Assistant Practitioner - HMP Feltham B

Job overview

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust is a Top Employer Award Winner and works in partnership to provide responsive and dependable primary care, mental health, intellectual disability and substance misuse services to the diverse and culturally rich communities we serve.

In our quest to deliver patient-focused quality care we are looking to recruit a highly motivated, innovative and enthusiastic Assistant Practitioner to join our forward thinking, friendly and expanding Health & Justice team at HMP Feltham B.

By joining our Prisons Health Care Team, you will not only look after the healthcare needs of our patients residing in secure environments, but who also can have a real impact on promoting health and well-being. Our healthcare services work to a 7-day week working model, to ensure our patient's healthcare is always managed and maintained to the highest of standards.

Our motto is “Caring NOT Judging” so by working in partnership with the criminal justice system and other agencies, we provide responsive, dependable and high-quality primary care and mental health services to those who may have offended and those at risk of offending in the communities we serve, to improve their health status and to encourage social inclusion.

Why not see what our staff say about working within our award-winning teams: https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/health-and-justice/find-out-what-its-work-health-and-justice

Main duties of the job

• Work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team within the scope of the New Modern of care (NMOC), working with individuals within custody in order to address their needs.
• To be an integral part of the multidisciplinary team working creatively with patients to address various health & wellbeing issues and to actively engage in health promotion, reconnect as supported by the NMOC, including team daily referrals, tasks & apps. A lot of your time will be spent working with both groups & individuals on the house units or identified units in partnership with a more senior clinician. You will also work closely with prison personnel, third sector organisations & health and social care services within the prison estate in order to provide an integrative and effective New Modern of Care.
• Fully participate in &d co-deliver training, attend team Reflective Practice is also a key part of the role, as is facilitating a therapeutic culture & enrichment activities with identified individuals.
• To facilitate both a therapeutic culture & activities on the units including meetings, groups, contributing to case formulations & where appropriate, providing support to prison staff.
• Be responsible for helping operational staff to work in line with the NMOC, including a trauma informed way & should therefore embody the core principles of reflectiveness & trauma-informed practice, in their daily activities.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Specification for follow list of tasks and responsibilities for this role.

Main tasks will include:

• To work within the scope of the New Model of Care and undertake Early Days In Custody (EDic) assessments, including transfers and releases (reconnect and discharge clinic input).
• To ensure all new arrivals to receive a brief assessment of individual presentation and need, referring patients on to other services (GP, SMS, chaplaincy, psychology etc) and book further assessment if indicated
• To support the implementation of an integrated care approach and NMOC. Supporting staff to work in accordance with the New Model of Care’s key principles, alongside operational staff.
• Contribute to working within Units with identified individuals to creatively address both mental health and physical wellbeing, including Neurodevelopmental problems
• To support assessments and interventions to individuals under the supervision of a qualified practitioner as appropriate to your level of competence and training.
• To undertake clinically related administration and project work.
• To liaise with other professional services and various stakeholders, including families, service users’ engagement and significant others as appropriate, sharing information where appropriate.
• To work independently according to a plan agreed with a qualified practitioner and within the overall framework of the New Model of Care, including policies and procedures.
• To assist in clinically related administration, conduct of audits, collection of statistics, development of audit and/or research projects, teaching and project work.