Job summary
Full-time Team Leader (37.5 hours per week) overseeing a team of Criminal Justice Recovery Workers delivering CJIT services across Hampshire.
Are you passionate about making a meaningful difference in people's lives through strong, compassionate leadership?
This role offers the opportunity to lead a county-wide Criminal Justice Intervention Team, supporting people who use drugs and alcohol and are involved in the criminal justice system to reduce harm, achieve recovery, improve their quality of life and reduce reoffending.
We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated and experienced leader to manage the Criminal Justice Intervention Team (CJIT) across Hampshire as part of Inclusion Recovery Hampshire, our county-wide drug and alcohol service.
Main duties of the job
The CJIT works with individuals who use drugs and/or alcohol and are involved in the criminal justice system, helping them to engage in treatment, reduce drug-related harm and offending, and improve their health, wellbeing and life opportunities. Working as part of the wider leadership team, you will oversee a team of Criminal Justice Recovery Workers delivering interventions across Hampshire Inclusion hubs, prison in-reach services, police custody suites, probation settings and within the community.
You will support staff managing complex and dynamic caseloads, delivering evidence-based psychosocial interventions and promoting recovery-oriented, trauma-informed practice. You will have responsibility for the day-to-day coordination, performance and quality of the CJIT across Hampshire, ensuring safe, effective and person-centred delivery in line with commissioning requirements and agreed service outcomes
You will be an integral part of our leadership team, shaping service delivery and making a real difference to people's lives and the wider communities we serve.
About us
Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust Inclusion service offers psychological and drug & alcohol services, in the community, and in prisons, and has contracts across the country.
As an organisation we serve a population of 1.5 million and currently employ around 9000 members of staff.
We have a wide range of exciting opportunities for people looking to work in a truly integrated NHS organisation. By joining MPFT you will become part of a team who are empowered and supported to deliver care in a way which is consistent with our values:
- Putting people at the heart of what we do
- Empowering people to improve care and wellbeing
- Delivering better health, better care in partnership
Please be aware that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in completing application forms will be monitored to ensure fairness and transparency. If you have used AI you must state this in your application.
Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the Job Description for full details; a summary is provided below:
This role requires you to:
Work alongside the Inclusion Recovery Hampshire Management Team to ensure CJIT performance targets and outcomes are achieved through effective supervision, mentoring and leadership. Provide operational leadership to Criminal Justice Recovery Workers supporting people who use drugs and alcohol across Inclusion hubs, prison inreach, police custody, probation and communitybased settings. Support staff to deliver personcentred, traumainformed and recoveryfocused interventions aimed at reducing drugrelated harm and offending. Work collaboratively with the Service Manager, Service Leads and other Team Leaders to ensure consistent, highquality service delivery and staff support. Guide and support staff to engage individuals into treatment pathways and encourage sustained recovery journeys. Promote inclusive, nonjudgemental practice and strong partnership working with criminal justice agencies.
Daytoday operational management of the Criminal Justice Intervention Team working across Hampshire. Line management, supervision and development of a team of Criminal Justice Recovery Workers working across Inclusion hubs, prison inreach, police custody, probation and community environments. Ensuring highquality, effective and personcentred interventions for people who use drugs and alcohol and are involved in the criminal justice system. Oversight of staffing rotas, service coverage and activity planning across multiple sites. Undertaking HR processes including attendance management, performance improvement planning and staff appraisals. Recruitment, induction and development of new staff. Supporting teams to meet commissionerdefined targets and outcomes. Using performance and activity data to inform operational decisionmaking and service improvement. Promoting service user involvement and feedback. Developing and maintaining effective working relationships with police, prisons, probation and partner agencies. Contributing to countywide leadership, operational and governance meetings.
Please read the Person Specification below carefully before applying. The essential and desirable criteria will be used for shortlisting, so ensure your supporting information clearly demonstrates how you meet these requirements
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the Job Description for full details; a summary is provided below:
This role requires you to:
Work alongside the Inclusion Recovery Hampshire Management Team to ensure CJIT performance targets and outcomes are achieved through effective supervision, mentoring and leadership. Provide operational leadership to Criminal Justice Recovery Workers supporting people who use drugs and alcohol across Inclusion hubs, prison inreach, police custody, probation and communitybased settings. Support staff to deliver personcentred, traumainformed and recoveryfocused interventions aimed at reducing drugrelated harm and offending. Work collaboratively with the Service Manager, Service Leads and other Team Leaders to ensure consistent, highquality service delivery and staff support. Guide and support staff to engage individuals into treatment pathways and encourage sustained recovery journeys. Promote inclusive, nonjudgemental practice and strong partnership working with criminal justice agencies.
Daytoday operational management of the Criminal Justice Intervention Team working across Hampshire. Line management, supervision and development of a team of Criminal Justice Recovery Workers working across Inclusion hubs, prison inreach, police custody, probation and community environments. Ensuring highquality, effective and personcentred interventions for people who use drugs and alcohol and are involved in the criminal justice system. Oversight of staffing rotas, service coverage and activity planning across multiple sites. Undertaking HR processes including attendance management, performance improvement planning and staff appraisals. Recruitment, induction and development of new staff. Supporting teams to meet commissionerdefined targets and outcomes. Using performance and activity data to inform operational decisionmaking and service improvement. Promoting service user involvement and feedback. Developing and maintaining effective working relationships with police, prisons, probation and partner agencies. Contributing to countywide leadership, operational and governance meetings.
Please read the Person Specification below carefully before applying. The essential and desirable criteria will be used for shortlisting, so ensure your supporting information clearly demonstrates how you meet these requirements
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in the drug and alcohol field
- Line Management / Leadership Experience
- Experience undertaking HR processes such as managing attendance, performance improvement planning and appraisals with staff
- Experience of working within a criminal justice setting
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills
Qualifications
Desirable
- Foundation Degree/HNC in related field which may include counselling, social work, nursing, psychology, human resources, social studies, leadership and management.
Other
Essential
- A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for business use (travelling between sites in the course of the role)
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in the drug and alcohol field
- Line Management / Leadership Experience
- Experience undertaking HR processes such as managing attendance, performance improvement planning and appraisals with staff
- Experience of working within a criminal justice setting
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills
Qualifications
Desirable
- Foundation Degree/HNC in related field which may include counselling, social work, nursing, psychology, human resources, social studies, leadership and management.
Other
Essential
- A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for business use (travelling between sites in the course of the role)
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.
