Graduate Mental Health Worker

Job summary

Are you passionate about supporting individuals to improve their mental health and well-being? We are looking for a motivated and compassionate Graduate Mental Health Worker to join our Inclusion Integrated Mental Health and Substance Misuse Services, working across Staffordshire and Worcestershire Prisons.

This Band 4 role is an exciting opportunity to deliver psychosocial and psychological interventions to individuals experiencing mental health difficulties in a unique custodial setting. If you are a recent graduate eager to make a difference and grow your expertise in mental health, we encourage you to apply.

Main duties of the job

As a Graduate Mental Health Worker, you will:

• Deliver one-to-one and group-based interventions under the supervision of registered mental health professionals.
• Assist in assessing care needs and developing personalised care plans that promote recovery and resilience.
• Provide mental health support, signposting, and advice to individuals with mild to moderate mental health needs.
• Promote self-care, social inclusion, and functional recovery to help individuals improve their well-being and prepare for reintegration into the community.
• Liaise with multi-disciplinary teams, statutory bodies, and voluntary sector agencies to ensure holistic care.
• Support service users in understanding their mental health needs and navigating prison and community services.
• Monitor progress, adhere to care plans, and assist in crisis management when required.

About us

Inclusion, created in 2002 is part of the Specialist Services Care Group of Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT). We provide caring and effective services across England, including, West Yorkshire, West Midlands, East Midlands, West Mercia, Thames Valley, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Thurrock, Essex.We support individuals, families and communities who are affected by addiction, crime, mental health or need treatment for their sexual health. We believe that the individuals and families who use our services should receive high quality, committed and inclusive care, realising all the benefits a modern NHS organisation can provide.We work with patients and our staff teams to achieve the best outcomes we can. We invest heavily in training and development, and the wellbeing of our people, both staff and service users is central to who we are. Here at MPFT, we are proud of the comprehensive wellbeing and lifestyle support offer available, in addition to in-house training and coaching support.Our services are robustly governed, evidence-based, inclusive, and designed and provided in conjunction with service users. We are committed to providing the best service we can, and if you share our values, we want you on our team!