Team Lead

This is an exciting opportunity to join a new Mental Health team launching a primary care mental health service, operating from Brighton Magistrates Court on Edward Street, Brighton Probation Service on Grande Parade, and other local NHS and probation premises.

Despite high numbers of individuals with mental health issues appearing in court, the use of community sentence treatment requirements (CSTR's) as an alternative to short custodial sentences or to address underlying mental health challenges contributing to offending behaviour, remains low.

The focus of this new service will be the provision of Primary Care Mental Health Treatment Requirements (MHTRs) for eligible people sentenced at Brighton Magistrates court.

The Team Leader for the Primary Care MHTR Service will support the Clinical Lead in the development and ongoing delivery of the service.

During the mobilisation of the service you will lead the team in the development of standard operating procedures for the following processes;
- Initial identification of eligible clients
- Screening
- Assessment
- Consent
- Clinical Lead approval process
- Liaison/Information sharing with Probation for Sentencings
- Post sentencing planning meetings
- Joint case Management
- Intervention Completion

You will have Professional Accountability for a small team that includes;
Team Administrator

Senior Assistant Psychologist

Senior Mental Health Practitioner

Specialist Psychological Therapist

There is an expectation that the Team Leader will participate in the ongoing deliver of the service including the delivery of psychological treatment interventions.

At Sussex Partnership we are committed to providing opportunities for flexible working. If you would like to work differently or different hours to as advertised, please get in touch to discuss this in more detail.

If you haven't thought about living in Sussex before then you should consider the following:

- Journey from the coast to the countryside in minutes
- Enjoy a lifestyle where there are renowned cycle routes and picturesque walks, including the famous South Downs Way in the South Downs National Park
- Embrace taking time to discover all the miles of scenic coastline, including Hastings, Bexhill on Sea and Eastbourne
- Easy access to airports - Gatwick and Heathrow are both within 90 minutes of the county, providing links to Europe and beyond
- Brighton and Hove or London are within easy reach via local and national bus routes and national mainline stations

THE MHTR PROCESS STAGES

IDENTIFICATION

Individual is identified as potentially suitable for a MHTR. Referrals can be made by different parties working across the criminal justice system. The service will proactively work with partners to ensure that Practitioners know who can be referred and the process for referral.

INITIAL SCREENING

The individual will be screened using the agreed tools. If screens do not indicate MHTR suitability but the individual requires support in other areas such as those outlined above, the individual the individual can be further assessed by L&D and supported into appropriate service.

PRACTITIONER ASSESSMENT

The Practitioner completes a semi structured interview that assesses for signs of psychological distress, depression, anxiety and associated vulnerabilities.

CONSENT PROCESS

Consent is then explained and gained from the individual by the assessor. Assessor will fully explain the MHTR treatment.

CLINICAL LEAD APPROVAL

The Clinical Lead and Primary Care MTR Practitioner agree on MHTR suitability, if not suitable reasons will be provided.

SENTENCING

Proposed intervention/ treatment plan will be discussed with the Court Duty Officer (CDO) who will include details in the Pre-Sentence Report (PSR) along with any other community requirements. The CDO will present the PSR proposal to the Court.

POST SENTENCING PLANNING MEETING

Meeting arranged within 14 days of sentencing between the individual, Primary Care MHTR Practitioner, other Requirement providers and Probation Practitioner who will be overseeing the order.

JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT

Clinically supervised interventions will be provided by the MHTR Practitioner overseen by the Clinical Lead. The individual may have a dual diagnosis and regular joint case management meetings are important.

INTERVENTION COMPLETION

Complete final assessment to establish clinical outcomes following intervention