Job summary
HMP Guys Marsh is a category C men's prison located near Shaftesbury in Dorset with an approximate capacity of 550 across 8 residential units. There is a planned increased in capacity to 700. There is significant need around substance misuse conditions and Mental Health team case manages approximately 25-35 cases. The mental health team receives around 40-60 new referrals a month and there is no IPU on site.
Main duties of the job
The post includes an interesting and varied range of clinical responsibilities for prisoners with a wide range of clinical conditions, including acute and chronic mental illness, personality disorder and ADHD.
Workload at HMP Guys Marsh
The in-reach team holds a caseload and within this caseload, a number of patients would be subject to CPA management. New assessments are normally slotted into the ward rounds (Inpatients) and into prearranged out-patient clinics if the new assessments are generated from the referral system. All referrals are triaged by the In-Reach Team. On rare occasions, assessments are requested as an emergency from the wings or segregation unit. This is variable but on average couple of times a week. Whilst there is flexibility in allocation of individual responsibilities, the overarching model is one of integrated working across the mental health multidisciplinary teams.
This post-holder will have his or her base at HMP Guys Marsh for the allocated PAs, where the mental health service comprises a full multidisciplinary team, including mental health practitioners, occupational therapists, Support Time and Recovery workers, and a psychology team, supported by administration and a service manager.
About us
At Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust, we offer a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people living in South-East London and to people in prison across England. Our wide array of services includes community health care, such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies.
Oxleas is a great place to work. It has been recognised as one of the Top 10 Best Places to Work 2023 by the Sunday Times amongst very big employers. Our staff survey results show that we are in the Top 5 in England and the highest in London for staff experience amongst similar trusts.
"We are always delighted to welcome new colleagues to the Oxleas family. We care about making Oxleas a great place to work - it's a big priority in our strategy. Come and join us - it's a place where our values, teamwork, equity, and wellbeing matter and where you can really help to improve people's lives."
Ify Okocha
Chief Executive
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical work HMP Guys Marsh
- assessing prisoners in the house-blocks and in Healthcare
- liaising with services outside the prison to arrange CPAs, aftercare plans or transfers to hospital
- attending the inpatient unit to manage psychiatric cases.
- any other care which could reasonably be expected of a consultant acting in an in-reach capacity in a prison
- quality improvement initiatives, to be agreed with multidisciplinary colleagues and the service managers
The post holder will work closely with the Service Manager and consultant colleagues in the prisons, Associate Clinical Director and the Clinical Director for the Forensics and Prisons Directorate to develop a model for the use of medical resources that meets service needs appropriately and supports a job plan that is professionally balanced.
There is protected time for administrative work, as well as protected time to deal with mental health act related work including attending tribunals for patients in the service and completing necessary Mental Health Act paper work relating to patients on community treatment orders. It is expected that the post holder will prepare medical reports for managers hearings and First Tier Tribunals as well as attend managers and tribunal hearings.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical work HMP Guys Marsh
- assessing prisoners in the house-blocks and in Healthcare
- liaising with services outside the prison to arrange CPAs, aftercare plans or transfers to hospital
- attending the inpatient unit to manage psychiatric cases.
- any other care which could reasonably be expected of a consultant acting in an in-reach capacity in a prison
- quality improvement initiatives, to be agreed with multidisciplinary colleagues and the service managers
The post holder will work closely with the Service Manager and consultant colleagues in the prisons, Associate Clinical Director and the Clinical Director for the Forensics and Prisons Directorate to develop a model for the use of medical resources that meets service needs appropriately and supports a job plan that is professionally balanced.
There is protected time for administrative work, as well as protected time to deal with mental health act related work including attending tribunals for patients in the service and completing necessary Mental Health Act paper work relating to patients on community treatment orders. It is expected that the post holder will prepare medical reports for managers hearings and First Tier Tribunals as well as attend managers and tribunal hearings.
Person Specification
Registration
Essential
Registration
Essential
Experience
Essential
Person Specification
Registration
Essential
Registration
Essential
Experience
Essential
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
