Our healthcare team has a real impact on promoting health and well‑being to those in prison and we pride ourselves on using skills and strategies that instil hope for patients future resettlement back into the community. We directly deliver Mental Health, Physical Health, Pharmacy and Clinical Substance Misuse in an integrated healthcare delivery model to provide effective and responsive care to improve wellbeing and support better outcomes in the future.
Important Sponsorship Information
We are currently unable to offer a certificate of sponsorship for this post.
Job Role
The post holder will work as a Custodial Flow Coordinator to provide quality healthcare to those incarcerated in prisons. Your primary job role will be to provide safe and effective care pathways for all offenders identified for transfer to external NHS or independent in‑patient services.
* Maintain accurate and timely transfer activity, information and data on the electronic data tracker system.
* Be responsible for timely referrals to external providers.
* Be responsible for tracking the progress of all referrals.
* Promote timely medical and nursing assessments by external providers.
* Maintain close links with the Ministry of Justice to ensure timely transfers.
* Throughout the duration of an offender’s stay in external services the post holder will act as a point of contact to ensure the smooth flow and exchange of information and attend all relevant forums relating to the offender.
* Promote timely return to prison.
* Contribute to service developments and plans aimed at improving and developing services.
* Provide timely data and reports as directed on offender transfer activity.
* Support the development of prison‑based care to minimise length of hospital admission and promote site‑based interventions.
* Maintain oversight of the escort and discharge database for each site.
* Report all disputes and delays to management in a timely fashion.
* Ensure that appropriate systems are in place, which enable and facilitate the effective Care Programme Approach, care coordination and continuity of care.
* Support senior staff in the development of plans for the achievement of clinical excellence and demonstrate high standards of clinical practice to the team.
* As required attend case conferences, clinical reviews and CPAs.
* As required attend and/or minute other meetings and forums as directed.
* Ensure that all relevant clinical information is documented accurately and in a timely fashion onto SystmOne.
* Maintain basic knowledge of legislative procedures governing care and treatment of mentally disordered offenders.
* Comprehensive knowledge of local and national policies in relation to patient confidentiality, Caldicott principles, child and adult safeguarding procedures and vulnerable adult’s policy.
Security Vetting
All applicants must be willing to undertake National Security Vetting in order to work in a prison setting. This will be completed as part of the pre‑employment checks through Oxleas and the prison vetting team.
Required Documentation
* Proof of right to work documentation.
* Proof of ID, needs to include 1 photographic ID.
* Proof of address documentation.
* Non‑UK passport holders will need to have correct documentation (right to work in the UK) and a Home Office Share code.
* Applicants that are not UK passport holders who provide less than 5 years UK address history will need to provide a Police Certificate which must be in English from where they resided previously.
* Applicants who are UK passport holders who have lived abroad for a period of more than six months during the last three years will need to provide a certificate of good conduct or an overseas police check in English from the countries resided in or visited.
Inclusion and Equality
We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that welcomes and supports individuals of all abilities. Remember, if you meet the minimum criteria for this role and you have a disability, you can be guaranteed an interview under the Disability Confident Scheme. Any information you provide regarding a disability or a need for adjustments will be treated in confidence and will only be shared with colleagues who are supporting this request.
Working for our Organisation
Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children’s centres, schools and people’s homes.
Our Purpose
Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families.
* We’re Kind
* We’re Fair
* We Listen
* We Care
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