INTERNAL ONLY - This post is open to Berkshire Healthcare NHS Employees Only
Engagement Lead – Band 5
Liaison and Diversion & Reconnect are recruiting an Engagement Lead.
What’s special about this opportunity?
We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic individual who is focused on providing appropriate, effective interventions to individuals within the Criminal Justice System within the Thames Valley who may present with a range of vulnerabilities that may be linked to their offending behaviour. This may, in addition, include support to carers (including friends and relatives) and their supporters in the community by enabling and assisting them (Service Users) to meet daily health, social care and well-being needs, in line with personal recovery goals, and facilitating engagement with mainstream services.
As well as managing Peer Support Workers across Thames Valley, the Engagement Lead is part of our Reconnect project, the role involved ensure that the health needs of individuals who are leaving prison or Immigration detention centres are met.
- To work as part of the team to increase access to, and uptake of, healthcare or relevant support services for vulnerable individuals upon release from prison or Immigration detention centres who would otherwise struggle to engage.
- You will have oversight of peer support and the peer support elements within the Liaison and Diversion and Reconnect service
- This is a full time role of 37.5 hours and is working across the Thames Valley.
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we’re committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.
Our Values At Berkshire Healthcare Are
- Caring for and about you is our top priority
- Committed to providing good quality, safe services
- Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:
- Flexible working options to support work-life balance
- 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
- Generous NHS pension scheme
- Excellent learning and career development opportunities
- ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
- Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
- Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
- Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
- Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
- Free parking across Trust site
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Lucy Bashir Job title: Lived Experience Service User Engagement Manager Email address: lucy.bashir@berkshire.nhs.uk Telephone number: 03003655555
