Job summary
Are you passionate about providing safe continuity of care of those leaving prison and those involved in the criminal justice system?
This is a full-time permanent position working in the Buckinghamshire countywide drug and alcohol integrated service (One Recovery Bucks) and you will have responsibility for ensuring the seamless continuity of care for those leaving prison.
- Ensuring the engagement of offenders with substance misuse issues into treatment on release from custody.
- Completing relevant assessments and referring to One Recovery Bucks to ensure continuity of care.
- Arranging bridging prescriptions and that medication is continued in the community on release from custody.
- Working in partnership with key agencies to ensure service users are supported on their individual recovery journeys and those entering treatment remain in treatment when released.
- Delivering all elements of One Recovery Bucks including managing a case load
Main duties of the job
Main duties of the job will include:
- Working within a multi-disciplinary team, in a community & custodial environment delivering a high standard drug and alcohol recovery service in response to the needs of the service users as part of Inclusion and Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation trust.
- Providing a link between prison and the Community Services and deliver a range of psycho-social interventions appropriate to the individual to motivate engagement and promote remaining in treatment on release, supporting service users to achieve recovery and positive outcomes, improve health & well-being and reduce re-offending.
- Working in collaboration with clinical prescribing services in custody and in the community to ensure bridging prescriptions are arranged and that the needs of each service user is met when being released from custody
- Contributing and work towards the key objectives of the One Recovery Buckinghamshire.
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!
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details. A summary is provided below:
- To deliver a strengths-based, recovery orientated and outcome-focussed prison link service for all service users being released from prisons to One Recovery Buckinghamshire with a particular emphasis on high standards and good practice.
- Ensuring smooth transition for prison releases back into Buckinghamshire.
- To work as part of One Recovery Buckinghamshire and provide throughcare and aftercare support for offenders with substance misuse issues being released from custody. Provide a link into prisons to identify, assess and motivate individuals, to engage with and enter treatment following release from prison.
- To carry out assessments, make recommendations in line with the service users needs and refer onto appropriate clinical & non clinical services; following agreed pathways and processes. This will include facilitating the transition of service users between prison and community for the provision of prescribing of substitute medications in respect of prisoners released on temporary licence (ROTL)
- To work with a range of partnership agencies and prison based services to co-ordinate planning and support for release: in particular to develop close links with the Community Drug and alcohol teams, IOM, Probation / CRC, Police and other partnership agencies.
- To provide access to services post release from treatment providers in an integrated and collaborative process of Recovery care planning.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details. A summary is provided below:
- To deliver a strengths-based, recovery orientated and outcome-focussed prison link service for all service users being released from prisons to One Recovery Buckinghamshire with a particular emphasis on high standards and good practice.
- Ensuring smooth transition for prison releases back into Buckinghamshire.
- To work as part of One Recovery Buckinghamshire and provide throughcare and aftercare support for offenders with substance misuse issues being released from custody. Provide a link into prisons to identify, assess and motivate individuals, to engage with and enter treatment following release from prison.
- To carry out assessments, make recommendations in line with the service users needs and refer onto appropriate clinical & non clinical services; following agreed pathways and processes. This will include facilitating the transition of service users between prison and community for the provision of prescribing of substitute medications in respect of prisoners released on temporary licence (ROTL)
- To work with a range of partnership agencies and prison based services to co-ordinate planning and support for release: in particular to develop close links with the Community Drug and alcohol teams, IOM, Probation / CRC, Police and other partnership agencies.
- To provide access to services post release from treatment providers in an integrated and collaborative process of Recovery care planning.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Foundation degree / HNC in related fields ( counselling, HR, social work, nursing) or relevant experience in comparable setting
Desirable
- Relevant training / Qualification in associated field oCBT oMotivational Interviewing oBrief solution focussed therapy oMapping techniques (ITEP/BTEI) oAuricular acupuncture trained
Experience
Essential
- Experience of integrated working practices
- Extensive experience of working with substance user's
Desirable
- Experience of criminal justice field / prison setting
- Experience of working with offenders
- Experience of working with dual diagnosis/mental health
Skills, Knowledge and Abilities
Essential
- A thorough knowledge of substances and their effects
Desirable
- Knowledge of criminal justice field
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Foundation degree / HNC in related fields ( counselling, HR, social work, nursing) or relevant experience in comparable setting
Desirable
- Relevant training / Qualification in associated field oCBT oMotivational Interviewing oBrief solution focussed therapy oMapping techniques (ITEP/BTEI) oAuricular acupuncture trained
Experience
Essential
- Experience of integrated working practices
- Extensive experience of working with substance user's
Desirable
- Experience of criminal justice field / prison setting
- Experience of working with offenders
- Experience of working with dual diagnosis/mental health
Skills, Knowledge and Abilities
Essential
- A thorough knowledge of substances and their effects
Desirable
- Knowledge of criminal justice field
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.
