Wellbeing Support Worker inBracknell inBracknell PUBLISHED 13 SEP 2024

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Interviews are due to be held on 04 October 2024.



Role


The role is based in East Berkshire as part of the East Berkshire Wellbeing Service, supporting individuals with their wellbeing and offering practical support. This is an exciting opportunity for a support worker to join the service, to be based in each of the localities; Slough, Bracknell and Windsor, Ascot & Maidenhead. The successful post holder will deliver guidance advice & support / peer support / group offering / self-management, signposting and develop strong links to local authorities, community services and 3rd sector services to:

• to carry out one-to-one and group support programs with clients based around support for their wellbeing
• Facilitate timely intervention to prevent crisis escalation (& potential need for Secondary Care Mental Health)
• Facilitate appropriate self-management
• Support recovery
  
  

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust can provide you with a dynamic, people-centred environment, where you will be empowered to support patients with complex conditions, adopting a personalised approach to patient care that maximises independence, choice and control, following our philosophy of enabling people to reach and maintain their optimum level of health and wellbeing.

• To carry out one-to one and group support programs with clients based around support for their wellbeing.
• To offer service interventions that include tailored support for situational issues including but not limited to: housing, money worries, drug and alcohol use, social isolation, general wellness including sleep, healthy living, resilience and motivation.
• The post holder will liaise with and be a point of contact with other services and the voluntary sector ensuring good communications are maintained.
• The post holder will work with people with different cultural backgrounds and ages, using interpreters when necessary and should be committed to equal opportunities.
• We would welcome applicants who may have had experience working in the voluntary sector including in housing, employment, debt services or have experience of working in a health and social care setting.
  
  

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire.

We value diversity and are proud to be a Stonewall Top 100 Employer. We work hard to create an inclusive environment where you’ll be supported by friendly and professional colleagues to flourish.


Our Values At Berkshire Healthcare

• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
  
  

We welcome people who share these values to come and work for us.


Benefits Of Working For Us Include

• Flexible working options to support work-life balance
• 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
• Free parking across Trust sites
  
  

If you share our values and would like to come and work for us, please submit your application as soon as possible as we'll occasionally close roles early that have a high number of applications.


For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Holly Carter Job title: Wellbeing Support Worker Lead Email address: Telephone number: