Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Specialist Practitioner - RMN/SW/OT

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Job summary

LANCASHIRE & SOUTH CUMBRIA NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Offender Personality Disorder Service

Specialist Network

Department/ Base: Offender Personality Disorder Service

Band 7 Specialist Practitioner

Full time, 18 months fixed term/secondment

Salary: £46,148 - £52,809

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Working as a specialist Practitioner within the Core Offender Management (Core-OM) and Intensive Intervention and Risk Management service (IIRMS) within Offender Personality Disorder Services, the post holder will offer a consultation, formulation and risk management service, provided in partnership with His Majesty's Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS).

Main duties of the job

Within the Core-Om service, the post holder will provide a consultation service to Offender Managers (OM) and Approved Premise (AP) staff within local probation sites, for clients who are assessed as high risk and present with traits, or a diagnosis of personality disorder and other co-morbid conditions. Following this consultation, a clinical or risk formulation is completed and the post holder will take a lead role in producing this alongside the OM's.

Within the IIRMS, the post-holder will use the consultation process to support identification of people on probation who may be suitable for the service. They will use the formulation to support the referral process and engage in joint working with the person to support with assessment for IIRMS suitability and in order to develop the formulation with the person to guide IIRMS intervention. There may be requirement to be provide group and psychological interventions and to support in provision of group reflective practice to approved premises, and probation teams across the local delivery units.

The service operates across the footprint of Probation Delivery Units across Lancashire, so the post holder will be required to travel to various bases across the county. However the increasing use of technology to engage with colleagues who use the service, will impact on the need to travel as often.

All posts are subject to the nationally agreed Agenda for Change terms and conditions.

About us

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.

The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages 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, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.

For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT

Date posted

10 September 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

18 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

351-SPS1205-CLK

Job locations

PD Offender Pathways

Preston

PR3 2JH

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role

Please note: This post is subject to an enhanced DBS Clearance

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role

Please note: This post is subject to an enhanced DBS Clearance

Person Specification

Education

Essential

Psychologist, Registered Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist, Social Worker, OR Probation Officer
BSc level of knowledge in working with Personality Disorder (e.g. KUF modules)

Desirable

Completion of training in specialist clinical and risk assessment tools for the practice area.

Knowledge

Essential

Specialist level of knowledge of assessment, formulation and intervention approaches with clients with PD/MI, their related needs and complex risk presentation.
Highly developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing, including highly sensitive and complex clinical and risk information across a range of agencies and services.
A good understanding of organisational cultures and values and an awareness of how these can impact on service developments.

Experience

Essential

Substantial experience working as a practitioner with clients with highly complex clinical and risk presentations.
Experience of managing or supervising staff/colleagues undertaking work with the client group.
Experience of contributing to service development and planning within complex multi-agency environments.

Person Specification

Education

Essential

Psychologist, Registered Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist, Social Worker, OR Probation Officer
BSc level of knowledge in working with Personality Disorder (e.g. KUF modules)

Desirable

Completion of training in specialist clinical and risk assessment tools for the practice area.

Knowledge

Essential

Specialist level of knowledge of assessment, formulation and intervention approaches with clients with PD/MI, their related needs and complex risk presentation.
Highly developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing, including highly sensitive and complex clinical and risk information across a range of agencies and services.
A good understanding of organisational cultures and values and an awareness of how these can impact on service developments.

Experience

Essential

Substantial experience working as a practitioner with clients with highly complex clinical and risk presentations.
Experience of managing or supervising staff/colleagues undertaking work with the client group.
Experience of contributing to service development and planning within complex multi-agency environments.

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.

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

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address

PD Offender Pathways

Preston

PR3 2JH

Employer's website

https://www.lscft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address

PD Offender Pathways

Preston

PR3 2JH

Employer's website

https://www.lscft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)