Practitioner - Reconnect

This is an exciting opportunity to work as part of the new expanded Health & Justice Service within the Reconnect Pathway. There is a requirement to travel to Prison estates within Cheshire.

This post will increase the capacity of the existing Health & Justice team and will be working closely with the current staff.

This role will include providing high quality assessments for people in prison up to 12 weeks prior to their release. The service will be delivered to peoples who present with any health vulnerability including but not limited to; mental health, physical health, learning disability, head injury etc.

The successful applicants must be experienced in risk assessment, highly motivated and someone who is looking for a new challenge and have the skills to make a difference.

Delivering a high-quality clinical service to patients and their families.
- Managing complex assessment in prison establishments. Responsible for clinical and caseload supervision of other team members where identified.
- Diverting and liaising with multiple criminal police and other partners.
- 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.
- Assess patient's individual care needs, agree, and refer on to appropriate agency.
- 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.
- Maintain an effective reporting system by observing and reporting verbally and in writing on patient condition
- Utilise agreed outcome measures to review the effectiveness of process, as part of Health & Justice Services.
- Participate in the development of the service to ensure clinical governance processes are actively implemented at a team level.
- Maintain an up-to-date level of professional competence

We are embedding values based and inclusive recruitment practices to ensure that all applicants, from any backgrounds, have an equal chance of success in achieving a role with us.

The Post holder will be expected to conduct assessments within the Prison Estate, providing relevant information to partner agencies, Court & Probation services to support people in custody and in the community.

The post holder will be required to work autonomously within this role and be accountable for managing referrals; prioritizing referrals and ensuring clinical and electronic record keeping standards are adhered too.

Staff would need to be mindful and skilled to work with people of different ethnicities and backgrounds. They must also be able to demonstrate experience of working with both adults and children/youths.