About this role
Job summary
The Health and Justice Team are looking to recruit to the following post;
B6 IOH Practitioner, 0.7wte, permanent
The post holder will be responsible for working in the all age Integrated Offender Health (IOH) Services, with the flexibility of working across Staffordshire, dependent on skill and service need.
The Practitioner will not be required to provide direct treatment to individuals, but will be required to complete assessments of individuals, often complex, needs. The assessments will then be utilized to make appropriate referrals for treatment and support. Whilst also ensuring criminal justice partners are notified of specific health requirements and vulnerabilities of an individual which can be taken into account when decisions about charging and sentencing are made.
The post holder will be responsible for specialist assessment and interventions to people with a diverse range of needs coming into contact with the Criminal Justice System at different points within the IOH Model; including Custody, Court, Community (including Hub) and Prisons
Main duties of the job
The role will involve assessing; accessing; and implementing a wide and, at times, complex range of care services for all individuals with acute or increasingly complex needs. The post holder will act as an experienced and largely independent practitioner within the role, assessing, formulating, implementing and agreeing care and support plans with adults and carers.
The post holder will also be expected to be available for consultation, support and clinical supervision to other health and social care professionals within the service.
The post holder will be required to hold a professional registration of either nursing / social work / Allied Health Professionals and maintain registration in accordance with the relevant code of practice.
About us
As a Trust we remain bold and ambitious with plans for both service and system collaborative transformation over the coming years to improve the health and wellbeing of our local people through high quality care.
We pride ourselves onensuring our team has their wellbeing put first and as such provide a range of wellness opportunities including flexible working.
We are committed to the Greener NHS national ambition to becoming the world's first 'carbon net zero' national health system by 2045 (Greener NHS (england.nhs.uk). As part of this, sustainability is embedded in our strategy as one of our four key enablers. In order to deliver on this commitment, we recognise that we need a workforce that is as passionate as we are about achieving these goals, for the benefit of our service users, workforce, local communities and the planet alike.
The Trust is committed to ensuring that a diverse workforce is representative and inclusive at all levels. We would very much welcome applications from all under-represented groups including women, people with disabilities, people from global majority backgrounds, and those from the lesbian, gay, bi and trans communities.
The Trust is committed to the Step into Health scheme and actively encourages applicants from the Armed Forces Communities to apply.
Job description Job responsibilities
1. Take responsibility for specialist assessment (within service specification) in IOH in conjunctionwith service user and carer, helping to promote self-determination, choice and autonomy.2. To provide written reports for Crown or Magistrates Courts or to attend and give verbal evidence as required. To offer considered recommendations to these bodies.3. 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.4. Assess patient's individual care needs, agree and refer on to appropriate agency. 5. 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. 6. Maintain an effective reporting system by observing and reporting verbally and in writing on patient conditions.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
A relevant Nursing [RMN] or Allied Health Professional (e.g. Occupational Therapy/Social Work) degree / diploma level qualification or equivalent.
Experience Essential
Experience of working with a range of vulnerabilities which may include mental health, physical health, learning disabilities, abuse, addiction and social issues.
Knowledge Essential
Knowledge of various approaches to the assessment of mental disorder
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).
Employer details Employer name North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust
Address The Hope Centre
Stoke-on-Trent
ST1 2BX
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.combined.nhs.uk/working-together/join-our-team/ (Opens in a new tab)