Brain Injury Linkworker Ftc

**Brain Injury Linkworker**

**24 month Fixed Term Contract**

**HMP Berwyn and other probation services,**
**North Wales**

**Salary**:
**£23,787 - £25,215 depending on experience**

**Hours**: 35 hour contract, flexible working hours available

**Why join us?**

**The Disabilities Trust is a charity that aims to improve the lives of people**
**with brain injuries in the UK.** Our assessment centres, rehabilitation units and hospitals use expert neurorehabilitation to support people to regain the skills they have lost. We treat people with a range of brain injuries - sustained through trauma, illness, substance abuse and more - to recover and meet their personal goals. Our employees are incredibly passionate about the jobs they do - you’ll find a strong team spirit across our services and amazing colleagues who always pull together and look out for each other.

**The Role**:
This new commissioned service will undertake initial period of collection of statistical data for service impact evaluation. Following this, to provide a high-quality service that includes the identification, assessment, support, guidance and liaison with the men in prison and those on probation in an approved premise with a history and sequelae of Acquired Brain Injury (ABI). All work will be conducted under the guidance and supervision of a Consultant Clinical Psychologist and a Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist with Line Management by the Project Manager. This post will involve working independently according to an established service delivery model in South Wales with the aim to reduce rates of re-offending and harm to self and others within the recognised population. Undertaking the necessary training and regular supervision are core requirements of this post. The post holder will also be expected to engage in clinically related administration and liaise with staff and partnership organisations both within and outside the identified prison and probation services.

**Main Responsibilities**
- To work remotely under the supervision and guidance of a remote Consultant Clinical Psychologist, and a project manager.
- To support and manage a complex and varied caseload of men that screen positive for a brain injury and/or have history and sequalae of an Acquired Brain Injury (ABI),under clinical supervision
- To administer the Brain Injury Screening Index (BISI) to identify individuals that screen positive for an ABI and complete an assessment of needs to develop an Individual Support Plan (ISP) and planned release (or resettlement plan) for each service user.
- To ensure each Individual Support Plan is appropriately designed to complement existing Healthcare and Resettlement Team goals
- To implement and review Individual Support Plans with the service user and under supervision ensuring individual needs and preferences are placed at the centre of the process
- To access information from the Welsh Clinical Portal to enhance end of service reports and confirm whether an individual had been diagnosed with a brain injury or if they had experienced head injury incidents.
- When agreed and directed under supervision; to undertake assessments including psychometric test and neuropsychological assessments if needed, develop formulations and provide any interventions as agreed within supervision.
- To develop and deliver Psychosocial interventions on a 1:1 basis, focusing on the sequalae of brain injury.
- When agreed, to work with existing services such as the Prison Service, Probation, Courts, Community Services, Social and Healthcare Services and Charities to develop effective diversion and liaison for service users.
- When necessary and appropriate under guidance and remote clinical supervision, to provide advocacy for service users which may include the preparation of reports for criminal justice professionals and agencies.
- To provide accurate information about ABI and raise awareness amongst service users, prison and community-based professionals.
- To provide under guidance information about substances, raise awareness about substance [including alcohol] misuse and its effects in relation to ABI; and provide support to enable service users to access services that focus on the reduction or cessation of substance misuse.
- To maintain accurate detailed service user case notes, assessments, and Individual Support Plan for audit
- Attend bi-weekly content meetings with DT communication officers when possible.
- To follow the agreed service delivery plan, to undertake data collection against identified outcome measures, analysis and the production of reports and summaries.
- To maintain a database to allow accurate service evaluation, auditing and research opportunities.
- To encourage and enable the involvement and inclusion of the service users in their Individual Support Plan and gather any useful information and feedback from service users to enhance and develop service planning, design and delivery
- To engage in monthly proj