Safety and Security Support Worker
3 days ago
Preston
Our Vision is to provide the best mental health, learning disability, autism, community, and physical health services for the populations we serve.As an integrated Trust, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCFT) delivers a comprehensive range of services, including:- Primary and secondary mental health care for children and adults, including specialist inpatient child and adolescent mental health provision, perinatal mental health, and forensic services with low and medium secure care.- Specialist mental health inpatient care for individuals with learning disabilities, alongside specialist community support for children and adults with learning disabilities and autism, including intensive support.- Extensive community physical health and well-being services for children and adults, covering prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and long-term condition management.The Trust was first established in 2002 and employs approximately 7,500 staff who provide care from more than 400 sites. The organisation offers opportunities for medics, mental health, general nurses, children’s nurses, allied health professionals, psychology, administration and clerical staff, apprentices and volunteers, as well as those specialising in learning disabilities and community physical health services.For more information visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.Job overviewGuild Lodge Secure Mental Health Inpatient Services is establishing a newly developed, forward-thinking Safety and Security Team to enhance the quality, consistency and therapeutic focus of our secure environment. This is a rare opportunity to be part of a service at an exciting stage of growth, where your ideas, professionalism and enthusiasm will directly influence a positive, professional culture from the outset. Your insight, initiative, and commitment will directly support the evolution of the team and the wider service, ensuring that safety and therapeutic care remain at the heart of everything we do. THE POST IS FULL TIME FOLLOWING A SHIFT PATTERN Secure Mental Health Care for Lancashire and South Cumbria is provided at Guild Lodge, Whittingham. The service has steadily expanded from it’s inception in 1999 and currently has a range of inpatient and community services including 154 inpatient beds.Guild Lodge consists of 3 main service lines (14 wards), which include: - Men’s service- Women’s service- Acquired Brain Injury ServicCaring for adults within Medium and Low Security, and Step Down environments.Each of the services has their own model of care and provides bespoke training in addition to the comprehensive LSCFT Induction and local induction.Main duties of the jobApplications are now invited from motivated, innovative and reliable individuals who would like to join a newly developing team which will play a central role in maintaining a safe, structured and supportive environment for service users, staff and visitors within Guild Lodge Hospital. Guild Lodge Hospital provides high quality care for men, woman, and also men with acquired brain injuries who experience enduring mental illness with a range of complex cognitive, relational and mental health difficulties and risk-related needs. Our core values include a focus on developing excellent therapeutic relationships with service users and working jointly to understand their rehabilitation needs, ensuring optimal quality of life. We value working in a way which enhances our service users’ sense of empowerment, choice and control and develops their positive sense of self. This post will be suited to someone with experience of understanding, managing challenging and emotionally demanding clinical presentations. The individual will be able to guide, support, supervise and role-model on how to respond to these challenges. We welcome applications from people who are motivated to work in an informed way and who enjoy both the challenges and sense of achievement.Successful applicants will be able to experience a broad range of clinical specialities and will have access to a comprehensive package of professional coaching, education and clinical support. Working for our organisationLSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. If you’d like to discuss your application, please ask.We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.LSCFT support flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi-time.The wellbeing of our people is at the heart of everything we do. We offer a wide range of resources, tools and support to help you thrive both in and out of work.Explore our full wellbeing offer here: Keeping our workforce well Detailed job description and main responsibilitiesFor more details on this vacancy please review the attached job description and person specification. Person specificationQualificationsEssential criteria- NVQ Level III or Higher in Health and Social Care or QCF Diploma in Health and Social Care or an Interest in completing the above training or can demonstrate the equivalent skills and knowledge gained through work (paid/unpaid)KnowledgeEssential criteria- Demonstrates an understanding of the issues surrounding mental illness within a secure inpatient setting.- Understands their duties and responsibilities under the Data Protection Act with regard to patient confidentiality.ExperienceEssential criteria- Working in a caring environment. For example, nursing home, care home, hospital ward, home carer etc.- Up to date or working knowledge of de-escalation techniques and Positive and Safe techniques.- Minimum of 12 months experience working with a secure inpatient environment.You are advised to consider applying for LSCFT vacancies as soon as possible as in some instances vacancies are closed as soon as a sufficient number of applications have been received. If you are not invited to interview within four weeks of the closing date then please assume that on this occasion you have been unsuccessful, as it is not possible to contact all unsuccessful candidates.Please note that further communication from LSCFT will normally be to the email address given on the application form. You should also ensure that email addresses and telephone numbers are provided for your referees, to enable LSCFT to contact them.Please ensure that you read the person specification as your application will be measured against this document. If you use AI to assist with your application, you must declare this. Undeclared use may result in withdrawal. Please ensure your application reflects your own skills and experiences. While AI tools can assist, they may produce generic or inaccurate content. We encourage you to provide personal examples that demonstrate how you meet the essential criteria.For all posts which require a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check please be aware of the Disclosure and Barring Service Code of Practice, a copy of which is available by logging on to the DBS website. If the post is subject to DBS disclosure, a charge will be made to the successful candidate(s).