This post is eligible for a Golden Hello payment of �2,750 for new starters who are external to the Trust. This is payable in 3 instalments over a 2 year period. This payment is only eligible to new starters who do not already hold a contract of employment with the Trust and have not been an employee of the Trust in the previous 3 years. This post also includes paid enhancements for unsocial hours working during night, weekends and bank holidays

At HMP Morton Hall we provide a fully integrated healthcare service, delivering care to sentenced prisoners that is equivalent to that in the community.

We are looking to recruit a highly motivated and compassionate individual to join our team and lead our psychosocial team to offer a range of therapeutic interventions to those individuals with substance misuse issues.

We are looking for people who share our values

We are non-judgmentalWe are caringWe have integrityWe put the patient firstWe are committed to team workWe are proud to work for the NHS

This is an exciting time to be part of the Offender Health Team.

Main duties of the job

To be responsible for taking a lead role in providing effective therapeutic substance misuse recovery services.

As senior substance misuse practitioner within a multi-disciplinary team in a prison setting, you will be required to offer care to patients with complex substance misuse problems, many with co-occurring mental health issues, from the point of entry into the prison system to re-entry into the community so that re-offending is reduced and the health and social functioning of the individual is improved.

You will be expected to deliver high quality and compassionate care through appropriate assessment, formulation, implementation, and evaluation of therapeutic interventions for men with substance misuse problems working to both harm reduction and health promotion / recovery agendas.

To provide leadership to a team of staff by maintaining professional standards, ensuring adherence to all relevant policies and procedures, and to ensure the delivery of high-quality care.

About us

#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.

We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.

The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.

The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment

Job description

Job responsibilities

You should have in-depth theoretical knowledge and clinical experience of substance misuse and evidence based, psycho-social interventions to include harm reduction, relapse prevention and management.

It will be important to work collaboratively with the men to enable and empower them to take positive steps towards improving their health and wellbeing by developing their knowledge, insight and coping strategies about the origins of their problems to help them understand and manage their substance misuse issues.

You will need to be able to develop and maintain a programme of therapeutic interventions and support a team of Psychosocial workers to develop the appropriate skills and knowledge which will enable them to actively and meaningfully contribute to the delivery of the therapeutic programme.

You should have previous experience of working effectively within an MDT/interagency team and be able to communicate effectively with others.

It is essential that you have the skills and compassion to understand and respond appropriately to service users who present with challenging and complex behaviours. You will also need to be able to offer support in a crisis situation and have experience of working with patients who self-harm.You will need to ensure that you update mandatory training requirements are met and to have a proactive approach to self-development, working to maintain your own personal and professional development plan, appraise your own performance and discuss development needs with mentors, supervisors and line manager. You will be expected to act as a positive role model to staff and patients. Participate in and offer regular clinical and managerial supervision.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Either a current professional registration e.g. nursing, O.T, Social Work Or Equivalent knowledge and experience in the provision of structured psychosocial interventions relevant experience at band 5 level
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development in relation to substance misuse

Experience

Essential

• Experience of community related Substance Misuse multi-disciplinary work. This could include substantial voluntary work or work in a related field e.g. housing
• Experience of working with patients presenting with challenging behaviours
• Experience of record keeping, report writing, correspondence

Desirable

• Experience of working in a secure setting

Knowledge

Essential

• Theoretical knowledge of substance misuse and evidence based psycho-social interventions
• Awareness of local and national substance misuse strategies eg the recovery agenda
• Understanding of the roles and responsibilities of the members of the Multidisciplinary Team

Skills

Essential

• Ability to undertake comprehensive assessments.
• To assess and evaluate risk in relation to substance misuse
• Excellent and effective written, verbal and non- verbal communication skills.

Desirable

• Effective problem solving and decision making skills

Contractual Requirments

Essential

• Flexibility to meet service needs with some unsociable hours

Employer details

Employer name

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

HMP Morton Hall

Swinderby, Lincoln

Lincolnshire

LN6 9PT



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