Through The Gate Worker | North London NHS Foundation Trust

Camden And Islington NHS Foundation Trust; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in North London seeks a Mental Health Practitioner to support mental health services for offenders at HMP Wormwood Scrubs. The successful candidate will assess service users, develop comprehensive release plans, and collaborate with various agencies to ensure ongoing support post-release. Strong experience in mental health assessment and risk management is essential for this high-pressure role.

Qualifications

• Experience in working with mental health service users.
• Ability to manage a small caseload effectively.
• Knowledge of healthcare procedures for offenders.

Responsibilities

• Support mental health services for service users at HMP Wormwood Scrubs.
• Develop comprehensive release plans with service users.
• Facilitate group work and assess clinical risks.

Skills

Mental health assessment

Risk assessment

Care planning

Collaboration with agencies

Group facilitation

Job description

The post holder will be required to support the delivery of care currently in the form of New Models of Care, enabling the service to meet the London Wide service specification standards for Prison Healthcare.
The post holder will assist in providing a high quality, high performing mental health service for service users within HMP Wormwood Scrubs who are presenting with mental health problems in line with the New Models of Care.


The post holder will work alongside clinical & discipline staff to provide individualised assessment, care/management plans and risk assessment for a small caseload of often challenging patients, preparing them for release and then providing short-term support through the gate within the community. You will be a confident practitioner that thrives in working in a fast-paced often high pressured environment.

The successful candidate will assess the service users, track
them through their sentence, ensuring that there are
comprehensive release plans in place, and meet them upon release to
support them through the first 24 hours following release, assertively linking them into treatment and support resources.


A holistic release plan will be drawn up with the service user in conjunction with Transfer and Release team in order that all necessary referrals can be made prior to release, and care pathways established
for each individual service user.

Liaise with medical services, where appropriate, to ensure service users have access to any necessary medical care upon release.
Undertake assessments of service users in prison, to co-facilitate pre-release plans in order to develop comprehensive release plan plans for our service users.
To develop links with other relevant agencies that offer aftercare support across England ensuring service users have access to appropriate support post release regardless of their area of release.
Be responsible and accountable for the management of small caseload as directed by the Team Leader
To actively support the CPA process.
Jointly facilitate group work with multi-disciplinary colleagues where appropriate
To complete detailed clinical risk assessments at first and subsequent assessment interview, and accurately record and report key risks
To develop care plans in collaboration with service users, carer and other relevant person or agency
To be conversant with all guidance and operational procedures in relation to offender healthcare at HMP Wormwood Scrubs.

North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.

Our Five-Year Strategy:
1. We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
2. With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all
3. We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.
4. We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.

In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.

Liaise with medical services, where appropriate, to ensure service users have access to any necessary medical care upon release.
Undertake assessments of service users in prison, to co-facilitate pre-release plans in order to develop comprehensive release plan plans for our service users.
To develop links with other relevant agencies that offer aftercare support across England ensuring service users have access to appropriate support post release regardless of their area of release.
Be responsible and accountable for the management of small caseload as directed by the Team Leader
To actively support the CPA process.
Jointly facilitate group work with multi-disciplinary colleagues where appropriate
To complete detailed clinical risk assessments at first and subsequent assessment interview, and accurately record and report key risks
To develop care plans in collaboration with service users, carer and other relevant person or agency
To be conversant with all guidance and operational procedures in relation to offender healthcare at HMP Wormwood Scrubs.


This advert closes on Tuesday 5 Aug 2025