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Health and Justice (Reconnect) Practitioner
NHS AfC: Band 6
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Are you a qualified practitioner who holds professional registration, looking for something new? This is an exciting opportunity to work as part of the expanding Health and Justice Reconnect Service in Sussex.
The post holder will be responsible for working in the Health and Justice service. This post will be within the Reconnect team in the Sussex area, the base for this post will be HMP Lewes with the flexibility of working across Sussex dependent on skill and service need if required to support the community team (travel will be a requirement of this role, having a vehicle is recommended)
The post holder will be responsible for specialist assessments to people with a diverse range of needs of people who are due for release from a prison environment or have been released in the past 28 days.
The role will involve assessing; accessing; and implementing a wide and, at times, complex range of care services for people over the age of 18 with increasingly complex needs.
The post holder will act as an experienced and largely independent practitioner within the role, assessing, formulating, implementing, and agreeing plans for a person’s release and what support is required.
The post holder will provide support and supervision to others including Students, Navigators, STR workers, Lived Experience workers and Admin if required.
The post holder will require additional vetting from His Majesty’s Prison Service for roles based within the Prison Settings and clearance of enhanced level 1 vetting will be required.
Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd
- Take responsibility for specialist assessment (within service specification) in Reconnect in conjunction with service user and carer, helping to promote self-determination, choice, and autonomy.
- Responsible for participating in the setting of quality standards, including the auditing, monitoring, and reviewing of practice in line with current clinical guidance practice and policy.
- Assess patient's individual care needs, agree, and refer on to appropriate agency.
- Complete and contribute, where appropriate to robust risk assessments and risk management plans. Deliver and promote positive risk taking, where appropriate, to improve quality of life and maximise occupational performance/independence.
- Maintain an effective reporting system by observing and reporting verbally and in writing on patient condition
- Utilise agreed outcome measures to review the effectiveness of process, as part of the Health and Justice system.
- Participate in the development of the service to ensure clinical governance processes are actively implemented at team level.
- Assist in ensuring that the aims and objectives of the service (as set by the Team Leader) are fulfilled and to identify factors which may inhibit these from being achieved.
The candidate must be able to drive and have access to a car with business insurance – service users may need transporting as part of the Reconnect release plan
Gweithio i'n sefydliad
By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;
- Supporting your career development and progression
- Excellent NHS Pension scheme
- Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
- Options for flexible working
- Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
- Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
- If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
- Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
- Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
- Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
- Free car parking at all trust sites
- Free flu vaccinations every year
- Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)
And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.
Swydd ddisgrifiad a phrif gyfrifoldebau manwl
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information. In summary: In addition to the responsibilities already listed - Research and Service Development
Human Resources and Training
Systems and equipment
Decisions and judgements
Communication and relationships
General
Physical demands of the job
Most challenging/difficult parts of the job
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QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Registered Mental Health Nurse / General Nurse / Learning Disability Nurse on NMC Register.
- Registered OT, Speech and Language Therapist or Social Worker.
- Valid Registration with the relevant governing body for the profession.
Meini prawf dymunol
- Dual Registration
- Practice Assessor or equivalent qualification for assessing students.
Experience
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Experience of working with a range of vulnerabilities which may include mental health, physical health, learning disabilities, abuse, addiction and social issues.
- Experience of working with a range of statutory, non-statutory agencies.
- Experience of assessing service users.
Meini prawf dymunol
- Lived Experience of vulnerability, criminal justice systems and / or leaving care. Level 1 prison vetting will need to be passed for the post – please call to discuss this on an individual basis.
- Experience of delivering mental health care in non-traditional settings and of practicing involvement in Early Detection and Assertive Outreach Work.
- Experience in working in community mental health with complex presentations including – substance misuse, psychosis, personality disorder, dual diagnosis.
SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & ABILITIES
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Knowledge of various approaches to the assessment of mental disorder
- Awareness of harassment, social exclusion issues and the effects of person and institutional discrimination
- Knowledge/awareness of relevant legislation and guidance including common law issues, the Mental Health Act (1983), Community Care Act (1990), Human Rights Act (1998), Criminal Justice Act (2003)
Meini prawf dymunol
- Awareness of basic research methodology
- Monitoring and relapse management.
- Skills related to Early Signs
Gofynion ymgeisio
Rhaid i chi gael cofrestriad proffesiynol priodol yn y DU.
Mae'r swydd hon yn ddarostyngedig i Orchymyn Deddf Adsefydlu Troseddwyr 1974 (Eithriadau) 1975 (Diwygio) (Cymru a Lloegr) 2020 a bydd angen cyflwyno Datgeliad i'r Gwasanaeth Datgelu a Gwahardd.
Dogfennau i'w lawrlwytho
Rhagor o fanylion / cyswllt ar gyfer ymweliadau anffurfiol
- Enw
- Joanne Ashworth
- Teitl y swydd
- Operational Manager
- Cyfeiriad ebost
- [email protected]
- Rhif ffôn
- 01785301078
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