Overview
The regional Adult Secure Care service includes a broad range of specialist services across hospital, community and criminal justice contexts including prisons, police and courts. This role carries responsibility for the development, governance and evaluation of services to commissioned contract standards via the budgetary oversight, line management and professional leadership of all psychological services staff. Bed‑based services comprise 6 medium secure wards (Learning Disability, acute admission, rehabilitation, complex MH/PP, OPD and new habilitation service) and 2 low secure wards (Learning Disability and MH) with developing transition bungalows. These services are commissioned via the regional Provider Collaborative.
OPD Pathway Lead
OPD pathway lead: the role includes the designated CNTW strategic lead role for OPD services.
CNTW has 8 OPD contracted services across hospital, community and prisons and the role includes support and management of CNTW Clinical Leads (including recruitment and selection), collaborative development and review of strategic/business plans.
Prison Services
Prison Services: Management and professional leadership of psychological services staff in OPD services at PIPE at HMP Holme House in Stockton on Tees and in MH in‑reach team at HMP Frankland (this is sub‑contracted to CNTW from TEWV via HCJ/NHSE commissioners).
The role includes membership of NSIP (Northumbria Stalking Interventions Programme) multi‑agency steering group, Consultant input to monthly Stalking Clinic and supervision/management of CNTW staff in project including oversight of project evaluation.
One of two CNTW reps on MAPPA Strategic Management Board and Serious Incident/Audit reviews. Response to CNTW requests for cross‑Trust training developments (e.g. risk to others, fire‑setting risks). Quarterly collection and submission of contract information relating to Clustering/pathways and delivery of core training package on secure clustering tool to staff.
NHS/CNTW representative member of Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle Safeguarding Commission/Board (monthly safeguarding board meetings including case management discussions, urgent case reviews as required).
CNTW rep for PORSCH (Prison and Offender Research in Social Care and Health) Network, a research network focused on offender health and wellbeing in the North East of England and Yorkshire.
Respond, as representative of Specialist Care Group and CNTW, to developing opportunities for service development resulting from Government policy changes (e.g. forthcoming expansion of pilot medical/psychological services interventions for those convicted of sexual offences).
Our Commitment
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.
Special Considerations
NHS Employees identified as at risk of compulsory redundancy and those eligible for the NENC Re‑Deployment careers hub will receive prior consideration.
Contact
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dr Emily Lennie, Job title: Chief Psychological Professions Officer, Email address: Emily.Lennie@cntw.nhs.uk, Telephone number: 07773252687
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