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Neurodiversity Practitioner: HMP Lincoln
Band 6
Main area: Offender Health
Grade: Band 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 186-472-25-FS
Site: HMP Lincoln
Town: Lincolnshire
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum (pro rata for part time)
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 30/04/2025 23:59
Interview date: 07/05/2025
Job overview
Please be advised Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has made the difficult decision to serve notice on its offender health contracts. Over the coming months, we will be working with NHS England on the transition of the services to a new provider. We still need to recruit to these valued positions and welcome your application. But, in line with our values, honesty is important, so please note that if you are successful that in time your employment would move from Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust to another provider who would then be your new employer.
You will join a highly motivated and skilled team who provide integrated healthcare (physical healthcare, mental health and substance misuse services) based at HMP Lincoln in Lincolnshire.
This exciting post has been created for you to work as part of a wider team of 8 neurodevelopmental disorder practitioners (one practitioner working in each of our prisons), a Specialist clinician (OT) and Clinical Lead (Speech and Language Therapist) providing assessment, treatment and support to men with Autism, ADHD and Intellectual/Learning Disability in prison.
You will assist in the identification and support of people with Neurodevelopmental Conditions, including Autism, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Learning/Intellectual Disabilities, in your designated prison establishment.
Main duties of the job
You will be working within specialist multi-disciplinary services for Offender Health. You will be based within your base prison mental health team who provide Mental Health assessment and treatment services for adult male prisoners including those with Neurodevelopmental Conditions.
You will advocate for people with neurodevelopmental conditions within the prison system and promote best practice and the safety and wellbeing of these patients. You will work alongside other Neurodiversity practitioners, in similar roles, working in other prisons.
You will be a member of the mental health team and may be required to work flexibly supporting assessment and care of individuals receiving those services, though this will not be your primary duty.
You will be supported by a Clinical Lead for Neurodiversity working across Offender Health and will be part of a wider team of ND practitioners, working together for support and to develop best practice across the prison system.
Working for our organisation
#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.
We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.
We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.
The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.
The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will hold a caseload of people who are identified to have needs associated with neurodevelopmental conditions and require reasonable adjustments to be made to their healthcare.
One day a week you will be expected to cover a shift within the Mental Health team.
The Offender Health Care Group is one of the largest and most successful providers of prison healthcare in the UK. The Care Group provides physical, mental health and substance misuse healthcare services in prisons across the East Midlands, Lincolnshire & Leicestershire.
The Care Group provides healthcare to 7 prisons and a short term holding facility. You are part of a large peer group of 400+ healthcare professionals with access to peer support, supervision and excellent opportunities for learning and development. We also offer services within the Personality Disorder Pathway, including Therapeutic Communities (within prisons), Community and Prison Personality Disorder services and specialist Veteran Services.
We are committed to working in partnership with prison services, national probation service other healthcare providers and our criminal justice system partners to improve health, support justice to reduce re-offending behaviour. The Offender Health Team truly believes it can make a difference to the lives of offenders by offering consistent, high-quality care in primary, mental health and substance misuse services that are equivalent to health services delivered outside of Prison.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies.
Person specification
Qualifications
* First level registered nurse, Mental Health / Learning Disability or Registered Occupational Therapist or Speech and Language Therapist
* Further specialist knowledge, post registration qualification/significant post registration experience or other formal training.
* Mentor and Assessor
Experience
* Clinical experience of the assessment, treatment or support of people who have Autism, ADHD and or Intellectual/Learning Disabilities in health or social care settings
* Experience of contributing to the formulation or differential diagnosis of individuals with AUTISM, ADHD and or LD/ID, where mental illness may also be present.
* Experience of developing person-centred care plans, WRAP or safe and well plans, reasonably adjusted to meet individual needs
* Experience of working and contributing to organisations as part of a wider Multiagency Team (e.g. CPA)
* Experience of working in a criminal justice setting.
Knowledge
* Awareness of the wider NHS Modernisation Agenda, Transforming Care and NHSE expectations for Offender Health with regard to the identification and support of people with neurodevelopmental disorders.
* Awareness of screening tools and assessments for Autism, ADHD and LD/ID.
* Experience in the delivery of CBT/DBT informed interventions and how to adapt or adjust to suit the needs of people with neurodevelopmental disorder
* Training in ADOS, ADI-R, DISCO diagnostic assessments
Skills
* Excellent and effective written and verbal communication skills including ability to respond to differing communication styles of individuals with neurodevelopmental conditions
* IT skills including Word, Excel and electronic patient record systems.
* Enhanced Presentation skills – use of technology, creativity for the purpose of training, information sharing.
Values and Behaviours
* All staff should be able to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion as identified within the Trust’s Equality and Diversity Policy and associated Equality, Diversity and Human Rights legislation
* All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion, Teamwork
Additional Information
* We reserve the right to close the post early once we have received a sufficient number of applicants.
* The Trust believes in treating everyone with dignity and respect and encourages applications from all sectors of the community. We guarantee an interview to candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum essential criteria.
* In submitting an application form, you authorise Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust to confirm from your previous or current NHS employer and other prior employers; previous NHS service details and personal data held about you. This data will be transferred using NHS Electronic Staff Record and third party systems via an automated process and only used for the purposes of obtaining and maintaining accurate employment records, should you be appointed to the post. Should you require any further information please refer to our Privacy Policy shown on the Trust website, please click here for more information.
* For eligible posts, DBS disclosures are mandatory before commencement of employment. If you are in a position that is deemed a regulated adult and/or child care role, you will not be able to start your employment until we have received a satisfactory DBS Disclosure. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Convictions which would otherwise be considered as 'spent' will also be checked as part of an Enhanced DBS Disclosure.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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