Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing, older people’s and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk.
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the diversity of our local communities within our teams. We welcome applications from all talented individuals with the relevant qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience

APPLICANT REQUIREMENTS

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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

MAIN DUTIES OF THE JOB

You will be working within a unique environment providing therapeutic assessment and treatment interventions to the prison population, based at HMP Wayland/HMP Norwich/HMP Bure .
The role is challenging yet rewarding. Often you will be engaging with individuals who have previously not connected positively with mental health services . It is an opportunity to empower them with skills that can equip them to establish and sustain a fulfilling life on their release back into the community.
You will be given autonomy to manage your individual caseload , with support and expertise from the wider team readily available.
Partnership working is essential within the prison environment to ensure a holistic approach to the care of our service users . You will be liaising with our prison services , drug and alcohol services , mental health teams and general medical teams to ensure that every aspect of our service users health is considered to achieve positive outcomes for them .

DETAILED JOB DESCRIPTION AND MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

We are looking for people to join us with enthusiasm, optimism, fresh ideas, and energy.

Some of the benefits you can expect:

• NHS pension
• a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
• career progression
• starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
• staff physio service
• NHS discounts and many more.