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NHS Jobs; Eastchurch; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Jobs in the United Kingdom seeks an Early Days in Custody (EDiC) Practitioner to participate in reception screening for new prisoners on first entry, identifying immediate health risks and needs.

You will develop initial mental health crisis plans and conduct comprehensive health and social care assessments within seven days, coordinating with custody teams and external providers to ensure continuity of care and safety.

Responsibilities

• Screen new prisoners on first entry and identify immediate health risks.
• Develop initial mental health crisis plans for high-risk patients.
• Carry out comprehensive health and social care assessments within seven days.

Job description

Early Days in Custody (EDiC) Practitioner

The post holder will be responsible to take part in reception screening for new prisoners on the day of first entry into prison. This will identify immediate health, risks, and safety needs. To be able to develop initial mental health crisis plans for patients who are presenting as particularly at risk of a mental health crisis. The post holder will be responsible for carrying out comprehensive health and social care assessment (secondary screening) within seven days for all prisoners who are willing to undertake this assessment. For people that decline this assessment the team will ensure a care plan is in place for any known risks and vulnerabilities and will proactively work with the person to undertake a secondary screen at a later stage. The post holder will lead on identifying patients whose needs, risks or circumstances have changed following a return from court or hospital outside of the reception process. The development of a care plan that is individualised, responding clearly to each identified health need with patient input and coproduction where feasible and that ensures the wellbeing and safety of that patient for their first 14 days in custody. The ability to collate healthcare information from families, community providers or prior establishments to improve continuity of care and safety, and limit reassessments. Ensure that all waiting time, assessment and interventions are delivered in a timely manner, and positively contribute to the achievement of the services performance targets. Ensure integrated and collaborative working with other specialist services, including continuity of care and through the gate arrangements and liaison. Short-term care coordination to ensure referrals are made, GP appointments are attended, assessments actioned, and issues identified at the reception screening or health assessment are addressed. To be able to provide brief interventions for substance misuse and mental wellbeing (i.e., sleep hygiene advice, breathing techniques for anxiety management etc. IMPORTANT INFORMATION, PLEASE READ: Sponsorship is not available for this post. All applicants must be willing to undertake National Security Vetting in order to work in a Prison Setting. This will be completed as part of the pre-employment checks through Oxleas and the prison vetting team. You will need to provide: Proof of right to work documentation Proof of ID, needs to include 1 photographic ID Proof of address documentation Non-UK passport holders will need to have correct documentation (right to work in the UK) and a Home office Share code. Address History: 5 years address history will be needed. Applicants that are not UK Passport holders who provide less than 5 years UK address history will need to provide a Police Certificate which must be in English from where they resided previously. Applicants who are UK Passport holders who have lived abroad for a period of more than six months during the last three years will need to provide a certificate of good conduct or an overseas police check in English from the countries resided in or visited. In order to assist you in obtaining a Police Certificate, guidance can be sought from:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants If the country you have resided in is not listed here, you can obtain the necessary information by contacting the relevant Embassy or High Commission for that Country. Their contact details can be found on the Foreign & Commonwealth Office website (http://www.fco.gov.uk/en).