Job summary
The post holder will be required to support the delivery of care currently in the form of New Models of Care, enabling the service to meet the London Wide service specification standards for Prison Healthcare.The post holder will assist in providing a high quality, high performing mental health service for service users within HMP Wormwood Scrubs who are presenting with mental health problems in line with the New Models of Care.
The post holder will work alongside clinical & discipline staff to provide individualised assessment, care/management plans and risk assessment for a small caseload of often challenging patients, preparing them for release and then providing short-term support through the gate within the community. You will be a confident practitioner that thrives in working in a fast-paced often high pressured environment.The successful candidate will assess the service users, trackthem through their sentence, ensuring that there arecomprehensive release plans in place, and meet them upon release tosupport them through the first 24 hours following release, assertively linking them into treatment and support resources.
A holistic release plan will be drawn up with the service user in conjunction with Transfer and Release team in order that all necessary referrals can be made prior to release, and care pathways establishedfor each individual service user.
Main duties of the job
Liaise with medical services, where appropriate, to ensure service users have access to any necessary medical care upon release.Undertake assessments of service users in prison, to co-facilitate pre-release plans in order to develop comprehensive release plan plans for our service users.To develop links with other relevant agencies that offer aftercare support across England ensuring service users have access to appropriate support post release regardless of their area of release.Be responsible and accountable for the management of small caseload as directed by the Team LeaderTo actively support the CPA process.Jointly facilitate group work with multi-disciplinary colleagues where appropriateTo complete detailed clinical risk assessments at first and subsequent assessment interview, and accurately record and report key risksTo develop care plans in collaboration with service users, carer and other relevant person or agencyTo be conversant with all guidance and operational procedures in relation to offender healthcare at HMP Wormwood Scrubs.
About us
North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.
Our Five-Year Strategy:
- We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
- With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all
- We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.
- We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.
In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Liaise with medical services, where appropriate, to ensure service users have access to any necessary medical care upon release.Undertake assessments of service users in prison, to co-facilitate pre-release plans in order to develop comprehensive release plan plans for our service users.To develop links with other relevant agencies that offer aftercare support across England ensuring service users have access to appropriate support post release regardless of their area of release.Be responsible and accountable for the management of small caseload as directed by the Team LeaderTo actively support the CPA process.Jointly facilitate group work with multi-disciplinary colleagues where appropriateTo complete detailed clinical risk assessments at first and subsequent assessment interview, and accurately record and report key risksTo develop care plans in collaboration with service users, carer and other relevant person or agencyTo be conversant with all guidance and operational procedures in relation to offender healthcare at HMP Wormwood Scrubs.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Liaise with medical services, where appropriate, to ensure service users have access to any necessary medical care upon release.Undertake assessments of service users in prison, to co-facilitate pre-release plans in order to develop comprehensive release plan plans for our service users.To develop links with other relevant agencies that offer aftercare support across England ensuring service users have access to appropriate support post release regardless of their area of release.Be responsible and accountable for the management of small caseload as directed by the Team LeaderTo actively support the CPA process.Jointly facilitate group work with multi-disciplinary colleagues where appropriateTo complete detailed clinical risk assessments at first and subsequent assessment interview, and accurately record and report key risksTo develop care plans in collaboration with service users, carer and other relevant person or agencyTo be conversant with all guidance and operational procedures in relation to offender healthcare at HMP Wormwood Scrubs.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Minimum of Health and Social care NVQ Level 3
Desirable
- Degree level or above in Psychology, Counselling or relevant field.
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Experience of working within a secure/forensic or prison setting
- Experience of working with challenging and complex patients
- Either currently working as a Band 4 or experience of working in a Health or Social Care setting
Desirable
- Experience of lone working
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- The ability to work in often difficult circumstances within a high pressured environment
- Experience of carrying out complex assessments including risk
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Minimum of Health and Social care NVQ Level 3
Desirable
- Degree level or above in Psychology, Counselling or relevant field.
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Experience of working within a secure/forensic or prison setting
- Experience of working with challenging and complex patients
- Either currently working as a Band 4 or experience of working in a Health or Social Care setting
Desirable
- Experience of lone working
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- The ability to work in often difficult circumstances within a high pressured environment
- Experience of carrying out complex assessments including risk
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).
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).
