Release Engagement Practitioner for ReConnect

The Methodist Church in Britain; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working options

Wellbeing resources and support

Job summary

The Reconnect Care after Custody service, run by Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust, supports people leaving six prisons. The practitioner triages, assesses and refers them from up to three months before release, with support for up to six months after.

Work is with people facing complex needs such as homelessness, substance misuse and mental health, with hybrid working across Trust sites and home. Applicants must hold the right to work in the UK.

Qualifications

• Diploma in Health and/or Social Care or equivalent experience.
• Level 3 NVQ in a health-related subject.
• Experience with adults with vulnerabilities and complex needs.

Responsibilities

• Engage with people with vulnerabilities and complex needs.
• Assess and support access to services for identified needs.
• Work with people in prison before release and provide follow-up after release.
• Help move from prison into community-based healthcare and support.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Assessing vulnerable adults

Safeguarding

Education

Diploma in Health and/or Social Care

Level 3 NVQ in health-related subject

Job description

The Reconnect Care after Custody service, run by Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust, supports people leaving six prisons. The practitioner triages, assesses and refers them from up to three months before release, with support for up to six months after. Work is with people facing complex needs such as homelessness, substance misuse and mental health, with hybrid working across Trust sites and home. Applicants must already hold the right to work in the UK, as sponsorship is not available.

What the job involves

• Engage and work with people who have a range of vulnerabilities and complex needs, some with extremely challenging behaviour
• Support people to access services for the full scope of their identified vulnerabilities
• Work with people in prison before release and provide follow-up after release
• Help people move from prison into community-based healthcare and support, and keep them engaged
• Cover other areas of Cumbria as the service requires, mainly North Cumbria
• Work in a hybrid pattern, some from home and some from other Trust sites used as bases
• Complete HMPPS security vetting needed to enter the prison and probation estate

What’s required

Qualifications

• Diploma in Health and/or Social Care, or equivalent experience
• Level 3 NVQ in a health-related subject

Experience

• Previous experience of working with adults with vulnerabilities such as learning disabilities, substance misuse or mental health
• Experience of direct patient care and working with people with complex needs

Skills & knowledge

• Knowledge and skill beyond that of a traditional healthcare assistant or support worker
• Factual and theoretical knowledge in broad contexts within the field of work
• Well-developed verbal and written communication skills

Checks & eligibility

• Enhanced DBS
• HMPPS security vetting
• Existing right to work in the UK, maintained without sponsorship

Nice to have

• Foundation degree in a relevant field such as health, psychology or criminology, or equivalent qualification or reflected experience

What’s offered

• Flexible working considered, including term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi-time
• Wellbeing resources, tools and support