Service Manager

Job summary

We are seeking an experienced manager to support and develop the Substance Misuse Service in HMP Bullingdon. The successful applicant will have excellent communication skills and have specialist knowledge of substance misuse and prisons.

The successful applicant will be responsible for:

• The management and delivery of a needs led and recovery-focussed integrated psychosocial service within a custodial setting.
• To manage, direct and support the supervision of SMS within the cluster of establishments including psychosocial and the delivery of the programmes.
• The management and implementation of a range of psychosocial interventions including the Inclusion Step Forward Programme for Prisons (ISFPP) to substance misusing offenders within a prison environment.
• Developing and supervising links and pathways to enable the SMS service to work in partnership with key agencies to ensure service users are supported on their individual recovery journeys.
• To oversee the recruitment, management, development, training and delivery of the Inclusion Step Forward Programme

Main duties of the job

Main duties of the role will be to:

• Manage a multi-disciplinary team, in a cluster of custodial environments ensuring a high standard drug and alcohol recovery service is delivered in response to the needs of the service users.
• Ensure a full range of psychosocial interventions that motivate and support service users to achieve recovery and positive outcomes within a recovery-orientated substance misuse treatment service.
• Be responsible for the provision of a drug and alcohol recovery service (incorporating assessment, recovery planning, casework coordination and psycho-social interventions) to problem drug and alcohol users located within the prison establishment.
• Effectively supervise liaison and develop links with partner agencies to provide a through-care service for prisoners from the point of entry into the prison system to release into the community so that re-offending is reduced and the health, well-being and social functioning of Service User is improved.
• Contribute and work within the prison and wider drug strategy.
• Report to PPG on all issues relating to contract delivery and performance.
• Nationally manage the implementation of the Inclusion Step Forward Programme in custodial and community settings.
• Act as the lead advisor and coordinator for staff and development of the Inclusion Step Forward Programme.

About us

Inclusion, created in 2002 is part of the Specialist Services Care Group of Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT). We provide caring and effective services across England, including, West Yorkshire, West Midlands, East Midlands, West Mercia, Thames Valley, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Thurrock, Essex.We support individuals, families and communities who are affected by addiction, crime, mental health or need treatment for their sexual health. We believe that the individuals and families who use our services should receive high quality, committed and inclusive care, realising all the benefits a modern NHS organisation can provide.We work with patients and our staff teams to achieve the best outcomes we can. We invest heavily in training and development, and the wellbeing of our people, both staff and service users is central to who we are. Here at MPFT, we are proud of the comprehensive wellbeing and lifestyle support offer available, in addition to in-house training and coaching support.Our services are robustly governed, evidence-based, inclusive, and designed and provided in conjunction with service users. We are committed to providing the best service we can, and if you share our values, we want you on our team! For more information about HMP Bullingdon and our incentives offer please see attached information.