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Children & Young Person Support Time & Recovery (STR) Worker with Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust in Basingstoke
Interviews are due to be held on 06 December 2024. We are looking for you to join our Hampshire Liaison and Diversion team. You will have a keen interest in Liaison and Diversion and a passion about supporting our service users of all ages as they make their way through police custody, court and up to prison. We are a dynamic, people-centred team who are looking for someone who is passionate about health outcomes for those making their way through the criminal justice system. With a reputation for excellence, our service is committed to improving the health of our clients, identifying care pathways, and reducing reoffending. Recognised with a number of awards, including a Thames Valley/Hampshire Constabulary Police Commendation, Berkshire Healthcare 'Team of the Year' and runner-up for the Howard League for Penal Reform 'Liaison and Diversion Service of the Year'. We value our employees and put people first. We achieved an 'Outstanding' rating overall in our latest CQC inspection, which found that: 'Managers across Berkshire Healthcare promoted a positive culture that supported and valued staff, creating a sense of common purpose based on shared values.' We operate across Hampshire, but this post is predominately based in Basingstoke working for Berkshire Healthcare NHS Trust. Monday -Friday 9am-5pm, meeting service users within the community and criminal justice locations You will support within court, custody and community settings who are typically hard to engage. You will also be required to support adults in the criminal justice system where required You will talk to families and friends, to gain a holistic understanding of the client's circumstances and facilitate their access to support services, providing individualised support with practical problems or difficulties that may be affecting their health and wellbeing. An empathetic advocate of service users, you will promote their rights and responsibilities, building a rapport, whilst maintaining appropriate and transparent boundaries. You will be emotionally resilient, able to cope with people potentially displaying challenging behaviour and distressing situations To provide help and advice to service users that includes housing, social isolation and exclusion, education, debt management and employment problems etc. To provide the court with written and verbal information pertaining to the individual in a timely fashion to inform disposal To work closely and build links with all referring agencies within the custody suite, court, and youth offending teams To work autonomously, with the ability to organise and manage own time according to delegated workload About us The "must haves" for you to be considered for this role: 1. An NVQ level 3 in Health & Social Care or equivalent or relevant training to diploma level. 2. A warm personality, good communication and people skills. 3. Licence holder with access to your own vehicle who is prepared to travel across multiple sites in Hampshire as required. For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification. We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted. We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed. We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don't hesitate to call: Carrie Ord on 07584382916 or email: carrie.ord@berkshire.nhs.uk who'll be delighted to help. Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.