Reconnect Practitioner

The Methodist Church in Britain; Nottingham; In loco; GBP 30.000 - 40.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Reconnect Practitioner to support people leaving prison, coordinating triage, assessment and referral. You will help ensure timely engagement with community services and provide up to six months of post-release support.

Experience with complex needs, vulnerability screening and collaboration with health and social care is essential. DBS and vetting checks apply.

Competenze

• Knowledge of mental health issues and/or learning disability
• Knowledge of the criminal justice system, including the roles and responsibilities of staff working in it
• Use and interpretation of health screening tools

Mansioni

• Screen and assess people with vulnerabilities who are approaching release from prison
• Respond to referrals raising mental health, learning disability, substance misuse or safeguarding needs
• Assess emotional wellbeing, cultural and gender needs, age-related needs and social circumstances
• Provide support in the community after release, for up to six months
• Begin engagement with people up to 12 weeks before their release
• Increase access to and uptake of healthcare or support services for vulnerable people who struggle to engage
• Reduce health inequalities for prison leavers
• Ensure the health needs of people leaving prison are met
• Ensure a safe transition from prison to community-based healthcare and support, with follow-up to maintain engagement
• Create an effective link between prison and community services
• Support people mainly in North Cumbria and cover other areas of Cumbria and North Lancashire as service need requires

Conoscenze

Mental health awareness

Criminal justice knowledge

Health screening tools

Interpersonal skills

Formazione

Degree in a relevant subject

Descrizione del lavoro

This Reconnect Practitioner post sits in the ReConnect Care after Custody service run by Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust, working with people in six prisons and in the community after release. The work is triage, assessment and referral, screening people with vulnerabilities before they leave custody, then supporting them into community services for up to six months. Referrals raise mental health, learning disability, substance misuse or safeguarding concerns, and the role covers other areas as service need requires. Enhanced DBS and HMPPS vetting are required.

What the job involves

• Screen and assess people with vulnerabilities who are approaching release from prison
• Respond to referrals raising mental health, learning disability, substance misuse, social care, safeguarding or other vulnerabilities
• Assess emotional wellbeing, cultural and gender needs, age-related needs and social circumstances
• Provide support in the community after release, for up to six months
• Begin engagement with people up to 12 weeks before their release
• Increase access to and uptake of healthcare or support services for vulnerable people who struggle to engage
• Reduce health inequalities for prison leavers
• Ensure the health needs of people leaving prison are met
• Ensure a safe transition from prison to community-based healthcare and support, with follow-up to maintain engagement
• Create an effective link between prison and community services
• Support people mainly in North Cumbria and cover other areas of Cumbria and North Lancashire as service need requires

Qualifications

• Degree in a relevant subject, or demonstrable evidence or equivalent experience relevant to the field of practice

Experience

• Substantial period working with people with complex needs, whilst studying or post qualification
• Lone working
• Assessing the risk that service users pose to themselves and others

Skills & knowledge

• Knowledge of mental health issues and/or learning disability
• Knowledge of the criminal justice system, including the roles and responsibilities of staff working in it
• Use and interpretation of health screening tools

Checks & eligibility

• Enhanced DBS
• HMPPS security vetting at Enhanced Level 1

Nice to have

• Professional recognised qualification such as RMN, learning disability nurse, social worker or occupational therapist
• Psychology degree
• CBT diploma
• Substance misuse diploma

What's offered

• Consideration of flexible working, including term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi-time
• Wide range of wellbeing resources, tools and support