Psychosocial Team Lead

Practice Plus Group; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounts on shopping and leisure

Professional development support

24/7 employee assistance helpline

Financial assistance when you need it

Job summary

Practice Plus Group in the Health in Justice team seeks a Psychosocial Team Lead at HMP Lancaster Farms to drive delivery of psychosocial services within the prison setting. You will lead and develop recovery workers, oversee a small caseload, and ensure multi-disciplinary collaboration to meet service user needs and contractual requirements.

This full-time role offers a bespoke induction, clear career development pathways, and access to our Learning Management System.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 5 in a relevant subject (e.g. addiction, psychology, counselling, social work).
• Experience in the substance misuse field.
• Experience of management and leadership.
• Experience of partnership working and multi-agency liaison.
• Experience of developing service user involvement strategies.
• Knowledge of DANOS.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Integrated Substance Misuse Service Manager in delivering and developing substance misuse services.
• Lead and develop psychosocial services and interventions within the prison as a subject matter expert.
• Ensure treatment approaches are appropriate, innovative and meet needs of service users, organisation and commissioners.
• Lead by example, provide guidance and line management support to recovery workers.
• Manage a small caseload with care plans tailored to patient needs.
• Ensure appropriate allocation of patients and evidence of multi-disciplinary working.

Education

NVQ Level 5 in addiction, psychology, counselling, social work

Job description

+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE

We have an exciting opportunity for a Psychosocial Team Lead to join HMP Lancaster Farms. HMP Lancaster Farms is a busy Category C male prison, currently holding around 550 males, and expanding by another 200.

About The Role

UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE

We have an exciting opportunity for a Psychosocial Team Lead to join HMP Lancaster Farms. HMP Lancaster Farms is a busy Category C male prison, currently holding around 550 males, and expanding by another 200.

Hours

Monday o Friday: 08:00 - 16:00

This position is full time working 37.5 hours per week

Salary

You’ll receive an annual salary up to £43,609 per annum - depending on experience.

How will we support you?

• Bespoke induction, including our Introducing Health in Justice training course
• Competency framework
• Regional and national career development opportunities
• Our bespoke Learning Management System to address your learning needs
• Support from the wider team

Candidates are required to have a Legal right to work in the UK and due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks.

What you'll be doing

As a Psychosocial Team Lead, your responsibilities will vary. You will

• Assist the Integrated Substance Misuse Service Manager in the delivery and continuous development of substance misuse services.
• Lead and develop the provision of psychosocial services and interventions within the prison acting as a subject matter expert.
• Ensure that the treatment approaches are appropriate, innovative and fully meet the needs of the service users, the organisation and commissioners.
• Lead by example and provide guidance and line management support to recovery workers whilst supporting them with their front line work.
• Manage a small caseload of complex individuals ensuring the plan of care is individualised to the patient’s needs.
• Be responsible for the appropriate allocation of patients referred in to the team and ensure multi-disciplinary working is evident.

If you are interested in career development, we have a wide range of opportunities for you to develop your skills and experience, which include both internal and external options for development and learning.

It doesn’t stop there

• Discounts on shopping and leisure activities
• Support to grow in your role and continue your professional development
• 24/7 employee assistance helpline and financial assistance when you need it

What we’ll look for in you

The Health in Justice team at Practice Plus Group makes a real difference across over 53 prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres. We’re the UK’s leading independent provider of NHS services to over 40,000 patients in secure environments, always putting their needs first, regardless of their background.

Practice Plus Group’s purpose is to Unlock your best work life and we stand by our core values:

• We treat patients and each other as they would like to be treated
• We act with integrity
• We embrace diversity
• We strive to do things better together

We are looking for caring, compassionate but also driven professionals who can help us drive our vision for a fair and inclusive healthcare access to all.

Requirements

• You will have a good standard of education up to NVQ level 5 in a relevant subject e.g. addiction, psychology, counselling, social work
• Experience of working within the substance misuse field
• Experience of management and leadership
• Experience of partnership working and multi-agency liaison
• Experience of developing service user involvement strategies
• Knowledge of DANOS

Secure environments are one of the most challenging, yet rewarding places for healthcare professionals to work. If you’re looking for a role where you can develop your existing healthcare skills and learn something new every day in an environment that never stands still, then this could be the right opportunity for you.