Prison Health & Transition Administrator

Practice Plus Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Induction & training

Career development opportunities

Support from wider team

Employee assistance

Job summary

Practice Plus Group is hiring a Transitional Worker Administrator for HMP Brixton in London. The role is full-time, working Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 4.30pm, with a salary of £27,000–£33,000 per annum depending on experience.

The role involves coordinating care transitions from custody to community, assessing health needs, managing risks, and supporting community registrations and appointments, within a multi-agency framework.

Qualifications

• Experience of working in a prison, Mental Health or homelessness environment would be beneficial
• Administration experience
• Experience of working in multi-agency teams
• Experience of working with charities and similar organisations
• Knowledge of criminal justice systems in England
• Excellent communication skills and ability to communicate openly, consistently and clearly
• Proactive problem solving skills

Responsibilities

• work collaboratively with the patient and other agencies to support a safe transition of care from custody to community
• manage the assessment of health needs, planning, delivery and evaluation of care, for the prison population, including clinical risk assessment
• manage key risks associated with resettlement in the prison population
• provide support in the community, helping support their needs for hospital/ GP registrations/ appointments
• attend the complex case release meeting which is a multiple disciplinary meeting that includes representatives from safer custody, healthcare and external services

Skills

Administration

Prison experience

Multi-agency teams

Charities experience

Criminal justice knowledge

Communication skills

Problem solving

Job description

Practice Plus Group is hiring a Transitional Worker Administrator for HMP Brixton in London. The role is full-time, working Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 4.30pm, with a salary of £27,000–£33,000 per annum depending on experience.

The role involves coordinating care transitions from custody to community, assessing health needs, managing risks, and supporting community registrations and appointments, within a multi-agency framework.