Specialist Prison InReach Practitioner

An exciting new opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Specialist Prison Inreach Practitionerto join our team on Westgate unit based in HMP Frankland.

The Westgate team is part of the Offender Personality Disorder national strategy. The Offender Personality Disorder (OPD) pathway programme is a jointly commissioned initiative that aims to provide a pathway of psychologically informed services for a highly complex and challenging offender group who are likely to have a severe personality disorder and who pose a high risk of harm to others, or a high risk of reoffending in a harmful way.

Westgate is situated within HMP Frankland and Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear foundation Trust are contracted by Tees, Esk and Wear Valley Trust to provide care and treatment for the residents of Westgate.

The successful candidate may have desirable experience of working with a complex service user group and will have demonstrable experience of effective working with wider agencies and effective delivery of identified interventions.

The Westgate Multi-Disciplinary Team are diverse and very much integrated within the prison environment. The successful candidates will be provided with a thorough induction programme and developmental opportunities to enhance their skillset.

Main duties of the job

The Westgate team is part of the Offender Personality Disorder national strategy. The Offender Personality Disorder (OPD) pathway programme is a jointly commissioned initiative that aims to provide a pathway of psychologically informed services for a highly complex and challenging offender group who are likely to have a severe personality disorder and who pose a high risk of harm to others, or a high risk of reoffending in a harmful way.

The post holder will be required to carry out thorough assessments of risk and need as well as deliver evidence based therapeutic interventions to a case load of complex and high risk patients who present with co-existing personality disorder and mental health needs. They will be required to develop effective working relationships with the wider multi-disciplinary team on the Westgate and in the establishment.

There is a strong community on the unit between staff and service users and the post holder will be required to attend and offer valued input into community meetings and events. They will be required to share any relevant information with colleagues whilst ensuring they follow confidentiality guidance.

We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.

NHS Employees identified as at risk of compulsory redundancy and those eligible for the NENC Re-Deployment careers hub will receive prior consideration.