Band 6 Health and Justice Vulnerability Service Custody Practitioner
Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Are you an experienced healthcare professional registered with a professional body looking for a new and exciting challenge working with individuals who have come into contact with the criminal justice system? If so, this job could be perfect for you!
BSMHFT is currently recruiting for experienced Band 6 practitioners to join the Health and Justice Vulnerability Service.
The successful candidates will have the exciting opportunity to work within various custody suites based across the city as well as supporting other areas of the service on an ad hoc basis.
We are looking for experienced, versatile, motivated, qualified nurses, social workers, or allied health professionals with post-qualification experience to deliver a service to vulnerable individuals who are often the most marginalized within society. You will offer them hope and support in reducing their health inequalities and in diverting them away from the criminal justice system.
We have a committed, motivated, hardworking, and skilled team and offer excellent career progression opportunities. The team holds a strong recovery-focused ethos, and you will play an integral role working alongside partner agencies, including the police and third sector organizations, to help those accessing the service obtain positive outcomes.
Main Duties of the Job
* Extensive post-qualification experience working in a range of settings of at least 12 months.
* To be a strong team player and able to work autonomously.
* Ability to work collaboratively with partner agencies.
* Be able to identify, assess, and support onward referrals for vulnerable individuals.
* To demonstrate sound assessment skills to inform clinical decision-making and risk formulations.
* To be able to inform and promote decision-making around those with complex care needs (mental health, substance misuse, homelessness, learning disability, youth, or any other vulnerability).
The Aim of the Service is to:
* Improve access to healthcare and support services for vulnerable individuals and reduce health inequalities.
* Divert individuals, where appropriate, out of the youth and criminal justice systems into health, social care, or other supportive services.
* Deliver efficiencies within the youth and criminal justice systems.
* Reduce re-offending or escalation of offending behaviors.
We recognize that this is a bespoke role and would strongly encourage individuals looking to apply to reach out to Custody Lead Jeneen Niblett to discuss the role further.
Email: j.niblett@nhs.net
About Us
Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialized services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing, and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.
Our population is culturally diverse, characterized in places by high levels of deprivation, which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to ensure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive, and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people's lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.
Job Responsibilities
For further information about the main responsibilities, please view the attached job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Current Professional Registration - including; Social Worker, Occupational Therapist, Psychology, RMN(H), RLDN, or other allied health professional relevant to the role (degree level).
Knowledge & Skills
* Ability to promote recovery as an embedded part of the philosophy of the individual and team.
* Ability to screen referrals and clarify when consultation is appropriate and/or onward referral to specialist services is needed.
* Understanding of multiple and complex needs.
Experience
* Extensive experience of working in mental health as a qualified professional.
* Experience working within the criminal justice system.
* Experience working in both community and in-patient settings.
* Experience in caseload management.
Analytical and Judgment Skills
* Ability to analyze complex facts and situations, making clinical interpretations and formulating outcomes with corresponding follow-up.
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.
Salary: £37,338 to £44,962 per annum, pro rata.
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