Support Time Recovery Worker Job Summary
This is an exciting Support Time Recovery Worker opportunity 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.
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.
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