Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner: Hmp Fosse Way

Looking for something new & exciting in the NHS? Ever considered Prison healthcare?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner to join the Offender Health Directorate working at HMP Fosse Way.. HMP Fosse Way is set to open in mid-2023 and is a Category C Resettlement Prison.

HMP Fosse Way will house 1,715 prisoners and focus on the rehabilitation of offenders and their reintegration back into society. It consists of 7 House blocks across 4 floors. There is a dedicated healthcare suite located in the main building with also additional multi use rooms across the establishment including rooms for groups or 1-2-1’s.

The role of a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP) is an exciting one, with it brings considerable challenges and offers a unique opportunity to specialise in an area that is rewarding. Supporting some of our most vulnerable and difficult to engage patient groups, the successful applicant will lead in their own role alongside a therapies team, engaging with a full integrated healthcare team of GPs, General Nurses, Allied Professionals, Dentists and Mental Health Nurses, aiding a collaborative approach and continuity of care.

The PWP will have the role as educator and supporter, helping motivate the patient to use evidence based Low Intensity CBT interventions, but always acknowledging that the work is being undertaken by them.

The post holder will work within the mental health team, providing high volume, low intensity interventions, in a primary care setting. Offering one to one support for clients with common mental health problems, some with complexed presentations from different backgrounds and ages. An ability to facilitate Low Intensity CBT group sessions for stress/mental health wellbeing, GAD and Depression, to suit service needs when appropriate will be required.

We have a huge variety of opportunities in our expansive Trust covering geographically from South Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire to Leicester, providing mental health inpatient and community services, community health services, forensic mental health services and secure prison healthcare across the East Midlands.

We have more than 100 sites and a huge scope of unique opportunities to develop your career and gain some amazing experiences. We strive to be a great place to work and offer many staff benefits and tailored staff support and wellbeing programmes.

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Then Nottinghamshire Healthcare is the perfect place for you to start, maintain or further your career. Join our team of nearly 9000 who are making a difference every day. We are all about our people - our staff, volunteers, carers, service users and patients. We are NottsHC.

The Offender Health Directorate is one of the largest and most successful providers of prison healthcare in the UK. The Directorate provide physical, mental health and substance misuse healthcare services in prisons across the East Midlands, Lincolnshire & Leicestershire.

The Directorate provides healthcare to 9 prisons and a short term holding facility. You are part of a large peer group of 400+ healthcare professionals with access to peer support, supervision and excellent opportunities for learning and development. We also offer services within the Personality Disorder Pathway, including Therapeutic Communities (within prisons), Community and Prison Personality Disorder services and specialist Veteran Services.

We are committed to working in partnership with prison services, national probation service other healthcare providers and our criminal justice system partners to improve health, support justice to reduce re-offending behaviour. The Offender Health Team truly believes it can make a difference to the lives of offenders by offering consistent, high-quality care in primary, mental health and substance misuse services that are equivalent to health services delivered outside of Prison.

Training will be given to use the prison ACCT processes, where the PWP will monitor risk of distressed, complexed patients, alongside liaising with prison staff and security staff.

The regular monitoring and writing up of care plans in the forensic environment helps to support the client in their care, offering a patient-centered approach. Furthermore, the PWP will be required to engage in intelligence reporting on the NOMIS system.

Regular training is fully supported, bespoke to the forensic setting as opposed to the general community-based step 2 training. This will widen the skill base of the applicant to be recognised as a forensic clinician. It is important to be aware of making adaptations to interventions due to limitations of the prison regime but also for some clients who have difficulty to read or due to their complexed presentations. PWPs are encouraged to attend a monthly step 2 forum for colleagues across the directorate.

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