About this role
Job summary
The post holder will be responsible for working in Health and Justice (H&J) Services, dependent on skill and service need. Health and Justice is not itself a treatment service, but it is an identification, assessment and short-term support service. There will be Health and Justice Practitioners within Custody Suites, Courts and Prisons (RECONNECT) to identify and assess vulnerable individuals. It uses assessments to make appropriate referrals for treatment and support, and ensures criminal justice practitioners 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 providing short term support to vulnerable individuals upon leaving Custody or Court, where further support is required. The post holder will be responsible for working closely with the individual to prioritise need/s and plan actions to address the identified need/s. This may include supporting an individual to make a referral to a specific service and support the individual to attend the initial appointment with that service. The role will involve ongoing assessment, accessing and implementing a wide and, at times, complex range of care services across an ageless Service. The post holder will be responsible for carrying out assigned tasks as part of the Health and Justice Service.
Main duties of the job
- o Working with service users referred to Health & Justice and the individual's carers, helping to promote self-determination, choice and autonomy.o To effectively establish a therapeutic relationship with service users and relatives / carer.o 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.o Assess patient's individual care needs, agree and refer on to appropriate agency.
- Involve the individual in the planning and prioritisation of their activity where possible.
- Provide short term intervention to encourage individual to engage with services and attending their initial appointments.o 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. o Maintain an effective reporting system by observing and reporting verbally and in writing on patient conditions.o Utilise agreed outcome measures to review the effectiveness of process, as part of Health and Justice Service.o Participate in the development of the service to ensure clinical governance processes are actively implemented at team level.o Service is based at Crescent House, Bilston - but offers support to service users in a variety of community settings across the Black Country.
About us
- 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.
Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications
Job description
Job responsibilities
Communicate sensitive information with patients, utilising highly developed communication skills to overcome barriers to understanding. Establish therapeutic relationships with service users, and implement evidence based therapeutic interventions with appropriate boundaries. Ensure that all members of the multi-disciplinary team, their colleagues, service users and appropriate others are informed/updated of changes involving current care plans, progress, mental state and psychosocial factors in line with best practice. Liaise with and advise service users and carers, local authority and other statutory bodies and third sector agencies. Use a range of communication styles and channels as appropriate to the task.
The post holder will be expected on a daily basis to implement highly developed physical skills pertinent to the area of specialism. Standard keyboard skills required for inputting data onto RiO.
The nature of the client group is such that the post holder will be required to concentrate when assessing / implementing programmes of care. The post holder will be frequently exposed to emotional or distressing circumstances. The post holder will frequently be exposed to potential incidents of physical and non-physical assault.
This role isnot eligible for visa sponsorship. If it is identified that you require sponsorship to undertake this role your application may be withdrawn
Person Specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential
- Competent in literacy and numeracy.
- Basic knowledge of physical / mental condition and rehabilitation.
- Computer Literacy.
Desirable
- NVQ Level 2 Health & Social Care or equivalent of.
- Training in Support/Mentoring
- Adult/Child Safeguarding Training
Experience
Essential
- Experience working with individuals with a complex range of health and social care needs.
- Experience and/or sound knowledge of the Criminal Justice System.
- Experience of working in a community based setting.
- Experience of implementing personalised care plans or rehabilitation plans
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.
Employer details
Employer name
Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Black Country Health & Justice Service
Ground Floor Office Suite, Crescent House, Broad Street
Bilston
WV14 0BZ
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.mpft.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)