Enhanced Service Fathers worker Important Information

The role of 0-19 Enhanced Service Fathers Worker is a new role for 12 months to work alongside Family Nurses and the Enhanced Health Visiting service in Wirral. The successful candidate will work with first time fathers-to-be and fathers of very young children in their homes or community settings. The fathers will be identified by the Family Nurse or the Enhanced Health Visitor as requiring additional support to become the best father they can be- promoting sensitive and responsive parenting; supporting access to holistic interventions from other agencies and employment, education or training. The Fathers worker will use a trauma informed approach to engage and work with fathers alongside the Family Nurse or Health visitor for several months to improve outcomes for them and their child, work alongside the Family Nurse or Enhanced Health Visitor to engage young first time fathers who often have additional vulnerabilities and risk, using advanced communication skills and a trauma informed approach.
work independently in home and/or community settings with fathers and their young children.
support the fathers to develop evidence based parenting approaches and to understand their role in their child's development and health.
work with other agencies including drug and alcohol prevention/support services; colleges; employers; housing; children's social care; 'leaving care' workers; Family Hubs to promote holistic support.
Use 0-19 services bespoke Journey of Change Tool to collaboratively assess need with fathers, plan work with them on their journey of early parenthood, and measure outcomes with the aim of building self-efficacy.
Access regular reflective and restorative supervision from Enhanced Service staff., Reference Information: Please ensure your application is submitted with referees who can verify your employment/ education history over the last three years and include valid business email addresses for them. The Trust will not accept personal references from friends or family.
Salary Expectations: The Trust pays staff in line with national NHS Terms and Conditions. Relevant experience may be considered when salary offers are made.
Restricted Applications: Staff on the Trust's Redeployment Register will be given priority access to vacancies at their substantive band.
Flexible Working: Flexible working is very important to the Trust in both the provision of this to staff and also in staff supporting the provision of our services.
Wirral Community Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust is committed to discharging its statutory duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and adults and will support staff to fulfil this duty.
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We are a Disability Confident and Mindful Employer. WCHC is committed to recruiting and supporting a diverse workforce and we welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of disability, age, sex, race, religion, sexual orientation, maternity/pregnancy, marriage/civil partnership or transgender status. We are committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities. We actively encourage BAME, LGBTQ+ and disabled applicants and value the positive impact that difference has on our teams. We are committed to equality and diversity within our workforce and are keen to support reasonable adjustments to support our new and existing staff.
We are proud to support our Armed Forces Community as a Veteran Aware NHS Trust and are pleased to share that we recently achieved Bronze Award accreditation, in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme. We support the armed forces as an employer; recognising the experiences and skills ex-military personnel have gained through their service.