About this role
Job summary
To provide specialist substance misuse care to offenders and to work as part of an integrated and multi-disciplinary health service, which may include in-reach services, reception duties, resource centre services, dual diagnosis management primary care nursing.
Main duties of the job
To deliver a range of specialist interventions at primary and secondary care level; to include:
Referral management, screening assessment, triage and evidence-based interventions One-to-one and group-work facilitation Assertive outreach interventions Managing a mixed and challenging caseload Work closely with the Substance Misuse Advanced Nurse Practitioner Carry out nursing interventions such as Triage, Medication administration and emergency response. To perform robust assessment, screening and interventions to offenders with substance misuse concerns.
Ensure that all waiting time, assessment and interventions are delivered in a timely manner, and positively contribute to the achievement of the service's performance targets.
Ensure integrated and collaborative working with other specialist services, including continuity of care and through the gate arrangements and liaison.
About us
Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.
Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:
We're Kind We're Fair We Listen We Care
Job description Job responsibilities
Management responsibilities
To communicate effectively on a range of issues that are often complex in their nature and in complex situations. Participate in the annual appraisal reviews and demonstrate reflective practice through the Knowledge and Skills Framework To maintain comprehensive and timely electronic clinical records ensuring confidentiality is maintained at all times. Provide supervision, mentorship & leadership for junior staff. Be mindful of the unpredictable nature of the working environment, the job requirement and offender groups. Take all necessary care in the working environment, adhering to relevant health and safety policies. Participate and positively contribute to the services integrated clinical governance arrangements Carry out administrative tasks as directed including research, audit, data and activity statistics.
Leadership
To work positively and effectively in a difficult environment where the need for safe and secure containment may often challenge access to services and provision of quality substance misuse services. The post-holder will be expected to work within the established prison regimes. To understand the complexity of inter-agency involvement in offender welfare and to resolve issues that may occur across organisational boundaries.
Communication
Liaises with prison senior management team & staff. NHS professionals; police, courts, probation, CPS, social care services and other statutory and non-statutory agencies involved with care and aftercare supervision; general and forensic mental health services, and community drug and alcohol services.
Custodial Responsibilities
Assume personal responsibility for the security of issued keys. Understand and comply with prison orders, procedures, and instructions in your area of work. Comply with all security requirements. Respond to any situation or circumstance that might indicate a threat to security of the establishment or to the safety of an individual, completing Incident, Security, Injury, or other reports as appropriate. Report breaches of order and discipline including reporting and recording untoward incidents according to local protocol. Contribute to effective risk assessment and management procedures. IMPORTANT INFORMATION, PLEASE READ:
All applicants must be willing to undertake National Security Vetting in order to work in a Prison Setting. This will be completed as part of the pre-employment checks through Oxleas and the prison vetting team.
You will need to provide:
Proof of right to work documentation
Proof of ID, needs to include 1 photographic ID
Proof of address documentation
Non-UK passport holders will need to have correct documentation (right to work in the UK) and a Home office Share code.
Address History:
5 years address history will be needed.
Applicants that are not UK Passport holders who provide less than 5 years UK address history will need to provide a Police Certificate which must be in English from where they resided previously.
Applicants who are UK Passport holders who have lived abroad for a period of more than six months during the last three years will need to provide a certificate of good conduct or an overseas police check in English from the countries resided in or visited.
In order to assist you in obtaining a Police Certificate, guidance can be soughtfrom:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants
If the country you have resided in is not listed here, you can obtain the necessary information by contacting the relevant Embassy or High Commission for that Country. Their contact details can be found on the Foreign & Commonwealth Office website (http://www.fco.gov.uk/en).
Person Specification
Substance Misuse Clinical Lead Person Specific Essential
Registered Nurse Relevant post registration training in one of the following areas: Substance misuse/dual diagnosis, Psychological therapies, RCGP Part 1 Certificate
Experience Essential
Minimum 2 years of working post qualification as a Registered nurse Post qualification experience in working within substance misuse services
Desirable
Experience in prison or secure settings
Skills/Abilities/Knowledge Essential
Clear understanding of Risk Assessment principles and procedures. Knowledge of substance misuse assessment, identification and management of withdrawal symptoms Show a clear understanding of how to give and receive highly complex and sensitive material
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 Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
Address HMP ISIS
Bungalow 3 Wensley Close
Belmarsh Way, London
SE28 0NZ
United Kingdom
Employer's website http://oxleas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)