Job Summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a support worker to join a newly commissioned Offender Personality Disorder (OPD) Service. The service provides an OPD outreach service to men within HMP High Down and a specialist residential Psychologically Informed Planned Environment (PIPE) unit for men with learning disabilities. The services form part of the national Men’s OPD pathway and will be a national first.
You will be joining a new staff team that will include Psychologists, a Neurodiversity Practitioner, Occupational Therapists, a Speech & Language therapist, Prison Officers and an Advanced Lived Experience Practitioner. We are seeking a compassionate & enthusiastic Support Time Recovery Worker with an interest in helping service users to develop the skills and knowledge needed to live independently on progression from the service.
This is a London Pathways Partnership (LPP) service, with CNWL as the lead provider. LPP is a consortium of 5 NHS Trusts working in partnership to deliver a network of services to complex and high-risk service users in London & the Southeast. LPP deliver integrated services, primarily within the OPD pathway across London community & within several local prisons, thus ensuring a supported prison to community pathway. LPP also have an active staff development programme which may include training & accredited supervision in specialist therapies provision. We actively support research and have close relationships with academics from several local universities.
Main duties of the job
- To assist in the day to day running of the Progression PIPE and Outreach service, including facilitating group skills and social-creative sessions and contributing to multi-disciplinary meetings.
- To work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team supporting and enhancing the psychological wellbeing of residents within the OPD services in HMP high Down.
- To support the work of occupational and psychological therapists and work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team supporting and enhancing the psychological wellbeing of residents within the OPD services in HMP High Down.
- To assist in the day to day running of the Progression PIPE and Outreach service, including facilitating group skills and social-creative sessions and contributing to multi-disciplinary meetings.
About us
By joining LPP and CNWL you will be joining a large department of psychologists and psychological therapists that provide an array of mental health and OPD services across London and the home counties. Our staff are dynamic and welcoming and the networking and CPD opportunities are central to our services ethos. We have active research forums and promote our services and work through academic and clinical forums. All staff receive regular supervision and are supported with career aspirations and progression.
Excellent staff benefits, our benefit packages are amongst the best in London and include:
- Health and wellbeing services
- Season ticket loans
- Cycle to work scheme
The trust alsovalues its staff and you are entitled to become a member of MyTrustBenefits. MyTrustBenefits is an online portal for all CNWL staff, as well as their family and friends. It offers over 1400 discounts at hundreds of retailers nationwide. Save money on your weekly food shops, toiletries, cosmetics, cinema, meals out, holidays, travel and entertainment. You can also access free online courses on a variety of topics, professional and personal, ranging from business management, languages, law and teaching.
HMP High Down is in easy reach of London and the surrounding areas. The prison offers free use of onsite leisure facilities and free parking for all staff.
Job description
Job responsibilities
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Clinical:
- To support the PIPE team in the organisation and facilitation of groups and creative sessions.
- To attend and participate in relevant multi-disciplinary meetings, including formulation meetings.
- To support the day to day running of the PIPE completing relevant organisational and administration tasks
- To support referrals to the PIPE service by conducting assessment interviews of potential new residents.
- To contribute to the writing of reports on residents within the service, where appropriate and in agreement with the resident.
- To support psychological staff in service review through collection of outcome measures including questionnaires and resident self-report.
- To maintain adequate records as required by existing procedures, entering appropriate details on the service users case notes as necessary.
- To undertake other duties as may be determined from time to time within the general scope of the post.
- To report regularly to qualified staff.
- To be up to date with both de-escalation, physical breakaway and PMVA techniques appropriate to the service environment.
Professional:
- To dress and behave in a professional manner appropriate to the role.
- To be able to function effectively as a member of a multi-disciplinary team.
- To liaise effectively across agencies.
- To fully participate in the Trusts Appraisal review and personal development planning process on an annual basis.
- To develop skills and competencies that assist in the delivery of current duties.
- To maintain appropriate levels of confidentiality, within OPD information sharing guidelines.
- Ensure residents are treated with dignity and respect.
- To contribute to a healthy and safe working environment by adhering to health and safety regulations and Trust policies.
- To participate in Clinical Governance activities and Quality Assurance initiatives.
- To be aware of your responsibilities in working within the prison environment, being mindful of security and relevant policies/procedures such as the ACCT process.
Training and supervision:
- Undertake training as necessary in line with the development of the post and as agreed with line manager as part of the personal development planning process.
- To attend HMP High Downs induction training and complete CNWL mandatory training.
- Receive and utilise clinical supervision to develop and maintain safe practice.
- To contribute to delivery of staff awareness training as required by the PIPE team.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ Level 3 or 4 or demonstrable equivalent in health or social care
Knowledge/Experience
Essential
- Experience of mental health services (as a worker, service user or carer)
Other
Essential
- Commitment to promoting healthy functioning of people with personality disorders
- An ability to act calmly in emergencies and to respond in a professional manner to stressful and challenging behaviour
Desirable
- Awareness of forensic mental health
- An understanding of the mental health system
- An understanding of safeguarding adults and children
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
