Practitioner - Reconnect

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Job Summary

Are you a Registered Mental Health Nurse/ Learning Disability Nurse/ Registered OT/ Speech and Language Therapist or Social Worker? Do you have experience working with clients experiencing mental health difficulties, and an interest in working within Criminal Justice? If so, this could be the role for you.

This is an exciting opportunity to work as part of the new expanded Health & Justice Service within the Reconnect Pathway.There is a requirement to travel to Prison estates within Cheshire.

This role will include providing high quality assessments for people in prison up to 12 weeks prior to their release. The service will be delivered to peoples who present with any health vulnerability including but not limited to; mental health, physical health, learning disability, head injury etc.

The successful applicants must be experienced in risk assessment, highly motivated, and someone who is looking for a new challenge with the skills to make a difference.

Due to the nature of the work, posts will be subject to prison vetting.

Main duties of the job

Responsibilities

The post holder will be responsible for working within the Reconnect service. The Reconnect service itself is not a treatment service, but an identification, assessment and referral service. Your responsibilities will include:

Delivering a high-quality clinical service to patients and their families

Managing complex assessment in prison establishments. Responsible for clinical and caseload supervision of other team members where identified.

Diverting and liaising with multiple criminal police and other partners.

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 Health & Justice Services

About Us

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT) is an award winning organisation with over 9000 employees. We are one of the largest integrated Health and Social Care providers, covering services across North & South Staffordshire, Shropshire, Hampshire, Buckinghamshire, Isle of Wight and Essex. Demonstratingour strong commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, and in context of our objective aligned to the growth of diversity across the workforce; we are particularly seeking applications from individuals who may be from under-represented groups, such as black, Asian or other ethnic groups, individuals with a disability, or LGBTQ+ individuals who meet the specific criteria.

We are embedding values based and inclusive recruitment practices to ensure that all applicants, from any backgrounds, have an equal chance of success in achieving a role with us.

Job Description Job Responsibilities

Please download the Job Description and Person Specification for full list of responsibilities, in summary;

The Post holder will be expected to conduct assessments within the Prison Estate, providing relevant information to partner agencies, and Court & Probation services to support people in custody and in the community.

The post holder will be required to work autonomously within this role and be accountable for managing referrals; prioritising referrals and ensuring clinical and electronic record keeping standards are adhered too.

Staff would need to be mindful and skilled to work with people of different ethnicities and backgrounds. They must also be able to demonstrate experience of working with both adults and children/youths.

We welcome informal discussions regarding the role prior to application.

Person Specification Essential Essential

• Registered mental health Nurse on NMC Register or registered with a professional body (OT, SALT, SW)
• Post-registration experience, evidence of formal courses and training at diploma/degree level.
• Registered Mentor
  
  

Desirable

• Leadership qualification
• Experience of working in community setting and making decisions autonomously
• Leadership qualification / existing accreditation relating to Practice Educator / Work Based Supervisor / AMHP
  
  

Essential Essential

• Conforms to NMC requirements
  
  

Desirable

• Experience of social work in other user groups/settings i.e. Children and Families, Learning Disabilities, Older Adults
  
  

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details Employer name

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Runcorn custody

Cheshire

WA7 2HG

Employer’s website

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