About this role
Job summary
The day care service (Platinum Suite ) is located within HMP Norwich and provides
The service is designed to support individuals presenting with risks of self-harm, suicide, and self-destructive behaviours.
Delivered in a safe and therapeutic setting separate from the prison wings, the service provides structured and creative psychoeducational and therapeutic group interventions.
These interventions are tailored to individual needs to promote learning, skill development, and sustained behavioural change.
Main duties of the job
As an assistant practitioner, you will be expected to assist with running groups with a range of disciplines, carrying out joint assessments with staff, assisting with the planning of care and discharge reports, inputting into MDT's and taking responsibility for your own work.
You may also be expected to work 1:1 with prisoners in delivering interventions under supervision. In addition, you will be invited to attend and contribute to ongoing referral meetings and discussions and engage in regular clinical supervision to access support and continue developing your expertise
About us
Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.
Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.
Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what ittakes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Care certificate or relevant equivalent qualification Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care/mental health or apprenticeship in H&SC/mental health L5
Experience Essential
Working with Service Users with complex mental health needs Working within Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) Working knowledge and understanding of CPA process.
Desirable
working within a secure environment
Skills Essential
Ability to communicate widely in a clear manner Ability to problem solve Confident manner. Approachable, tactful and diplomatic Ability to self-manage time and meet agreed deadlines
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).
Employer details Employer name Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust
Address HMP Norwich
Knox Road
Norwich
NR1 4LU
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)