Mental Health Practitioner, Reconnect Service

Antistatique; Bournemouth; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization is seeking a qualified Mental Health Practitioner to support individuals transitioning from prison to community healthcare. The role involves assessment, planning care, and building therapeutic relationships to address health vulnerabilities. The ideal candidate should have a passion for clinical skills development and experience working with diverse health needs. This position offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact in the community.

Qualifications

• Passion for developing clinical skills and continuous improvement.
• Good knowledge of assessment and care planning, including risk assessment.
• Experience supporting individuals with mental health issues and substance misuse.

Responsibilities

• Attend prison discharge meetings with various health care colleagues.
• Carry out assessments to identify needs and plan care for individuals.
• Support clients for up to 6 months to transition to community health care.

Skills

Assessment and care planning

Creative problem solving

Multi-disciplinary teamwork

Support for health vulnerabilities

Education

Qualified Mental Health Practitioner

Job description

Overview

Are you seeking an exciting community role supporting people leaving prison with their health care needs? The Dorset Integrated Non-Custodial Service has a vacancy for a Mental Health Practitioner in its developing Reconnect Service. The Reconnect Service is a care after custody service which aims to increase the access and uptake of community healthcare or relevant support services for individuals who have significant health needs upon release from HMP Guys Marsh, Portland and HMP The Verne and ensure safe transition to community-based healthcare.

We are looking for practitioners who have real passion for developing their clinical skills in an environment that is ever changing, with a good working knowledge of assessment and care planning including comprehensive risk assessment. We highly encourage new ideas and opinions on how to improve the service, seeking someone who is creative, forward thinking and able to meet unexpected challenges in an exciting new role.

The Reconnect service supports individuals with a varied range of health vulnerabilities and risk, including mental health, learning disability, substance misuse, and those that are end of licence or may require continued supervision in the community under Dorset Probation.

Responsibilities

• Attend prison discharge meetings working closely with prison colleagues from Custody Health Care, the Offender Management Unit and the Resettlement Team.
• Carry out comprehensive assessments both within the prison and the community to identify the needs of the individual and plan the care of those being released.
• Work with a range of health, social and forensic services in the community such as Dorset Probation and the local authority to identify and assess individuals post release, or those that may be returning to Dorset but released from a prison in another county.
• Support Workers work with clients for up to 6 months, building a trusting therapeutic relationship to support their transition from prison to community health care and encourage engagement with services.
• Plan continuity of care and carry out caseload supervision in collaboration with Support Workers.
• Work autonomously with initiative to handle a wide range of situations in an ever-developing environment.

Qualifications and requirements

• Qualified Mental Health Practitioner with a passion for developing clinical skills and continuous improvement.
• Good working knowledge of assessment and care planning, including comprehensive risk assessment.
• Ability to contribute creative, forward-thinking ideas and meet unexpected challenges.
• Experience supporting individuals with health vulnerabilities (e.g., mental health, learning disability, substance misuse) and those under end of licence or requiring supervision in the community.
• Evidence of ability to work with multi-disciplinary teams and external services in custody and community settings.
• Applications from candidates requiring sponsorship to work in the UK are ineligible.

Additional information

• Employment with the team is dependent upon passing the Prison vetting process.
• For more about Dorset HealthCare, see our mission and services in the description: a wide range of integrated community and mental health services and 12 community hospitals, serving a population of almost 800,000.
• We are an inclusive workplace that values equality, diversity and opportunity for all.
• Further information and the main duties and responsibilities are in the attached job description and person specification. Please reflect the criteria in your supporting statement when applying.
• Dorset HealthCare offers employability support for people getting into work, including application writing and interview skills. To request support, contact us.
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