Outreach Practitioner

Job summary

The aim of the health and justice service is to focus on reduce the health inequalities for vulnerable people who enter into the criminal justice system.

The outreach practitioner role is to work in an outreach service within the wider health and justice service. The outreach service will be a new service that is being developed to support vulnerable people who have entered into the criminal justice system. The service will have a focus on supporting adults who have been released from police custody and may have additional health needs. The focus of the team is to provide support for a period of up to 12 weeks in the community to reduce risks around reoffending and also support health main focus of the outreach service is to support vulnerable adults to engage in the services available in the community. This may mean supporting people to health appointments, engagement in mental health and drug and alcohol services. Support with accessing online therapeutic interventions that will be available. Providing psycho social approaches, advice and guidance to help support health inequalities and support approaches to help reduce the risks of reoffending.

Main duties of the job

The outreach practitioner will support with triage/referrals, assessment and support for the adults who are referred to the outreach service. The referrals into the team will come from police custody, liaison and diversion practitioners and also the courts. As a qualified staff member the outreach practitioner will be taking on a role that will be offering supervision and clinical oversight for junior staff.

This is an exciting time to be part of a new service and help to develop a new supportive pathway within the health and justice service.

About us

By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;

Supporting your career development and progression Excellent NHS Pension scheme Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave Options for flexible working Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k Free car parking at all trust sites Free flu vaccinations every year Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)

And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.

Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications

Job description

Job responsibilities

The outreach practitioner will be having oversight of the triage and referrals into the outreach service. Supporting the team leader with allocation of referrals, undertaking assessments and also offering support and interventions with a managed caseload. *Please see the attached Job Description & Person Specification for further details on the role*

Person Specification

Qualifications & Training

Essential

Registered Mental Health Nurse / Learning Disability Nurse/General Nurse on NMC Register. Registered Social Worker.

Desirable

Leadership qualification.

Experience

Essential

Evidence of extensive post registration experience with working with Clients experiencing mental health related difficulties. Experience of working with Clients who have difficulty in engaging with services and have complex mental health needs. Experience of working in community setting and making decisions autonomously. Experience of assessing, planning, co-ordinating and managing people with mental health problems in a community setting.

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

Essential

Knowledge of the Mental Health NICE Guidelines and Knowledge of NMC Code of Conduct.

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