Job summary
At HMP Lowdham we provide a fully integrated healthcare service, delivering care to offenders and individuals on remand that is equivalent to that in the community.
We are looking to recruit a highly motivated and compassionate individual to join our team of recovery workers to offer a range of therapeutic interventions to those individuals with substance misuse issues.
We would like you to be part of the Offender Health Team. We welcome candidates with lived Substance Misuse experience.
Main duties of the job
To provide effective therapeutic substance misuse recovery services at HMP Lowdham.
To work within a multi-disciplinary team in a prison setting, you will be required to offer care to patients with complex substance misuse problems, from the point of entry into the prison system to re-entry into the community so that re-offending is reduced and the health and social functioning of prisoners is improved.
About us
#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.
We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.
We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.
The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.
The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be expected to deliver high quality and compassionate care through appropriate assessment, implementation, and evaluation of therapeutic interventions for men with substance misuse problems working to both harm reduction and health promotion / recovery agenda.
To maintain professional standards, ensuring adherence to all relevant policies and procedures to ensure the delivery of high-quality care
You should have knowledge of substance misuse and evidence based, psycho-social interventions to include harm reduction, relapse prevention
It will be important to enable and empower men to take positive steps towards improving their health and wellbeing by developing strategies to manage their substance misuse issues.
You will work as part of a team of recovery workers to deliver a programme of therapeutic interventions.
You should have previous experience of working effectively within an MDT/interagency team and be able to communicate effectively with others.
It is essential that you have the skills to respond appropriately to service users who present with challenging and complex behaviours and be able to offer support in a crisis situation and have experience of working with patients who self-harm.
You will need to ensure that you update mandatory training requirements are met and to have a proactive approach to self-development, working to maintain your own personal and professional development plan, appraise your own performance and discuss development needs with mentors, supervisors and line manager. You will be expected to act as a positive role model.
Participate in and offer regular clinical and managerial supervision.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be expected to deliver high quality and compassionate care through appropriate assessment, implementation, and evaluation of therapeutic interventions for men with substance misuse problems working to both harm reduction and health promotion / recovery agenda.
To maintain professional standards, ensuring adherence to all relevant policies and procedures to ensure the delivery of high-quality care
You should have knowledge of substance misuse and evidence based, psycho-social interventions to include harm reduction, relapse prevention
It will be important to enable and empower men to take positive steps towards improving their health and wellbeing by developing strategies to manage their substance misuse issues.
You will work as part of a team of recovery workers to deliver a programme of therapeutic interventions.
You should have previous experience of working effectively within an MDT/interagency team and be able to communicate effectively with others.
It is essential that you have the skills to respond appropriately to service users who present with challenging and complex behaviours and be able to offer support in a crisis situation and have experience of working with patients who self-harm.
You will need to ensure that you update mandatory training requirements are met and to have a proactive approach to self-development, working to maintain your own personal and professional development plan, appraise your own performance and discuss development needs with mentors, supervisors and line manager. You will be expected to act as a positive role model.
Participate in and offer regular clinical and managerial supervision.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ 3 in Health or Health & Social Care plus significant relevant experience
- Equivalent knowledge and experience in the provision of structured psychosocial interventions to diploma level.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of Substance Misuse multi-disciplinary work e.g. healthcare, housing, social care, day centres, or lived experience
- Experience of record keeping, report writing, correspondence.
- Experience of managing own work in a team setting
Desirable
- Experience of working in a secure setting
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of evidence based psycho-social interventions
- Awareness of the recovery agenda.
- Understanding of and commitment to supporting equality and valuing diversity
Skills
Essential
- Excellent and effective written and verbal communication skills.
- IT skills including Work, Excel and electronic patient record systems
Contractual Requirements
Essential
- Willingness to be flexible according to service needs.
- Willingness to work across prison sites if required.
Values and Behaviours
Essential
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust's expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ 3 in Health or Health & Social Care plus significant relevant experience
- Equivalent knowledge and experience in the provision of structured psychosocial interventions to diploma level.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of Substance Misuse multi-disciplinary work e.g. healthcare, housing, social care, day centres, or lived experience
- Experience of record keeping, report writing, correspondence.
- Experience of managing own work in a team setting
Desirable
- Experience of working in a secure setting
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of evidence based psycho-social interventions
- Awareness of the recovery agenda.
- Understanding of and commitment to supporting equality and valuing diversity
Skills
Essential
- Excellent and effective written and verbal communication skills.
- IT skills including Work, Excel and electronic patient record systems
Contractual Requirements
Essential
- Willingness to be flexible according to service needs.
- Willingness to work across prison sites if required.
Values and Behaviours
Essential
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust's expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
