Job Summary
The Support worker will provide and facilitate a planned programme of therapeutic activities for the benefit of offenders under the care of the Neuro Developmental Team (NDT).
The support worker will contribute to the multi-professional team and to the process of assessment of care needs and the development, implementation, and evaluation of reasonable adjustments the individual programmes of care for all patients.
Main duties of the job
Under the supervision of the team lead, the post holder will:
Use technical, creative, and psychosocial skills to assist in the provision of a flexible, person-centred approach activities for those with neuro divergent needs requiring additional support.
Keeping and maintaining an electronic data base with respect to service user numbers, numbers of those screened, waiting list and on care pathways overseen by the team.
With colleagues, contribute to the development and quality improvement of the service.
Have an awareness of social inclusion, recovery and skills development and ensure activities used focus on these objectives.
Help the service user to gain access to resources.
Provide information on health promotion.
support service users with involvement/participation with their treatment.
Work independently and autonomously supported by the clinical team to provide a range of well-being educational and practical interventions, promote social inclusion.
Be part of the wider mental health team with a focus on the direct needs of identified clients to assist their recovery and to support them to engage with management plans agreed through case reviews by working across boundaries of care, prison departments, organisations and roles.
About us
Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children’s centres, schools and people’s homes.We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.
Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:
- We’re Kind
- We’re Fair
- We Listen
- We Care
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will:
Work independently and autonomously supported by the senior Learning Disability Nurse in developing person centred care, annual health checks and triages.
Be part of the team and focus on the direct needs of offenders as identified through triage and further assessment.
Raise safeguarding concerns if needed and highlight potential challenges in the care being given. Promote person centred care and empowerment.
Work alongside other healthcare and custodial staff.
Be able to give thorough hand overs and develop care plans and review risk assessments.
Contribute to multi-disciplinary care planning and evaluation from other professionals perspective.
Work in partnership with others to promote health and well-being, social inclusion and annual health check.
To conduct triage, risk assessments and welfare checks.
To liaise with LD nurse regarding best practice of care plans, communication passports, annual health checks and discharge summaries.
Promote person centred care and therapeutic engagement with service users, clinical and non-clinical staff.
Provide practical support using reasonable adjustments and a multi-disciplinary approach.
To actively participate in supervision and appraisals.
Be up to date with both clinical and mandatory training.
Reports to the Learning Disability Nurse.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION, PLEASE READ:
All applicants must be willing to undertake National Security Vetting in order to work in a Prison Setting. This will be completed as part of the pre-employment checks through Oxleas and the prison vetting team.
You will need to provide:
Proof of right to work documentation
Proof of ID, needs to include 1 photographicID
Proof of address documentation
Non-UK passport holders will need to have correct documentation (right to work in the UK) and a Home office Share code.
Address History:
5 years address history will be needed.
Applicants that are not UK Passport holders who provide less than 5 years UK address history will need to provide a Police Certificate which must be in English from where they resided previously.
Applicants who are UK Passport holders who have lived abroad for a period of more than six months during the last three years will need to provide a certificate of good conduct or an overseas police check in English from the countries resided in or visited.
In order to assist you in obtaining a Police Certificate, guidance can be sought from:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants
If the country you have resided in is not listed here, you can obtain the necessary information by contacting the relevant Embassy or High Commission for that Country. Their contact details can be found on the Foreign & Commonwealth Office website (http://www.fco.gov.uk/en).
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Candidate to have an understanding of Neuro divergent conditions and management in prison
Education
Essential
- Candidate to have NVQ 4 , equivalent and above
Desirable
Skills
Essential
- Able to formulate care plans and risks assessment
Desirable
- Able to identify some common communication challenges with this cliental
Experience
Essential
- Working with individuals with neuro divergent disorders
Desirable
- Experience working in prison/ forensic units, acute mental health wards
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).
Closing Date: 25 June 2024
