Apprentice Staff Health and Wellbeing Worker

Are you looking for a career in the NHS but unsure where to start? Are you a confident individual with an interest in health, wellbeing, psychology, counselling, wellness and self-care? Do you want to expand your understanding and experience in this area? Are you creative and have good understanding of IT packages and social media?
We have an exciting opportunity for you to join the Staff Support and Wellbeing Service as an apprentice Staff Health and Wellbeing Worker.
We are a talking therapies service available to all staff employed by BCHFT and provide confidential short term therapy. You will support the team in managing referrals to ensure staff get access to the right support at the right time.
We oversee the wellbeing support at BCHFT. Including drop-in sessions, Mindfulness, training, inductions and team events as well as overseeing the wider wellbeing pathways. We work with services across the organisation and externally to ensure the best support is offered to our staff.
We are a small and friendly team who work from Penn Hospital and remotely from home. You will be provided with IT equipment to be able to work remotely. Our service covers all BCHFT sites and there will be an expectation for you to travel across these sites frequently. Your expenses will be paid for you to do this.
You will have opportunities to work with the workforce to promote health and wellbeing in groups and 1:1., Your role will be to:
· To conduct yourself in accordance with the Trust's Values.
· To attend college to complete the Level 3 Health and Wellbeing Worker Apprenticeship qualification with further opportunities in the field of psychological therapies.
· To support the staff support and wellbeing service in all aspects of administration, referral pathway management, promotion and engagement.
· To support the strategic wellbeing priorities of the organisation to ensure that the workforce are supported with their wellbeing needs.
· To offer informed advice and support to help people find practical solutions for better health and wellbeing in the workplace.
· To address the causes of poor health and wellbeing in the broadest sense (causes of the causes) and do this by taking a holistic 'whole person' approach regarding physical, mental, emotional and social health and wellbeing and resilience.
· To provide assistance for maintaining an efficient and safe wellbeing service and to support the day to day running and delivery of the service. Which includes first point of contact for the service, appointment booking, diary management, audit, support.
· To understand the importance of confidentiality when working with sensitive staff data.
We are looking for a confident and motivated individual who can help us to support our workforce with their wellbeing

The salary range quoted is as per NHS Agenda for Change pay structures. This is based on the number of years' working directly within the NHS at the advertised pay band. Experience gained with other NHS Trusts will apply, but candidates without prior experience working direct for the NHS would normally be appointed at the lowest point unless they can demonstrate the equivalent experience and then be eligible for incremental increases in future years.

Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides specialist mental health, learning disability, and community healthcare services for the population of the Black Country.
Across the whole of the region we provide:
+ Adult and older adult mental health services
+ Specialist learning disability services
+ Mental health services for children and young people
+ Community healthcare services for children, young people and families in Dudley
Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was formed on 1 April 2020, with the merger of Black Country Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and Dudley and Walsall Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust. Combining resources, strategies and talented workforce enables us to deliver a wider variety of outstanding services that are based on best practice and are continually improving.
We currently employ over 4,000 people and just like the population we serve, we are made up of diverse cultures and backgrounds. Whatever your role, working in a NHS Foundation Trust, like ours, is a demanding and extremely rewarding experience. Knowing that every day you can help to make a positive difference to someone's life is a very powerful feeling. We know that our Trust runs on this desire to help and support people, and our Trust vision expresses this. Our vision is to improve health and wellbeing for everyone, especially our colleagues to achieve the best possible work/life balance., Successful applicants for clinical posts up to and including Band 4 are expected to hold the national Care Certificate qualification and will be supported to attain this once in post.
The Trust is committed to equal opportunities, providing opportunities for flexible working and is a non-smoking organisation.
As a Trust we are passionate about Anti-Racism, Disability Inclusion, and LGBTQ+ Equality, and are committed to diversifying our staff team in all areas and at all levels of seniority to better reflect the diverse communities we serve. Therefore, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from people who belong to a minority or marginalised community, including from Black and Asian, Disabled (including hidden disabilities such as Neurodiversity, Mental Health, etc), or Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans or Queer (LGBTQ+) people.
Furthermore, Disabled applicants have the option of requesting that their application is considered under our Guaranteed Interview Scheme (GIS). Please indicate your intention to apply under the GIS in the relevant section of your application. Regardless of whether you participate in the scheme or have shared a disability, you will be provided the opportunity to request reasonable adjustments to the interview process at each stage of the recruitment process.
Due to the nature of the work some posts may be subject to a Standard Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, through the Disclosure and Barring Service as stipulated under part V of the Police Act 1997. Having a criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working with us; this will depend on the nature of the position and the circumstances of your offences.

Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides specialist mental health, learning disability, and community healthcare services for the population of the Black Country.
Across the whole of the region we provide:
+ Adult and older adult mental health services
+ Specialist learning disability services
+ Mental health services for children and young people
+ Community healthcare services for children, young people and families in Dudley
We currently employ over 4,000 people and just like the population we serve, we are made up of diverse cultures and backgrounds. Whatever your role, working BCHFT is a demanding but rewarding experience. Knowing that every day you can help to make a positive difference to someone's life is a very powerful feeling. Our Trust runs on the desire to help and support people. Our vision is to improve health and wellbeing for everyone, especially our colleagues to achieve the best possible work/life balance.