Looking for something new & exciting in the NHS? Ever considered Prison healthcare?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Service Manager in Substance Misuse to join the Offender Health Directorate working at HMP Ranby isCategory C prison.

To be responsible for the service delivery and leadership of the Substance Misuse Team within the Prison. The Substance Misuse Team is part of the Healthcare Department which also provides Mental Health and Physical Health services, all of which work together to provide an integrated Healthcare Service.

To be responsible for the day to day organisation and smooth running of the multi-disciplinary team providing a service to a diverse caseload of patients who are presenting with substance misuse problems, detoxification requirements, including the administration of medicines

To lead and coordinate a team of healthcare professionals in the delivery of effective clinical and psycho-social management of patients who have a wide range of health issues.

Main duties of the job

Healthcare delivery in prison is never dull or predictable - itis very rewarding. Every day will bring new challenges and new experiences to you as a qualified professional.

The role of the Clinical Matron/ Service Manager is to manage the Substance Misuse pathway and the staff working within it, providing supervision , clinical expertise and advice for those involved in the care of the patients with substance misuse issues. The team comprises of mental health nurses, NMP, GP, Psychosocial Practitioners, Psychologists and Pharmacy technicians who together provide assessments, diagnosis , support, harm minimisation and care of patients with ongoing, acute/chronic health and substance misuse conditions. The team provides medication administration , 1:1 care , case management and group work .

The Substance Misuse service covers the prison 7 days a week. The Healthcare team has a good working relationship with the Prison as has been noted by recent reports from Her Majesty's Inspector of Prisons , Public Health England and in a recent Health Needs Analysis commissioned by NHS England.

About us

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

The role is pivotal in leading and co-ordinating a high quality, safe, effective and efficient service to meet the needs of the patient population across the prison establishment

To lead effective Substance Misuse services for patients, which deliver against required standards,

To demonstrate innovative practice, whilst collaboratively working with multiple stakeholders, maintaining clinical efficacy, enabling the service to compete as provider of choice to local commissioners.

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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• A current professional registration e.g. nursing RMN/RGN, O.T, Social Work, RCGP1 & 2
• Degree in a related field e.g. Drugs and Alcohol Counselling, Psychology, Criminology etc.
• RCGP2 or willingness to achieve this

Desirable

• Mentorship qualification

Experience

Essential

• Experience of Managing teams and substance misuse services
• Experience of performance management
• Experience of developing services
• Extensive experience of working within clinical and psychosocial substance misuse services

Desirable

• Experience of working in Community Substance Misuse Services.

Knowledge

Essential

• Good Knowledge of safeguarding
• Knowledge and understanding of the interface across Clinical pathways
• Knowledge of therapeutic approaches used in secure environments including the Recovery Agenda

Skills

Essential

• Teaching and influencing negotiation and supervision skills
• Excellent patient focused assessment skills
• Leaderships skills
• Investigative skills

Contractual Requirements

Essential

• Flexibility around working hours in line with service and operational need
• Ability to work across other prison sites as required.

Employer details

Employer name

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

HMP Ranby

Retford

Nottinghamshire

DN22 8EU



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