IOH Practitioner

Job overview

The post holder will be responsible for working in the all age Integrated Offender Health (IOH) Services, with the flexibility of working across Staffordshire, dependent on skill and service need. The Practitioner will not be required to provide direct treatment to individuals, but will be required to complete assessments of individuals, often complex, needs.  The assessments will then be utilized to make appropriate referrals for treatment and support. Whilst also ensuring criminal justice partners are notified of specific health requirements and vulnerabilities of an individual which can be taken into account when decisions about charging and sentencing are made.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for specialist assessment and interventions to people with a diverse range of needs coming into contact with the Criminal Justice System at different points within the IOH Model; including Custody, Court, Community (including Hub) and Prisons. The role will involve assessing; accessing; and implementing a wide and, at times, complex range of care services for all individuals with acute or increasingly complex needs. The post holder will act as an experienced and largely independent practitioner within the role, assessing, formulating, implementing and agreeing care and support plans with adults and carers.

The post holder will also be expected to be available for consultation, support and clinical supervision to other health and social care professionals within the service.

The post holder will be required to hold a professional registration of either nursing / social work / Allied Health Professionals and maintain registration in accordance with the relevant code of practice. Alongside this, they will require additional vetting from Staffordshire Police and His Majesty’s Prison Services.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

1. Take responsibility for specialist assessment (within service specification) in IOH in conjunction  with service user and carer, helping to promote self-determination, choice and autonomy.

2. To provide written reports for Crown or Magistrates Courts or to attend and give verbal evidence as required. To offer considered recommendations to these bodies.

3. Responsible for participating in the setting of quality standards, including the auditing, monitoring and reviewing of practice in line with current clinical guidance practice and policy.

4. Assess patient's individual care needs, agree and refer on to appropriate agency.

5. Complete and contribute, where appropriate to robust risk assessments and risk management plans. Deliver and promote positive risk taking, where appropriate, to improve quality of life and maximise occupational performance/independence.