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Senior Mental Health Practitioner - Prison Team
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Mental Health Professional Opportunity at Norwich Prison
We have an exciting opportunity for you to join us to work at Norwich Prison in the multidisciplinary team mental health. A very warm welcome awaits you!
If you want a role where you can develop your existing skills and learn something new every day in an environment that never stands still, then this is definitely the job for you.
Prisons are one of the most challenging yet extremely rewarding places for healthcare professionals to work.
The environment and patient group will bring exciting challenges and rewards for the right individual.
The mental health team is part of the Integrated Mental Health and Justice Pathway. This role works as part of the Secure & Forensic Services Care Group which for the past 4 years have received a rating of ‘GOOD’ from the CQC
Duties
Duties will include, but not be exclusive to:
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- Assessments of individuals
- Caseload management
- Multi-agency working; including prison services, liaison and diversion services, through the gate services and community services, to ensure that the patient receives appropriate support through each stage of the criminal justice pathway and beyond back into the community.
- Supporting the duty role within the Team
Benefits
Benefits included with this role are:
- NHS pension
- Comprehensive in-house & external training programmes
- Career progression
- Starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days per annum based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
- Staff physio service
- Gym membership
- NHS discounts and many more
Here at NSFT, we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly, and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing their experiences and learning from each other.
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NSFT is committed to lifelong learning and continuous professional development (CPD) for its entire staff. There are a variety of definitions of CPD across the professions, but it is usually taken to mean learning activities which update existing skills.
CPD is determined through appraisal with a personal development plan agreed between an individual and their manager, with the commitment of the necessary time and resources.
Contact Information
For further details or informal visits, contact:
Name: Hannah Dennis
Job title: Clinical Team Leader
Email address: hannah.dennis@nsft.nhs.uk
Telephone number: 01603 708845
Julie Lemmon
Specialist Service Manager - prison teams
Email address: julie.lemmon@nsft.nhs.uk
Telephone number: 01603 708845
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