Substance Misuse Practitioner

at  Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

JOB PURPOSE & KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: To provide specialist substance misuse care to offenders and to work as part of an integrated and multi-disciplinary health service, which may include in-reach services, reception duties, resource centre services, dual diagnosis management and primary care nursing. To deliver a range of specialist interventions at primary and secondary care level; to include: o Referral management, screening assessment, triage and evidence- based interventionso One-to-one and group-work facilitationo Assertive outreach interventionso Managing a mixed and challenging caseload To contribute to alternatives to the need for inpatient admission and where necessary assisting with early discharge from in-patient services through the implementation of substance misuse management clinical interventions and complex case management arrangements resulting in continuity of care for an offender on ordinary location. To perform robust assessment, screening and interventions to offenders with substance misuse concerns Ensure that all waiting time, assessment and interventions are delivered in a timely manner, and positively contribute to the achievement of the services performance targets Ensure integrated and collaborative working with other specialist services, including continuity of care and through the gate arrangements and liaison Work closely with community mental health teams (CMHTs) to ensure appropriate sharing of information, continuity of care and the Care Programme Approach (CPA) for all offenders as necessary. To provide comprehensive and timely reports and mental health expertise to multi agency public protection panels (MAPPA), police, probation services, solicitors and court liaison teams as directed.
Provide supervision to junior staff and to receive supervision as directed (line management and clinical). To participate in resource centre services as directed, delivering group therapy and specialist activities under the direction of the team leader. To work in a psychologically minded way with offenders in achieving their agreed goals and quality health outcomes. No direct budgetary responsibility but must be aware of the financial impact of decision-making.
Close working relationships with all prison and Serco staff, to include participation in sentence planning, resettlement, safer custody and ACCT processes. To develop and take on a specialist lead role as appropriate and provide peer support and training in this area. To contribute towards support, advice, consultation and training for other prison departments. The post holder will be part of skilled multidisciplinary teams comprising all healthcare staff, including strategic partners, and prison managing a single referral pathway.
The post holder will be required to undertake training to maximise uptake of screening, health promotion and prevention activity, including vaccinations. The post holder will ensure a named care co-ordinator is allocated for every patient with complex needs who will ensure a proactive, evidence-based approach to clinical interventions, health promotion/prevention activity, and management of acute and long-term conditions using our stepped care approach. The post holder will ensure that a single, integrated, care plan is developed, and that the individualised care is regularly reviewed. The post holder will ensure that a comprehensive risk assessments and care plans are regularly reviewed in a needs-led review cycle.
The post holder will ensure a care coordination criteria and MDT meetings for patients with complex needs will be tailored to the needs of the establishment. The post holder will ensure that they undertake all training in evidence-based CBT approaches, to enhance consistency and quality of care delivery. The post holder will support patients to manage their health at every stage, from oral health to long term conditions. The post holder will ensure that health promotion embedded into every aspect of the service.
IMPORTANT PLEASE READ: All applicants must be willing to undertake National Security Vetting in order to work in a Prison Setting. This will be completed as part of the pre-employment checks through Oxleas and the prison vetting team. You will need to provide: Proof of right to work documentation Proof of ID, needs to include 1 photographic ID Proof of address documentation Non-UK passport holders will need to have correct documentation (right to work in the UK) and a Home office Share code. Address History: 5 years address history will be needed.
Applicants that are not UK Passport holders who provide less than 5 years UK address history will need to provide a Police Certificate which must be in English from where they resided previously. Applicants who are UK Passport holders who have lived abroad for a period of more than six months during the last three years will need to provide a certificate of good conduct or an overseas police check in English from the countries resided in or visited. In order to assist you in obtaining a Police Certificate, guidance can be sought from: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants If the country you have resided in is not listed here, you can obtain the necessary information by contacting the relevant Embassy or High Commission for that Country. Their contact details can be found on the Foreign & Commonwealth Office website (http://www.fco.gov.uk/en)

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