activities to enhance their care and improve their inpatient experience. This will include assuming a lead role in specified areas, e.g. bi-lingual support, vocational and employment advice to service users, activities coordination, assisting in individual and therapeutic group work.
They will work with the qualified nurses to deliver individual treatment packages with an emphasis on shared patient/staff ownership that forms on the recovery / rehab process and the need to work towards discharge.
The post holder will be emotionally self-aware, be able to emotionally regulate themselves and have a real ability to empathise, understand and work with patients within a low secure/forensic rehabilitation.
The post holder will work with other members of the MDT to both organise and facilitate activities appropriate to the individual needs of the patient group looking into consideration capabilities, limitations and risk management.
About us
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Kindly refer to the job description and person specification that is attached to the vacancy profile.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Kindly refer to the job description and person specification that is attached to the vacancy profile.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential
- oNVQ level 3 or equivalent experience
- oEducated to GCSE level
- oSkills based training
- Care Certificate'- Framework/minimum standards (Health Education England/NHS), or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- oExperience working with adults with acute and chronic mental health problems
- oManaging challenging and aggressive behaviour
- oWorking within a multidisciplinary team environment
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- oAbility to work with patients on an individual or group basis, focusing on their recovery pathway.
- oAbility to enable and empower patients in a way that increases their self esteem, raises their confidence and help them to identify positive qualities in self.
- oExcellent verbal and written communication skills relevant to the legal requirements of patient care and related issues and the documentation of that care.
- oExcellent verbal and written communication skills relevant to the legal requirements of patient care and related issues and the documentation of that care.
- oAbility to recognise stress in oneself and others and manage appropriately accessing additional support where necessary.
- oAbility to work autonomously
- oAbility to work as part of a team
- intelligence with the ability to understand and discuss the antecedents or factors that may have contributed to the patients current presentation or how a team member may have reacted to a certain situation
- oDemonstrate an awareness how your own approach and communication style may impact on patients, their carers and members of your own team.
- oBe prepared to use reflection in action and on action to gain a deeper understanding and insight from situations and experiences occurring inside and outside the work environment and how these can impact on each other.
- oBe able to respond with compassion towards patients when they present in a way that is considered aggressive, maladaptive or socially immature or unacceptable
- oAbility to monitor physical observations and identify when results are outside considered normal parameters.
- oBe aware of other agendas where Trust employees are expected to give their support. I.E. Health Promotion issues.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential
- oNVQ level 3 or equivalent experience
- oEducated to GCSE level
- oSkills based training
- Care Certificate'- Framework/minimum standards (Health Education England/NHS), or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- oExperience working with adults with acute and chronic mental health problems
- oManaging challenging and aggressive behaviour
- oWorking within a multidisciplinary team environment
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- oAbility to work with patients on an individual or group basis, focusing on their recovery pathway.
- oAbility to enable and empower patients in a way that increases their self esteem, raises their confidence and help them to identify positive qualities in self.
- oExcellent verbal and written communication skills relevant to the legal requirements of patient care and related issues and the documentation of that care.
- oExcellent verbal and written communication skills relevant to the legal requirements of patient care and related issues and the documentation of that care.
- oAbility to recognise stress in oneself and others and manage appropriately accessing additional support where necessary.
- oAbility to work autonomously
- oAbility to work as part of a team
- intelligence with the ability to understand and discuss the antecedents or factors that may have contributed to the patients current presentation or how a team member may have reacted to a certain situation
- oDemonstrate an awareness how your own approach and communication style may impact on patients, their carers and members of your own team.
- oBe prepared to use reflection in action and on action to gain a deeper understanding and insight from situations and experiences occurring inside and outside the work environment and how these can impact on each other.
- oBe able to respond with compassion towards patients when they present in a way that is considered aggressive, maladaptive or socially immature or unacceptable
- oAbility to monitor physical observations and identify when results are outside considered normal parameters.
- oBe aware of other agendas where Trust employees are expected to give their support. I.E. Health Promotion issues.
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
