Senior Mental Health Practitioner - Prison Team

Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for you to join us to work at Norwich Prison in the multidisciplinary team mental health.  A very warm welcome awaits you!

If you want a role where you can develop your existing skills and learn something new every day in an environment that never stands still, then this is definitely the job for you.

Prisons are one of the most challenging yet extremely rewarding places for healthcare professionals to work.

The environment and patient group will bring exciting challenges and  rewards for the right individual.

The mental health team is part of the  Integrated Mental Health and Justice Pathway. This role works as part of the Secure & Forensic Services Care Group which for the past 4 years have received a rating of ‘GOOD’ from the CQC

Main duties of the job

Duties will include, but not exclusive to:

• Assessments of individuals
• Caseload management
• Multi-agency working; including prison services , liaison and diversion services, through the gate services and community services,  to ensure that the patient receives appropriate support through each stage of the criminal justice pathway and beyond back into the community.
• Supporting the duty role within the Team

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Complete Mental health assessments of  service users within custody to assess their needs and create plans with them for support.
• It is essential that you are skilled in undertaking mental health assessments.
• Co-production with service users in creating their next steps to support  rehabilitation  including referrals to a wide range of partner agencies both within the prison environment and in the wider community for pre-release planning.
• Work collaboratively with prison colleagues, promoting partnership working.
• Able to work independently on own initiative to meet the needs of service users.
• Ensure service users’ information and assessed needs  are accurately reflected in health record documentation.

Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!