Job summary
An opportunity has arisen to recruit a Recovery Coordinator to work within the Psychosocial Substance Misuse service at HMP/YOI Isis, Oxleas Interventions.
The successful candidate will be based in a young offenders prison and will be working within an established team, in a challenging and dynamic environment. The Oxleas Interventions Service offers support with substance misuse, family liaison, behaviour change work and SMART Recovery.
All posts are subject to DBS Disclosures, Home Office Security Clearance, prison clearance and receipt of satisfactory references.
Oxleas NHS Trust operates a Probationary Period, further details are available on request.
Main duties of the job
- Effectively engage adult male offenders, promoting positive change and building motivation.
- Deliver psychosocial interventions, through 1-2-1 and groups.
- Provide effective case management through assessment, planning, monitoring and review.
- Work within the unique challenges of a secure and diverse environment.
- Work professionally, flexibly and creatively, promoting a culture of positive change.
- Understand issues of social exclusion, diversity, offending and substance use.
- Work collaboratively with colleagues, prison and community services.
- Adhere to policies relating to safeguarding and governance.
- To record service activities, using appropriate documentation and case-notes, to a high standard and within required time frames.
About us
Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people living in South East London and Kent and to people in prison. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,000 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, children's centres, schools and people's homes. We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations across the London Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent and manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital in Woolwich as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are one of the largest providers of prison health services providing healthcare to prisoners across Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people
Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:
- We're Kind
- We're Fair
- We Listen
- We Care
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To provide services within the drug and alcohol psychosocial treatment service at HMP/YOI Isis, ensuring that the services key elements (as outlined in key duties below) are integrated and delivered to a high standard.
- To deliver high quality interventions that support service users to achieve positive change and outcomes, recovery-focused goals, and community integration, within a recovery orientated service culture.
- To work effectively and flexibly with colleagues, partners, stakeholders and service users under the direction of the Team Leader and other Managers, to ensure high standards of performance are maintained.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION, 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 photographicID
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).
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To provide services within the drug and alcohol psychosocial treatment service at HMP/YOI Isis, ensuring that the services key elements (as outlined in key duties below) are integrated and delivered to a high standard.
- To deliver high quality interventions that support service users to achieve positive change and outcomes, recovery-focused goals, and community integration, within a recovery orientated service culture.
- To work effectively and flexibly with colleagues, partners, stakeholders and service users under the direction of the Team Leader and other Managers, to ensure high standards of performance are maintained.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION, 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 photographicID
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).
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- NVQ3/4 in health and social care or equivalent
Desirable
Training
Essential
- Training in substance misuse
Desirable
- Experience of working in a secure environment
Skills
Essential
- Ability to establish a rapport with service users
Desirable
- Flexibility of approach to problem solving
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- NVQ3/4 in health and social care or equivalent
Desirable
Training
Essential
- Training in substance misuse
Desirable
- Experience of working in a secure environment
Skills
Essential
- Ability to establish a rapport with service users
Desirable
- Flexibility of approach to problem solving
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).
Additional information
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).
