Overview
Support, Time & recovery workers (ST&R) are required as part of the Integrated Non-Custodial Services (INCS) contract, awarded to DPT for the next seven years starting in April 2025. The INCS contract brings together Criminal Justice, Liaison & Diversion, Reconnect and the Mental Health Treatment Requirement (MHTRs) to deliver care and support for individuals to address their health care needs and offending behaviour from custody diversion through to release back to the community. Reconnect offers care after custody support to improve continuity of care for individuals with identified health needs, including mental health, learning disability, substance misuse, physical health, neurodivergent needs and other psychosocial vulnerabilities, supporting transition to community-based health and support services through liaison, advocacy, signposting and support.
Details
Date posted: 12 September 2025
Pay scheme: Agenda for Change
Band: Band 4
Salary: £27,485 to £30,162 a year
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number: C9369-25-0383
Job locations: Devon & Cornwall Constabulary, Tollgate Road, Bodmin, Cornwall, PL31 2FJ
Responsibilities
As part of your role you will hold a caseload supporting offenders as they are released from prison with any identified health need. This will involve assessing them in prison prior to their release, identifying their needs and collaboratively drawing up a care plan to meet their needs. The service can work with people up to 6 months post release but this will be determined by individuals needs. Multi-agency work will be essential with close collaboration with prison teams, including physical and mental health services, substance misuse services, community-based health care services, probation and housing organisations.
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further information on this role.
About us
Devon Partnership Trust
We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people\'s recovery.
We are committed to developing a culture of coproduction, involving patients, families & carers in everything we do.
Our values
We not only recruit based on qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess & demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. These include a commitment to quality of care, improving lives, giving respect, dignity & compassion. We bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile, making time for people, challenging ourselves & others, and being open to new ideas.
We are committed to being an inclusive employer & applications are encouraged from all sections of the community, regardless of protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part-time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health conditions, neurodiversity or learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Leader.
Qualifications & Experience
Essential
* Knowledge of mental health and/or social care practice acquired through NVQ Level 3, PLUS training to diploma level or equivalent, or relevant work-based experience
* Must already hold or be willing to obtain the Care Certificate within the first 3 months of employment
Desirable
* Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care
Experience
* Essential: Significant experience of working with people with complex co-morbidities and vulnerabilities (e.g., mental health, learning disability, ADHD, autism, offending behaviours, substance misuse, homelessness, debt)
* Experience of working with people who are hard to engage due to vulnerability or presenting risk behaviours including self-harm
* Working within a community setting in either the statutory or voluntary sector
* Ability to assess and manage risk
* Lone working with people who use services
Desirable
* Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency environment
Disclosure
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and a submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service will be required to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details
Employer: Devon Partnership NHS Trust
Address: Devon & Cornwall Constabulary, Tollgate Road, Bodmin, Cornwall, PL31 2FJ
Employer's website: dpt.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
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