Band 4 STR Worker - Enhanced RECONNECT | Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

OverviewSupport, Time and Recovery (STR) Worker, Enhanced RECONNECT1x 18-month Fixed Term – Enhanced RECONNECT, Birmingham/Manchester area (Phoenix House, Erdington).

Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.

Enhanced RECONNECT (ER) is an NHS England initiative piloted at four sites across the UK. The service supports individuals with convictions identified as high risk of harm to the public with complex health needs which may impact on their risk of reoffending. Convictions may include violent and sexual offences, terrorist act offences (Terrorism Act, 2000) and individuals at risk of committing terrorist acts. ER takes a partnership approach to ensure that individuals leaving prison have their needs met, in sustainable ways, to reduce their risk of reoffending through coordinated intervention, support, and risk management across multiple agencies including health, criminal justice, local authority, substance misuse services, employment services and voluntary sector organisations.

Responsibilities

Work within a psychological framework to aid recovery and risk management for service users returning to community settings from prisons or secure hospitals.

Support the delivery of evidence-based recovery-focused interventions and help service users achieve positive outcomes and recovery goals based on multidisciplinary assessment and formulation of needs.

Engage service users via in-reach into prison/hospital before release/discharge and continue to work with them in the community to promote recovery.

Collaborate proactively with other professionals and services (GPs, substance misuse services, DWP, housing providers, families and carers, friends, and peer mentors) to support recovery plans.

Work as part of a team, remaining flexible and motivated to meet the needs of individuals identified as high risk and with complex health needs.

About the role and locationThe role involves joining a brand-new national pilot as part of the Enhanced RECONNECT Service, supporting service users in the community after in-reach work in prison or hospital settings.

Other informationFor further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached job description and person specification. This advert closes on Sunday 31 Aug ..... full job details .....