This full-time post sits within the Health in Justice healthcare team, serving HMP YOI Wakefield, HMP Wealstun and HMP Leeds. The postholder links people in custody to activities and services that support health and wellbeing, assessing needs and building personalised plans for a caseload. All work is on site, and the postholder must cover every prison, on weekday hours. Candidates must already hold the right to work in the UK, with vetting and security checks before any offer.
What the job involves
- Connect people to activities and services within the prison to improve health and wellbeing and reduce dependency on medication
- Complete initial assessments for patients referred to and eligible for the social prescribing service
- Assess current wellbeing and identify what matters to each patient
- Develop personalised wellbeing plans using practical, social and emotional support services
- Manage a caseload, providing follow-up support and helping patients access services with confidence
- Schedule and sequence patients' social prescribing activities
- Liaise with health and prison departments to raise awareness and support delivery of the service
- Ensure effective cross-departmental and regional working towards a whole-system, asset-based approach
Experience
- Experience using SystmOne
- Experience offering an information, advice and guidance service in a health, care or similar setting
- Experience of working in a prison environment or with patients with challenging and complex needs
- Experience of managing own caseload and prioritising complex patient need
Skills & knowledge
- A positive, inclusive and compassionate approach to practice
Checks & eligibility
- Legal right to work in the UK
- Additional vetting and security checks
Nice to have
- Background experience working as a social prescriber
What’s offered
- Bespoke induction, including the Introducing Health in Justice training course
- Competency framework
- Regional and national career development opportunities
- Bespoke Learning Management System to address learning needs
- Support from the wider team
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
