Main area: Prisons
Grade Band: 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday 8am - 4pm)
Job ref: 277-6632268-SWALE-C
Site: HMP Swaleside, Town: Kent
Salary: £39,338 - £46,962 pa inc
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 06/01/2025 23:59
Job overview
As a Mental Health Practitioner, you will be providing specialist mental healthcare to offenders and working as part of the Mental Health In-Reach Team, plus wider mental health services. You will be required to work in a psychologically minded way with offenders in achieving their agreed goals and quality health outcomes. Our Mental Health Team provides specialist interventions at primary and secondary care levels including referral management, screening assessment, triage, evidence-based interventions, care planning and risk assessing, plus one-to-one and group-work facilitation. Our Mental Health Practitioners manage a mixed and challenging caseload and are required to perform robust assessment, screening, and interventions to offenders with learning disabilities and mental health conditions. You will contribute to alternatives to inpatient admission and assist with early discharge through the implementation of high-intensity interventions and complex case management arrangements. One of our key aims is to ensure continuity of care for an offender on ordinary location and reduce the length of stay, both in relation to prison inpatient services and external NHS/independent inpatient services. You will work closely with community mental health teams to ensure appropriate sharing of information, continuity of care, and the Care Programme Approach for all offenders as necessary. Main duties of the job
To provide specialist mental healthcare to service users and to work as part of the Mental Health In-Reach Team and wider MDT. To deliver a range of specialist interventions at primary and secondary care level; to include: Referral management, screening assessment, triage, and evidence-based interventions Care Planning and risk assessing One-to-one and group-work facilitation Managing a mixed and challenging caseload Person specification
Education/Qualifications
Diploma level/Degree in relevant health/social care profession, e.g., RMN, RLDN, OT, Social Worker. Current relevant registration with the NMC or HCPC Desirable relevant, post-registration training in one of the following areas: Learning disability, Personality disorder, Substance misuse/dual diagnosis, Psychological therapies. Experience
Two years substantive post-registration experience gained working in a range of frontline adult mental health services, undertaking assessment and delivering interventions. Experience gained in a wide variety of settings. Skills/Abilities/Knowledge
Commitment to CPD, able to deliver from a range of possible key therapeutic interventions: CBT, Psychosocial interventions, Family Interventions, DBT approaches. Demonstrates a developed understanding of the recovery principles and the role of secondary mental health services in the delivery of care. Experience of undertaking carers’ assessments. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that welcomes and supports individuals of all abilities. Remember, if you meet the minimum criteria for this role and you have a disability, you can be guaranteed an interview under the Disability Confident Scheme. Please ensure you select this on your application form. If you require any adjustments to participate fully in the interview process, please let us know by adding the relevant details when scheduling your preferred interview date and time. Please feel free to contact the appointing manager to discuss your needs. We encourage applicants to contact the hiring manager before their interview if they have any questions about the role or the process. This is a great way to get clarity and prepare effectively for the interview. Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020, and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. Name: Clare Denny Job title: Recruitment & Retention Resourcing Officer Email address: claredenny@nhs.net Telephone number: 07504877653 If you'd like to explore opportunities to work for us, please submit an expression of interest form. Our HR team will keep in touch with you to find the right opportunity.
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As a Mental Health Practitioner, you will be providing specialist mental healthcare to offenders and working as part of the Mental Health In-Reach Team, plus wider mental health services. You will be required to work in a psychologically minded way with offenders in achieving their agreed goals and quality health outcomes. Our Mental Health Team provides specialist interventions at primary and secondary care levels including referral management, screening assessment, triage, evidence-based interventions, care planning and risk assessing, plus one-to-one and group-work facilitation. Our Mental Health Practitioners manage a mixed and challenging caseload and are required to perform robust assessment, screening, and interventions to offenders with learning disabilities and mental health conditions. You will contribute to alternatives to inpatient admission and assist with early discharge through the implementation of high-intensity interventions and complex case management arrangements. One of our key aims is to ensure continuity of care for an offender on ordinary location and reduce the length of stay, both in relation to prison inpatient services and external NHS/independent inpatient services. You will work closely with community mental health teams to ensure appropriate sharing of information, continuity of care, and the Care Programme Approach for all offenders as necessary. Main duties of the job
To provide specialist mental healthcare to service users and to work as part of the Mental Health In-Reach Team and wider MDT. To deliver a range of specialist interventions at primary and secondary care level; to include: Referral management, screening assessment, triage, and evidence-based interventions Care Planning and risk assessing One-to-one and group-work facilitation Managing a mixed and challenging caseload Person specification
Education/Qualifications
Diploma level/Degree in relevant health/social care profession, e.g., RMN, RLDN, OT, Social Worker. Current relevant registration with the NMC or HCPC Desirable relevant, post-registration training in one of the following areas: Learning disability, Personality disorder, Substance misuse/dual diagnosis, Psychological therapies. Experience
Two years substantive post-registration experience gained working in a range of frontline adult mental health services, undertaking assessment and delivering interventions. Experience gained in a wide variety of settings. Skills/Abilities/Knowledge
Commitment to CPD, able to deliver from a range of possible key therapeutic interventions: CBT, Psychosocial interventions, Family Interventions, DBT approaches. Demonstrates a developed understanding of the recovery principles and the role of secondary mental health services in the delivery of care. Experience of undertaking carers’ assessments. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that welcomes and supports individuals of all abilities. Remember, if you meet the minimum criteria for this role and you have a disability, you can be guaranteed an interview under the Disability Confident Scheme. Please ensure you select this on your application form. If you require any adjustments to participate fully in the interview process, please let us know by adding the relevant details when scheduling your preferred interview date and time. Please feel free to contact the appointing manager to discuss your needs. We encourage applicants to contact the hiring manager before their interview if they have any questions about the role or the process. This is a great way to get clarity and prepare effectively for the interview. Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020, and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. Name: Clare Denny Job title: Recruitment & Retention Resourcing Officer Email address: claredenny@nhs.net Telephone number: 07504877653 If you'd like to explore opportunities to work for us, please submit an expression of interest form. Our HR team will keep in touch with you to find the right opportunity.
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