Job summary
This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. If it is identified that you require sponsorship to undertake this role your application may be withdrawn.

The role of the band 4 outreach support worker is to support vulnerable people who have entered the criminal justice system. The service has a focus on supporting adults who have been released from police custody and may have additional health needs. The focus of the team is to provide support for a period of up to 12 weeks in the community to reduce risks around reoffending and also support health vulnerabilities.

Main duties of the job
The main focus of the outreach service is to support vulnerable adults to engage in the services available in the community. This may mean supporting people to health appointments, engagement in mental health and drug and alcohol services. Support with accessing online therapeutic interventions that will be available. Providing psycho social approaches, advice and guidance to help support health inequalities and support approaches to help reduce the risks of reoffending.

About us
By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;

• Supporting your career development and progression
• Excellent NHS Pension scheme
• Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Options for flexible working
• Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
• Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
• If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
• Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
• Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
• Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
• Free car parking at all trust sites
• Free flu vaccinations every year
• Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)

And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.

Job responsibilities

• Independently undertake face to face and electronic screening to support the identification of multiple vulnerabilities of people who have been in contact with the criminal justice system or immigration centre, such as police custody, courts, and prison and community settings. Working to guidelines.
• Work within limitations and escalate to qualified staff as appropriate.
• To support qualified staff, STR Workers and Lived Experience workers and Admin as necessary.
• Provide an embedded service in police custody suites, courts and prisons working within legislation requirements, such as PACE (1984).
• Work as part of a team with the freedom to work independently, particularly in relation to providing advice to service users, carers, and professionals who contact the service.
• Work with service users in conjunction with other professionals, to devise and implement effective individualised programmes of support.
• Liaise with other agencies as required dependant on the persons presentation, work closely with other agencies, such Custody and Prison Health Care Professionals, and community agencies.
• Be accountable for aspects of own clinical practice.

Qualifications & Training
Essential

• NVQ Level 3 Health & Social Care (or willingness to work towards) or equivalent experience.

Desirable

• The post holder will require additional vetting by partner agencies; this includes Police Vetting and / or Prison Clearance.

Experience
Essential

• Experience of working with a range of vulnerabilities which may include mental health, physical health, learning disabilities, abuse, addiction and social issues.
• Experience of working with a range of statutory, non-statutory agencies.

Desirable

• Experience and/or sound knowledge of the Criminal Justice System.
• Experience of working in a community based setting.

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.