Mental Health Practitioner Reconnect for Prison Leavers
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Job summary
BDCFT is looking for enthusiastic and innovative Band 6 Mental Health professional to be an active part of Multi- Disciplinary Team within the prison setting, who can deliver a timely and compassionate assessment which effectively sign postsservice users with mental health issues who are in the Criminal Justice System.
This role will be to provide a service in partnership with the Liaison & Diversion team, with key aims of jointly and compassionately signposting service users into appropriate care and support who are located within the local prison services. The successful applicant will be working alongside Liaison & Diversion as part of the Reconnect Programme for those identified within a prison setting who require support and increase access and uptake of healthcare or relevant support services for individuals who have health vulnerabilities on release from Prison, either on remand or on completion of their sentence
The successful applicants will need to be an excellent motivated practitioner, able to work within another team, respecting their views and methods, while simultaneously promoting Mental Health and collaborative working. In addition, close relationships and partnership working will be essential with other key stake holders such as the Voluntary Care Sector, Local Authority, Blue light services and above all the service users and their families.
Main duties of the job
The aim of the service is to divert vulnerable people out of the criminal justice system and into services that can support them longer term.
West Yorkshire Liaison and Diversion (L&D) is an NHS England commissioned service delivered by Wakefield Council.
Reconnect Services aim to:
To provide Mental Health assessments, sign posting and safeguarding of service users in partnership with the Liaison & Diversion Team.
To navigate people leaving prison into community health care services and complete any necessary referrals to identified services
Increase access and uptake of healthcare or relevant support services for individuals who have health vulnerabilities on release from prison, either on remand or on completion of their sentence
Reduce health inequalities for prison leavers, ensuring health needs are met.
Build on the existing Liaison and Diversion model to encompass the criminal justice pathway and beyond the prison gate
The Reconnect Mental Health practitioner will work as a senior member of a multi-disciplinary team providing intensive mental health and social care assessments, to identify care pathways for individuals released from Prison. The Reconnect Mental Health practitioner will work in HMP Leeds, HMP New Hall and HMP Wealstun, undertaking intensive mental health and social care assessments, to identify those with health vulnerabilities and in need of support services on release and ensuring detailed care plans are in place.
About us
Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: -
We Care- We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference
We Listen- We understand people's views and respond to their individual needs
We Deliver- We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners
We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including :
Additional cost of living payments for bands 1 - 7
Increase mileage rates for > 3500
A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages
A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities
Plus many more.
We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.
BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.
Closing Date: 29th January 2023
Shortlisting Date: 30th January 2023
Interview Date: 7th February 2023
Details
Date posted
11 January 2023
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£33,706 to £40,588 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
453-23-4931154
Job locations
HMP Leeds - may have to cover HMP Wealstun & HMP New Hall
Armley, Leeds
LS12 2TJ
Employer details
Employer name
Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address
HMP Leeds - may have to cover HMP Wealstun & HMP New Hall
Armley, Leeds
LS12 2TJ
Employer's website
https://www.bdct.nhs.uk/current-vacancies/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Criminal Justice Mental Health Team Manager
Victoria Mazurke
0771001987
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