Health & Justice Support Time Recovery worker

Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust; Brighton; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

An award-winning NHS Trust is seeking a Health and Justice Support, Time, Recovery Worker to provide vital support to individuals within the criminal justice system in Sussex. This role involves building therapeutic relationships, assessing care needs, and promoting autonomy among service users aged 10 and upward, as well as collaborating with various agencies. Candidates should have strong literacy, numeracy, and computer skills, alongside experience in health and social care support.

Qualifications

• Competent in literacy and numeracy.
• Experience working with individuals with a complex range of health and social care needs.
• Basic knowledge of physical/mental conditions and rehabilitation.

Responsibilities

• Working with service users referred to Health & Justice, promoting self-determination and choice.
• Establishing therapeutic relationships with service users and their carers.
• Assessing individual care needs and planning interventions.

Skills

Literacy

Numeracy

Computer Literacy

Interpersonal Skills

Education

NVQ Level 2 Health & Social Care or equivalent

Job description

Job Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Health and Justice Reconnect team for the role of Health and Justice Support, Time, Recovery Worker based in Sussex. The role may include visits to HMP Lewes, HMP Ford and IRC Gatwick as well as supporting Service Users in the community.

The Health and Justice services identify people who have substance misuse, mental health, learning disability or other vulnerabilities when they first come into contact with the criminal justice system. We look to identify unmet need and vulnerabilities that often lead to or exacerbate offending behaviour, offer onward referral and signposting as appropriate. We liaise across agencies to support onward planning and intervention to address identified needs and where appropriate support the diversion of individuals away from the criminal justice process into a more appropriate setting.

The Health and Justice service work in Police Custody Suites, Courts, Prisons, Immigration Removal Centre and Community throughout Sussex and offer assessments to individuals within the Criminal Justice system including Voluntary Attendees. We help to inform decision makers with relevant and timely information to support sentencing and disposal outcomes.

This is an 'all age' service and so you will be required to work with people from the age of 10 years upwards.

• THIS ROLE IS SUBJECT TO PRISON VETTING*
• The post holder will be expected to travel across the MPFT footprint*
  
  

Main duties of the job

• Please refer to the attached Job Description in summary:**
• Working with service users referred to Health & Justice and the individual’s carers, helping to promote self-determination, choice and autonomy.
• To effectively establish a therapeutic relationship with service users and relatives / carer.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Maintain an effective reporting system by observing and reporting verbally and in writing on patient conditions.
• Utilise agreed outcome measures to review the effectiveness of process, as part of Health & Justice Service.
• Participate in the development of the service to ensure clinical governance processes are actively implemented at team level.
  
  

Working for our organisation

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 also run regional and national services, including help for new parents (perinatal care), eating disorders, forensic services, sexual health, and support for people in prison with mental health, drug, or alcohol problems.

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. We want our staff to feel supported and valued, and we aim to build a team that reflects the communities we serve. Together, we can make sure every voice is heard, and every difference is respected.

Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications

Please be aware that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in completing application forms will be monitored to ensure fairness and transparency. If you have used AI you must state this in your application.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

• Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details on this role.**
  
  

Person specification

Qualifications & Training

Essential criteria

• Competent in literacy and numeracy.
• Computer Literacy.
  
  

Desirable criteria

• NVQ Level 2 Health & Social Care or equivalent of.
• Training in Supporting / Mentoring Adult / Child Safeguarding Training.
  
  

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience working with individuals with a complex range of health and social care needs.
  
  

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Basic knowledge of physical / mental condition and rehabilitation.