Employment, Training and Education Advisor Enfield, England
Job description
We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated full time Band 4 Employment, Training and Education (ETE) Advisor at the North London Forensic Service (NLFS) providing forensic mental health support to the boroughs of Camden, Islington, Barnet, Enfield & Haringey. The service manages and facilitates the transition of high-risk service users with severe and enduring mental health illnesses through secure inpatient services into the community, as well as working in partnership with external local mental health organisations to support them with service users who present with an escalating risk.
The ETE Advisor will be responsible for providing information, advice and guidance to the client group in regards to Education, Training & Employment opportunities within their local area. The ETE Programme uses a recovery-orientated approach to deliver personalised support tailored specifically to meet the needs and aspirations of each individual. Service aims are focused on co-production with an emphasis on encouraging social inclusion, improving self-esteem, confidence, self-belief and hope for the future, cultivating the discovery or re-discovery of a sense of personal identity; and developing meaningful structure promoting inclusion in their local communities.
The post holder will be based within the community, supporting ETE needs across the Haringey Forensic Outreach and Community Learning Disability Team; however may be called upon to cover other areas depending on need (Barnet, Enfield, Islington, and Camden). The post holder will be required to work autonomously at times, as well as part of the wider multidisciplinary team, and good communication, adaptability and risk assessment is a vital part of the job.
The NLFS is part of a much larger service, which provides staff with career development and learning opportunities. Services include: The Learning Disability Pathway, Women’s services, Forensic CHOICES Community Hub and Healthcare provision within prison services.
Barnet Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust wishes to encourage people who have experienced mental health problems to apply for any post within the Trust for which they meet the person specification. The Trust is committed to flexible working and wherever possible will endeavour to accommodate requests for specific working patterns taking into account service needs.
We are an organisation that is passionate about equality, diversity, and inclusion; one that prides itself in developing the leadership capabilities of its employees, looking after their health and wellbeing, creating safe places for staff to speak up and providing opportunities to mentor and be mentored. Our employees are the reason for delivering Good CQC ratings, excellent outcomes, and outstanding patient experiences, so it is our aim to create a happy and healthy working environment where you can thrive and succeed.
The post holder will manage a community caseload supporting service users in accessing vocational opportunities, including supporting and collaboratively working with individuals to complete paperwork, in searching for supportive courses and employment opportunities, and liaising with external organisations to share and disclosing sensitive information.
Most importantly, the post holder will need to work therapeutically with service users in building rapport, adapting communication and setting work related goals. The post holder will need effective skills in managing their time, working across two community teams, attending departmental and multidisciplinary meetings, and managing the demands of a challenging client group with both mental health and learning disability needs.
