Community Wellbeing Worker – Hospital Buddies

Job Description

• Salary scale:14.46 per hour
• Contract: Permanent
• Hours:8 (weekend work only at Airedale General Hospital (AGH))
• Base:KenburghHouse28ManorRowBradfordBD14QU / AGH Keighley BD20 6TD
  
• Probationary Period: Six months
• Closing Date:Thursday 17^th September 10:00am
• Interview Date:Tuesday 22^nd September
• Questions:In the first instance any enquiries to be emailed to emailprotected. For an informal chat about the role before applying please contact Tyler Parkinson at emailprotected

AboutUs

Bradford District and Craven Mind is a thriving independent mental health charity with a clear purpose to promote positive mental wellbeing and empower and help people experiencing issues with their mental health to manage and work towards recovery and fulfilment.

We do this through:

• Building community and individual resilience for better mental wellbeing

• Providing early intervention advice and support

• Supporting people in crisis

• Empowering and helping people to recover and sustain improved wellbeing

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us and youll receive:

• 25 days annual leave per year rising to 28 days with length of service plus bank holidays
• Up to two additional leave days to use each year to support your wellbeing.
  
• Flexible working opportunities to support work-life balance including hybrid and remote working where suitable for the role.
• Simply Health Cash Plan to claim back on personal health costs including dental optical prescriptions physiotherapy and more.
• Employee Assistance Service including 24/7 confidential mental health support and access to structured therapy sessions.
• Generous pension scheme and employer contribution to help you plan for a secure future.
• Discount schemes including Company Shop and Blue Light Card.
• Excellent personal development opportunities including access to Clinical Supervision.
• Enhanced sick pay after your six-month probation.
• Accredited employer with Mindful Employer Disability Confident and Real Living Wage.
  
• Generous death in service/life assurance benefit

Role Background

This is anexciting opportunity to joinour Children and Young Peoples (CYP)portfolio playing a pivotal role indelivering and growingourhighly innovativeCYP dynamic opportunity involves providing comprehensive on-the-day one-to-one child-led supporttoCYPaged5-19 (or up to 25 withadditionalneeds) who are navigating challenges in their physical social emotional and mental wellbeing whilst being an inpatient at our two acute sites Bradford Royal Infirmary and Airedale General Hospital. This post is specifically for the weekend shifts (Saturday and Sunday) at Airedale General Hospital which is delivered through 1 x 4-hour shift per day.

Role Purpose

Hospital Buddies Community Wellbeing Workers are at the heart of our CYP internal services who Wellbeing Workers on the wards support children and young people with issues ranging from anxiety around an operation coming to terms with a chronic health diagnosis to mental health admissions and crisis. This service is delivered in partnership with the hospital ward staff and other services to ensure children and young people get the best wrap around care whilst in hospital.

Most of the work will be undertaken on the Paediatrics ward across both hospitals although there will be opportunity to visit children and young people in A&E as appropriate. The content of the sessions will focus on de-escalation wellbeing coping strategies & resilience short term goals and signposted provision following discharge.By offering personcentred conversations wellbeing activities and clear pathways to further help when needed the Community Wellbeing Worker plays a vital part in creating a safe inclusive environment where young people feel heard valued and supported in shaping their own wellbeing journey through a goals-based intervention.

Role Outcomes

• To develop and deliver outcomes-focussed and evidence-based 1-1 interventions to CYP aged 5-19. Interventions will be delivered face to face and will be aimed at improving CYP mental wellbeing. You will be required to travel to the hospital and work in partnership with the ward staff.

• To develop session plans for structured programmes using a goal-based child-led approach as well as to find create and use appropriate tools and resources to support CYP services.

• To motivate lead and encourage service member participation by providing a welcoming safe non-judgemental and flexible environment for CYP to discuss their wellbeing or concerns.

• To work in partnership with CYP parents carers families and delivery partners in development of plans and agreed outcomes and support and empower all to make informed choices about interventions offered.

• To promote equity diversity and inclusion in service development and delivery.

• To input and maintain timely records such as up-to-date electronic service member records (including monitoring outcomes and gathering feedback); case studies for discussion personal development and service improvement.

• To independently undertake and record risk assessments and follow safeguarding procedures responding promptly to all concerns with support from Service Coordinators and Manager.

• To actively support and promote all aspects of the service and enhance the public image of Bradford District and Craven Mind including supporting promotional events and community fundraising.

• To work effectively with and to support other co-workers on shift and attend and contribute to regular team meetings.

• To participate in constructive supervision and internal/external staff development including team meetings appraisals and mandatory training related to the role.

• To work in alignment with the aims objectives and core values of Bradford District and Craven Mind.

• To understand and share responsibility with colleagues to ensure compliance with Health and Safety Safeguarding Information Gathering and Equality & Diversity standards along with adherence to all other Company policies.

• To undertake any other reasonable duties or tasks deemed necessary by the Leadership Team.

Person Specification

BDC Mind is committed to promoting mental health awareness reducing stigma and improving the quality of life for people with mental health challenges. We value diversity inclusion and lived experiences when recruiting our staff and volunteers.

Qualifications

Essential:

• Qualification in youth work community work mental health social care or equivalent experience supporting children and young people.

Desirable:

• Evidence of ongoing professional development in a relevant field.
• Qualifications or experience in supporting CYP with presenting mental health or additional needs.

Experience

Essential:

• Practical experience of working with children and young people in a health socialcareor any other relevant setting.
• Experience of supporting people in a clearmeaningfuland non-judgemental way either via telephone or in person.
• Experienced and confident in managing challengingsituations andrecognising and responding to safeguarding concerns.

Desriable

• Lived experience of mental health challenges (personal or professional).
• Experience using outcome measures and case management systems.

Skills and Abilities

Essential:

• Excellent provenwrittenverbaland non-verbalcommunication and organisational skills including an ability to encourage and engage people in ways to make positive changes in their lives.
• Excellent IT skills including use of Microsoftpackages
• Ability to work as part of a team and work alone and use own initiative
• Ability to gather relevant information to support and assess risks
• Willingnessand abilityto travel acrosstheBradforddistrictincluding Keighley Central

Desirable:

• UK Driving license and access to a vehicle.

Knowledge

Essential:

• Knowledge of other relevant health & social care organisations across the Bradford District & Craven
• Understanding of confidentiality and data protection
• Understanding of the key issues within mental health and the potential challenges that people may face
• Knowledge of risk management and health and safety issues
• Understanding of safeguarding and good practice

Attitude and Personal Attributes

Essential:

• Inclusive and welcoming approach
• Self-motivated and enthusiastic approach with a can-do attitude and commitment to providing person-centred services
• Passionate and dedicated approach
• Understanding of and commitment to the Mind in Bradford values

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