About this role
Job summary
You will be working within specialist multi-disciplinary services for NHFT prison healthcare.
You will be based within the prison mental health team who provide Mental Health assessment and treatment services for adult male prisoners including those with Neurodevelopmental Conditions.
You will be a member of the mental health team and may be required to work flexibly supporting assessment and care of individuals receiving those services. You will be supported by a Clinical Lead for Neurodiversity Pathway, Offender Health, and will be part of a wider team of ND practitioners, working together for support and to develop best practice across the prison system. You will have the opportunity to work in a multidisciplinary team, supported by Psychiatry, Psychology, Occupational Therapy and Speech and Language Therapy.
Please note this post is subject to security vetting. To be considered for this post you will need to have continuously resided in the UK for a minimum of 3 years prior to this application and be able to evidence your years of residency.
Main duties of the job
You will assist in the identification and support of people with Neurodevelopmental Conditions, including Autism, Attention deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities within your designated prison establishment.
You will directly provide, and support others to offer adapted psychosocial interventions for people whose communication, thinking style and coping strategies are impacted upon by the presence of a Neurodevelopmental Conditions
You will hold a caseload of people who are identified to have needs associated with neurodevelopmental conditions and require reasonable adjustments to be made to their healthcare and prison life.
You will advocate for people with neurodevelopmental conditions within the prison system and promote best practice and the safety and wellbeing of patients on the Neurodiversity Pathway.
You will work independently but with the support of a Neurodiversity Clinical Lead and Specialist Clinician as well as 7 neurodiversity practitioner colleagues who provide the Neurodiversity Pathway in other East Midlands prisons.
You will be supported by your clinical lead to improve the outcomes of people with ND across in all of the prisons served by Notts health care, delivering against the national specifications for primary and mental healthcare for people with Neurodevelopmental Conditions.
About us
NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools.We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.
NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be 'outstanding' by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.
Job description Job responsibilities
For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.
Person Specification
essential criteria Essential
First Level NMC Registered nurse at degree level or equivalent/Registered Mental Health or Learning Disability Nurse, Qualified and HCPC registered OT or Speech and Language Therapist Further specialist knowledge, post registration qualification/significant post registration experience or other formal training. Significant experience of working with adults who have autism, ADHD and or Intellectual Developmental Disorders in mental health, community or forensic settings.
Desirable
Ability to quickly identify issues/situations/information and have the skills to formulate solutions and make recommendations on the best course of action. Assessment of clinical conditions contributing to differential diagnosis and formulation Judgements involving complex facts and situations, which require the analysis, interpretation and comparison of a range of options. Fulfils the functions of a care co-ordinator under the care programme approach Plans patient care/plan treatment programmes Ability to work on own initiative to plan, manage, prioritise your own caseload. Works within the project plan and timelines
Experience Essential
Experience of being competent and responsible for the management and clinical care of a caseload of prisoners with neurodevelopmental disorders, co morbid mental illness, including personality disorder and offending behaviours in custodial settings
Desirable
Ability to assess and evaluate risk in relation to risk of harm to self and others
Skills Essential
Clinical risk assessment skills and the ability to base outcomes of this assessment into a programme of care which minimises and manages risk.
Desirable
Knowledge of ACCT in custody
Security Vetting Essential
The application includes evidence of the required years of UK residency to meet prison vetting standards
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 Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust
Address HMP Ranby
Straight Mile
Retford
DN22 8EU
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.nhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)