Support Time

5 days ago


Maidstone, United Kingdom Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust Full time

Job summary

The Forensic Outreach and Liaison Service is a service for Kent, providing a safe, effective and timely pathway from medium/low secure care into the community, for people requiring ongoing specialist forensic mental health care following a secure inpatient admission. The service will provide ongoing care and support for those individuals requiring specialist intervention to address risks and psychological needs and works to support social care needs, which if these failed could potentially lead to relapse and reoffending.

The service is within the South East, Adult Secure Services, New Care Model and will work in parity and close partnership with Surrey and Sussex Forensic Services.

The post holder must hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car/vehicle to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work within the community forensic and liaison service, based at the Trevor Gibbens Unit with close support from the Mental Health Practitioners and Senior STR worker. This role will be part of a multi-disciplinary team, with a commitment to delivering recovery focused, patient centred care to people with mental disorder/illness, who have offended or are at risk of offending. The service is provided in the community, as well as working closely with inpatient teams in secure hospitals to ensure the safe and efficient discharge of patients to the community.

About us

Come and work with us in the Garden of England where we combine exceptional professional development opportunities with a tremendous quality of life.

We are Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT), providing mental health, learning disability and specialist services, serving million people in Kent and Medway, as well as specialist services for adults in Sussex and Surrey. We arerated Good overall by the CQC.

Each year we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 people in the community.

We are proud to employ over 3,800 people from 66 nationalities and to serve an increasingly diverse range of communities across rural and urban areas.

You will be joining friendly, passionate colleagues, rich in their diversity, who are committed to providing excellent care to our service users and their loved ones.

The nature of our work attracts kindness and compassion as standard and everyone from our cleaners and porters to the chief executive and chairman is recognised as playing a vital role in providing an exemplary service.

Our strategy

Our mission is what we set out to do every day

We deliver brilliant care through brilliant people

Our vision is where we want to be in the future

To provide outstanding care and to work in partnership to deliver this in the right place, for every service user, every time.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Disciplines:

Act as a positive role model for colleagues and others in relation to professional and personal conduct and practice.

Clients:

To establish and maintain effective liaison/communication with service users, ensure that service users feedback indicates the service is responsive to their needs and is a positive experience. Support individuals within the service, to engage in community activities and education.

Team:

To contribute to the safe and effective function of services by undertaking team-based responsibilities and lead roles, and active involvement during times of service development.

Actively participate in team meetings, caseload reviews and reflective practice.

Implement policies and procedures as directed by the trust/ service director, ensuring awareness of these throughout the team.

Please see the Job description attached for more information .

The post holder must hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car/vehicle to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).

Person Specification

Training/qualifications

Essential

Maths and English GCSE or equivalent Driving licence - ability to travel across a wide geographical area

Desirable

NVQ or equivalent Further training in relevant area

Experience

Essential

Experience of working in mental health Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team

Desirable

Experience of working and liaising with other partnership agencies Experience of working with mentally disordered offenders

Knowledge and skills

Essential

Knowledge of mental health conditions knowledge of safeguarding procedures

Desirable

Medication awareness Phlebotomy trained
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