Health & Justice Outreach/Reconnect Practitioner

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Bilston; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Bilston is seeking experienced practitioners to join the Health & Justice Outreach team. The role involves assessing and supporting individuals in the community, particularly those in contact with the criminal justice system. Ideal candidates should have a background in nursing or social work and experience with mental health and complex needs. This position offers opportunities for professional development and is part of an award-winning NHS Trust committed to improving local communities.

Benefits

Ongoing training and support

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Must have a valid nursing or social work qualification.
• Experience working with vulnerable populations and the criminal justice system.
• Skills in assessment and referral processes.

Responsibilities

• Assess and implement care services for individuals over 18 with complex needs.
• Deliver a high-quality clinical service to patients and families.
• Manage assessments in custody and outreach services.
• Provide written reports for court as required.

Skills

Experience in criminal justice

Mental health assessment

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Education

Registered Nurse (RMN, RNLD, RGN) or Social Worker qualification

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for experienced Practitioners (RMN, RNLD, RGN or Social Workers/ Allied Health Professionals) with a criminal justice interest, to work in the Black Country Health & Justice Outreach/Reconnect Service.

The post holder would be expected to work in the community within Black Country in the Outreach element of the team but may also incorporate other areas of Health & Justice, such as the Reconnect Service, Police custody or court. This will include providing high quality assessments of people attending and being released from Police Custody/Prison and supporting people under the care of the Outreach/Reconnect Team.

The service will be delivered to people of all ages including those under the age of 18yrs who present with any vulnerability including but not limited to; mental health, physical health, learning disability, head injury, unemployment, housing, educational needs etc.

H&J is not itself a treatment service, but it is an identification, assessment and referral service. The role will involve assessing; accessing; and implementing a wide and, at times, complex range of care services for people over the age of 18 with increasingly complex needs.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assessing; accessing; and implementing a wide and, at times, complex range of care services for people over the age of 18 with increasingly complex needs.
• Delivering a high quality clinical service to patients and their families.
• Managing complex assessment in Custody, Court and the Outreach/Reconnect service.
• Responsible for clinical and caseload supervision of other team members where identified.
• Diverting and Liaising with multiple criminal justice, police and other partners.
• Identify, assess and refer people of all ages with a wide range of mental health, learning disability, substance misuse and/or social vulnerabilities when they first come into contact with the youth and adult criminal justice systems on suspicion of having committed a crime.
• Lead on specialist assessments (within service specification) in conjunction with service user and carer, helping to promote self-determination, choice and autonomy.
• Provide written reports for Crown or Magistrates Courts or to attend and give verbal evidence as required.

Come and work with us at our award-winning NHS Trust, leading the way for trying new and better ways of working to help improve life for our local communities. We have around 9,000 staff who provide physical and mental healthcare, support for people with learning disabilities, and adult social care across Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Shropshire, and Telford & Wrekin.

We offer great career development for both clinical and non-clinical roles, with ongoing training and support to help you learn and grow. We are 'United in our Uniqueness' and committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels welcome and can be themselves, no matter their background or identity.