Lead Practitioner

2 weeks ago

Morpeth, United Kingdom Humankind Charity Full time

**Vacancy No**
- VN3780

**Employment Type**
- Full-Time

**Hours Per Week**
- 37.00

**Work Pattern**
- Monday to Friday

**Location**
- HMP Northumberland - Morpeth NE65 9XG

**Location Region**
- North East

**Location City**
- Morpeth

**Location Postal Code**
- NE65 9XG

**Interview Date**
- 09 Feb 2024

**Job Details**

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**Come and Make a Difference in Northumberland**

**About Us**
At Humankind, we are one of England's most successful home-grown charities. Our mission is to provide free, confidential support for individuals dealing with alcohol, drugs, housing, or mental health challenges in friendly local places across the UK. We are deeply committed to creating fair chances for all and ensuring that everyone can access the help and support they need to achieve their full potential. By joining our dedicated team of passionate individuals, you'll play a pivotal role in making this vision a reality. You can truly make a difference by believing in our service users and their capacity to make positive changes, even when they may doubt themselves.

**About the Role: Lead Practitioner**
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Lead Practitioner to support Humankind’s service delivery within Reconnected to Health in HMP Northumberland. You will support the Service Manager to manage the day to day functioning and performance of the service ensuring a positive working environment is maintained and a quality service is delivered. You will have supervisory responsibility for designated staff within Humankind’s Reconnected to Health team. You will also manage a caseload of service users, completing and reviewing high quality and comprehensive assessments, risk assessments and support plans, including liaising with family members, significant others and professionals / agencies as appropriate.
- Providing essential day-to-day guidance to maintain the team's functionality and ensure the delivery of the highest quality service.
- Taking responsibility for your team's well-being, fostering a positive team culture, and supporting staff development to unlock their full potential.
- Spearheading targeted improvements in service delivery, in close partnership with the Service Manager, to ensure our clients receive the best care possible.
- Collaborating with management to maintain a positive work environment, promoting teamwork, and upholding the standards of excellence we are known for.
- Integrating and embedding partnership working into our practices to enhance our ability to support our clients effectively.
- Ensuring strict adherence to health and safety regulations, prioritising the safety of both clients and staff.

Reconnected To Health is led by Spectrum Community Health CIC delivered in partnership with Humankind and Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust. Reconnected to Health launched on 1st April 2020, and provides quality care, promotes opportunities, and supports the best possible outcomes for individuals, their families and communities across Northeast prisons. The successful post holder will match our ambition and commitment to provide the highest standards of service quality and performance within this partnership.**About You**
To thrive as a Lead Practitioner, we would like you to:

- Be deeply passionate about making a difference, with a commitment to fair chances for all.
- Hold an NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care (or equivalent work experience) or be willing to work towards it in post.
- Possess experience in the substance use field or a similar background in mental health.
- Have an understanding and the ability to provide interventions in one-on-one settings, including MI, CBT, ITEP, and PSI's.

**Important Note**

**The location of this position isn't accessible via public transport links so you must have access to your own vehicle.**
**What can Humankind offer you**

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Generous annual leave entitlement (27 days, plus bank holidays, increasing to 32 after 1 years’ service)

Annual leave purchase scheme

Enhanced occupational sick pay

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Enhanced employer contribution to your workplace pension

Death in service benefit

Free Will writing

Eyecare vouchers

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Blue light card discount

Fantastic learning and development opportunities, including free training courses

Work-life balance
- flexible working and family friendly policies

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Happy, Healthy You - our wellbeing offers for our workforce

Employee Assist Programme and Humankind Support Networks

Humankind is an equal opportunities employer
If you feel that you would fit with our values & ethos, are passionate about supporting people, but maybe don’t feel you have the experience required, talk to us about your transferrable skills. For the right people, we can provide development to help you to realise your potential.

**Salary Period**

**Vacancy Salary Range**
- £24,380 - £35,090

**DBS Requirement**
- Enhanced Adult Barred

**Does role require Police/Prison vetting?**
- Prison Vetting

**Driving

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