Job summary
- Main area
- Offender Health
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 186-496-24-FS
- Employer
- Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- HMP Fosse Way
- Town
- Wigston
- Salary
- £25,147 - £27,596 per annum (pro rata for part time)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 12/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Support Worker Mental Health: HMP Fosse Way
Band 4
Job overview
Work as part of the Prison Health Team at HMP Fosse Way, providing support to patients with health difficulties, during the time they spend in prison and when they are first released back into the community.
Work is guided by standard operating procedures, protocols or systems of work but the post holder will make judgements and plan activities, which contributes to service development and demonstrates self-development within their scope of competency.
May have responsibility for supervision of some staff and participate in the mentorship of learners.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work with the support and supervision of the Clinical Matron.
The role involves working working as part of the Integrated Healthcare team within a custodial setting and at times in the community as required.
Working for our organisation
Nottinghamshire Healthcare employs over 10,000 colleagues who help #MakeADifference every day. We provide intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and South Yorkshire. Care is delivered from over 120 sites within the community from acute settings and across low, medium and high secure environments including prisons.
As one of the largest mental health and community trusts in the East Midlands and one of the biggest employers in Nottinghamshire. We are also home to national and regional services such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.
We are committed to flexible and agile working, including the opportunity to join our bank.
Your health and wellbeing is our priority and as such we invest significantly in this via our in-house Occupational Health Service, Staff Counselling Service and Health and Wellbeing Team.
We offer a number of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) groups, our Green Champions Network, Freedom to Speak Up Network. Health and Wellbeing Champions Network and Menopause Champions. We provide care to a diverse range of communities and are passionate about supporting diversity and inclusion in the Trust.
If you believe in our values of Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion and Teamwork, then we would love to hear from you!
#TeamNottsHC
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Offender Health Directorate is one of the largest and most successful providers of prison healthcare in the UK. The Directorate provide physical, mental health and substance misuse healthcare services in prisons across the East Midlands, Lincolnshire & Leicestershire.
The Directorate provides healthcare to 7 prisons and a short term holding facility. You are part of a large peer group of 400+ healthcare professionals with access to peer support, supervision and excellent opportunities for learning and development. We also offer services within the Personality Disorder Pathway, including Therapeutic Communities (within prisons), Community and Prison Personality Disorder services and specialist Veteran Services.
We are committed to working in partnership with prison services, national probation service other healthcare providers and our criminal justice system partners to improve health, support justice to reduce re-offending behaviour. The Offender Health Team truly believes it can make a difference to the lives of offenders by offering consistent, high-quality care in primary, mental health and substance misuse services that are equivalent to health services delivered outside of Prison.
To manage a caseload, under supervision, offering patients emotional and practical support, reporting deterioration in mental state or changes in presentation of patients identified during interaction and clinics to the registered nurse on duty and ensure accurate records are maintained.
To assess client needs, showing empathy and re-assurance to patients, and respond accordingly
To promote the independent self-management of patient healthcare needs.
To maintain accurate written information in line with current policies and procedures.
Be personally responsible for maintaining skills, knowledge and competence in the use of SystmOne.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NVQ Level 3 or above in a Health/Justice related specialty.
Training
Essential criteria
- Willingness to undertake new clinical practices, education and training that will enhance service delivery.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Advanced knowledge of the principals of medication management and concordance
- Knowledge of education of others and identification of training requirements.
- Advanced knowledge of the Care Programme Approach, Mental Capacity Act, Deprivation of Liberty and Safeguarding etc
- Knowledge and understanding of current legislation and understanding of clinical risk assessments
- Knowledge of the nursing 6 c’s
Desirable criteria
- Awareness of national and local issues impacting of nursing care.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate satisfactory clinical expertise for the banding.
Desirable criteria
- The ability to deal with and resolve conflict.
Skills
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate leadership and management skills and qualities.
Desirable criteria
- A high level of emotional intelligence.
Values and Behaviours
Essential criteria
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust’s expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Georgie Douglas
- Job title
- Head of Healthcare
- Email address
- [email protected]
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