Job summary
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust is a Top Employer Award Winner. We have a Health and Justice Services Directorate, within which sits the 'Children and Young People' Service line working in partnership with 'Youth Custody Service' colleagues to provide trauma-informed primary care, mental health, neuro-developmental and substance misuse services to the young people and young adults within our care.
It is our quest to deliver patient-focused, developmentally appropriate, quality care; promoting a trauma informed environment together with our operational colleagues and supporting young people and young adults to understand their own health and wellbeing needs and maximise all opportunities to achieve their goals during their stay and beyond.
We are looking to recruit a motivated and enthusiastic Psychosocial Worker - to join our Integrated Healthcare Service at HMPYOI Feltham. Feltham is effectively two separate establishments delivering healthcare services to young people in Feltham A (15-19 years) and young adults in Feltham B (18-25 years). These two cohorts have slightly different needs and we are looking for staff that understand this and work in line with 'Child First' principles. By joining our team, you will not only look after the healthcare needs of the young people we care for, but also have the opportunity to have a real impact on promoting health and well-being for this population.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will use their specialist knowledge and skills to undertake assessment, provide psychosocial support and care-planning of individuals under the care of the HWBT, whilst implementing and evaluating treatment of clients. The post holder will hold a caseload of clients under the supervision of a Senior Psycho social Practitioner.
The post harder will work as a member of the Wellbeing team, which provides a range of specialist services to substance users and those with psychological and mental health needs, including harm minimisation approaches, motivational interviewing, relapse prevention, care planning, health education and detoxification support, mindfulness and groupwork, supporting with the administration of controlled medication
The post holder will manage the transfer of individuals between prisons and into the community.
About us
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust offers its staff ongoing career progression through monthly supervision, annual personal development plans/appraisals and access to exciting internal and external training opportunities.
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.
All of our sites in CYPSL offer free use of the onsite leisure facilities and free parking for staff at the HMP YOI establishments.
PLEASE NOTE ANY CANDIDATE WISHING TO APPLY FOR ANY OF OUR ROLES IN HEALTH AND JUSTICE SERVICES WILL BE SUBJECT TO PRISON VETTING CLEARANCE WHICH REQUIRES YOU TO HAVE BEEN A RESIDENT IN THE UK FOR A MINIMUM OF 3 YEARS. CANDIDATES WHO DO NOT MEET THIS CRITERIA NEED NOT APPLY.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Responsibilities:
- Support individuals with their substance use and/or harmful behaviours, using motivational interviewing and other evidence-based interventions.
- To ensure full risk assessment and risk management is delivered effectively.
- To understand and implement clinical governance.
- To ensure the highest quality of service is delivered by following local and national quality and performance standards, guidance, procedures, and practice guidelines.
- To ensure that all work is performed in accordance with Trust policies and procedures, including Incident Reporting.
- To support the wider service with additional interventions as appropriate and with relevant training, e.g. initial clinical assessment, second signatory for controlled drugs, urine testing, dry blood-spot testing, etc.
- Perform CHAT assessments as requested
Communication:
- To participate in multidisciplinary team meetings.
- To liaise and communicate relevant information with partner agencies within local and Trust guidelines.
- To promote an open dialogue culture, where a positive culture on improving communication and maintenance of healthy therapeutic relationships with clients are enhanced and valued.
- To contribute to the promotion of team cohesiveness and working collaboratively with colleagues in all parts of the Trust to achieve healthy and effective communication.
- To work collaboratively in developing professional links with other statutory and voluntary service providers, ensuring a corporate approach is adopted.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Responsibilities:
- Support individuals with their substance use and/or harmful behaviours, using motivational interviewing and other evidence-based interventions.
- To ensure full risk assessment and risk management is delivered effectively.
- To understand and implement clinical governance.
- To ensure the highest quality of service is delivered by following local and national quality and performance standards, guidance, procedures, and practice guidelines.
- To ensure that all work is performed in accordance with Trust policies and procedures, including Incident Reporting.
- To support the wider service with additional interventions as appropriate and with relevant training, e.g. initial clinical assessment, second signatory for controlled drugs, urine testing, dry blood-spot testing, etc.
- Perform CHAT assessments as requested
Communication:
- To participate in multidisciplinary team meetings.
- To liaise and communicate relevant information with partner agencies within local and Trust guidelines.
- To promote an open dialogue culture, where a positive culture on improving communication and maintenance of healthy therapeutic relationships with clients are enhanced and valued.
- To contribute to the promotion of team cohesiveness and working collaboratively with colleagues in all parts of the Trust to achieve healthy and effective communication.
- To work collaboratively in developing professional links with other statutory and voluntary service providers, ensuring a corporate approach is adopted.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with people with mental health problems and/or offending behaviour problems and/or other disabilities
- Evidence of working with children and young people with substance misuse difficulties
Desirable
- Experience of paid work in direct care provision.
- Experience of working in prisons and/or with adolescents, in forensic services and/or Substance misuse or CAMHS services.
- Experience of working with young people with gang affiliations
- Experience of co-facilitating psychosocial groups.
- Experience of working within a team.
- Experience of using computers for databases or data-analysis, especially SPSS for Windows
- Experience of collating and inputting NDTMS data
- Experience of working in mental health substance misuse or related services
- Worked in a service where agreed targets in place to demonstrating outcomes
- Ability to manage own caseload and time
Training and Qualification
Essential
- Evidence of working with children, teenagers or adults with Substance misuse difficulties
- Evidence of ability to study successfully at undergraduate level or the equivalent
Desirable
- Training in nursing, social work, occupational therapy, counselling or within a specific psychological therapy
- Psychology or other health /social care/youth related undergraduate degree
- Other relevant postgraduate degree
- Motivational interviewing skills
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Experience using IT for databases or data-analysis
Desirable
- High standard of report writing skills
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with people with mental health problems and/or offending behaviour problems and/or other disabilities
- Evidence of working with children and young people with substance misuse difficulties
Desirable
- Experience of paid work in direct care provision.
- Experience of working in prisons and/or with adolescents, in forensic services and/or Substance misuse or CAMHS services.
- Experience of working with young people with gang affiliations
- Experience of co-facilitating psychosocial groups.
- Experience of working within a team.
- Experience of using computers for databases or data-analysis, especially SPSS for Windows
- Experience of collating and inputting NDTMS data
- Experience of working in mental health substance misuse or related services
- Worked in a service where agreed targets in place to demonstrating outcomes
- Ability to manage own caseload and time
Training and Qualification
Essential
- Evidence of working with children, teenagers or adults with Substance misuse difficulties
- Evidence of ability to study successfully at undergraduate level or the equivalent
Desirable
- Training in nursing, social work, occupational therapy, counselling or within a specific psychological therapy
- Psychology or other health /social care/youth related undergraduate degree
- Other relevant postgraduate degree
- Motivational interviewing skills
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Experience using IT for databases or data-analysis
Desirable
- High standard of report writing skills
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).
