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North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust

About

North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust is a leading provider of mental health, social care, learning disability and substance misuse services in the West Midlands.

We are delighted to be have been awarded Outstanding from the Care Quality Commission. One of our key objectives is “to attract and inspire the best people to work here”. We’re proud to be only one of two specialist Mental Health Trusts in England rated Outstanding by the CQC, and we are not stopping there. Our aim is to be Outstanding in ALL we do and HOW we do it. And that’s OUR aim for YOU.

We strive to be recognised as a centre of excellence in both integrated and specialist care, bringing innovative solutions to the services we deliver and the strategies we develop, embedding a culture of continuous learning across our organisation, and supporting and inspiring others. This is reflected in our vision, quality priorities and values.

Our SPAR Quality Priorities are to deliver services that are Safe, Personalised, Accessible and Recovery-focused. Our Values make clear how we want to go about our business - these are to be Proud to CARE - being Compassionate, Approachable, Responsible and Excellent."

These guide not only how we deliver our services on a day-to-day basis, but also how we support and develop our people and our own organisation, how we manage and develop our partnerships and relationships with our service users, carers and families, as well as our external stakeholders across the local health and care economy.

We have a team of around 1,285 whole time equivalents staff and in 2016/17 a turnover of £81 million. In 2016/17, for the 18th consecutive year, we achieved financial surplus. We currently work from both hospital and community based premises, operating from approximately 30 sites to around 470,000 people of all ages in Stoke-on-Trent and across North Staffordshire. Our main site is Harplands Hospital, which opened in 2001 and provides the setting for most of our inpatient units. We provide services to people with a wide range of mental health and learning disability needs. Sometimes our service users need to spend time in hospital, but much more often we are able to provide care in community settings and in people’s own homes. We also provide specialist mental health services such as child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS), substance misuse services and psychological therapies, plus a range of clinical and non-clinical services to support University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM).

We have four clinical directorates to ensure the effective running of our services. Each directorate is led by a Clinical Director who provides clinical leadership and an Associate Director responsible for its management. Our four directorates are:

Stoke Community
North Staffs Community
Acute and Urgent
Specialist

We are moving to more integrated services across North Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent, supporting a new alliance of health and care providers including mental health, primary care, community services, acute services, social care and voluntary sector.

The Trust is committed to ensure that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of age, disability, gender, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, marital status, gender reassignment or pregnancy/maternity. We fully support the right of all staff to equal opportunities and are committed to the development of a diverse workforce.

Contact

Address: Lawton House; Bellringer Road; Trentham; Stoke-on-Trent; Staffordshire; ST4 8HH

Find out more

Jobs Website

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Ref: 232-SPL-6684389 Vacancy ID: 6684389

Community Alcohol Support Worker (CHAT)

Closed for applications on: 5-Dec-2024 00:05

Vacancy status: Closed

Closed for applications on: 5-Dec-2024 00:05

Location

Site: Harpland Hospital
Town: Stoke-on-Trent
Postcode: ST4 6TH
Major / Minor Region: Staffordshire

Contract type & working pattern

Contract: Permanent
Hours: Part time - 30 hours per week

Salary

Salary: £24,071 - £25,674 per annum pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Grade: (NHS AfC: Band 3)

Specialty

Main area: Community Alcohol Support Worker (CHAT)

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Communicates with service-users and carers, all members of the multi-disciplinary team and staff in external agencies using a variety of methods including Information Technology.

Regularly report and effectively communicates service-users health status and care aims in Halo System and providing verbal reports to Registered Health Professional staff members and other members of the multi-disciplinary team.

Relates appropriately with service-users, carers, colleagues and others – at all times maintaining professional boundaries.

At all times ensures that own actions, support the equality, diversity, rights and responsibilities of individuals.

Identifies, minimizes and reports risks of danger, harm and abuse upwards to senior colleagues.

At all times minimizes risks to self and others by undertaking safe working practices.

At all times works within agreed and established Trust policy and operational procedures.

Works with other the Royal Stoke Emergency Department and other services to promote seamless service-user person centered care from referral, transfer and discharge through the identified care pathways.

Responsible for contribution towards planning and undertaking delivery of planned therapeutic activities with an identified group of service users.

Responsible for undertaking elements of a specific alcohol and holistic assessment, under the direction of Registered Health Professional staff. Responsible for regularly working with service users to negotiate and review existing plans to address identified needs under the supervision of Registered Professionals.

Work in partnership with service-users to assist them in identifying recovery planning that is meaningful to them and supports agreed health outcomes.

Regularly supports service-users to access a range of activities and services to maintain their independence and promote their health and wellbeing.

Regularly provides advice and guidance to Service-users – promoting healthy activities and lifestyle choices.

Regularly supports Registered Practitioners and Service-users during activities to meet their physical substance misuse and mental wellbeing.

Regularly supports service-users in meeting their assessed personal care needs.

Regularly provides information, support and guidance to Carers, Friends and Relatives of service-users, maintaining appropriate confidentiality.

At all times takes responsibility for own personal and professional development and supports the development of colleagues, students, trainees and volunteers.

Regularly access and make use of supervision.

Regularly participates in activities focused on the delivery of a high-quality customer-focused service.

Regularly undertakes activities to (and makes suggestions about how to) improve services.

North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust is an equal opportunities employer and values diversity. We offer a variety of flexible working opportunities for both full and part time staff. Job Share applicants will be fully considered and applications are particularly welcomed from current and previous service users

All correspondence at each stage of the process (including any offer packs) will be sent to you via the email address you applied from, please ensure you check your emails regularly.

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PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING POINTS

In the event of exceptionally high levels of response, we reserve the right to close the post before the date stated above in order to prevent the number of applications received being unmanageable. You are advised to submit your completed application form as soon as possible to have the best chance of being considered.

•Priority will be given to NHS staff across the region who are at risk of redundancy, where the vacancy is at the same band or one below their current band and candidates meet the essential criteria for this post.

•All employees new to the Trust will be subject to a 6 month probationary period.

•All clinical staff bands 2-4 that are new to the Trust will be required to complete a Care Certificate.

Canvassing of members of the Trust or of any Committee of the Trust directly or indirectly for any appointment under the Trust shall disqualify the candidate for such appointment. The Trust does not pay travel expenses for candidates attending interviews.

ALL POSTS INVOLVING ACCESS TO PERSONS IN RECEIPT OF HEALTH SERVICES WILL BE SUBJECT TO A DISCLOSURE & BARRING SERVICE DISCLOSURE.

Please provide full contact details for all referees, especially their email addresses where possible. Failure to do may result in significant delays in your application. There may also be a requirement to provide additional referee details.

Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Advanced Appresnticeship in Mental Health and Social Care or NVQ 3 in substance misuse with demonstrable evidence of numeracy and literacy skills (equivalent GCSE's or Functional Skills)