Have you been to Prison?
Is this impacting your ability to return to employment?
Would you like to use your lived experience of prison to support other people like you to resettle back into the community? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you to join Liaison, Diversion & Reconnect (LD&R) and make a real difference as a Prison Resettlement Peer Support Practitioner.
The vacancy is a 6‑month fixed‑term contract to enable the successful applicant to gain valuable experience within an NHS Trust/Service.
LDR is a countywide service to Kent and Medway with the aim of improving service user experience by connecting them with the right service at the right time, potentially reducing rates of reoffending and improving health and social care outcomes for the people that we serve.
We are interested in hearing from applicants who have lived experience of time spent either on remand or serving a prison sentence. Successful candidates will be able to use their life experience to support the engagement of others who may find themselves in familiar life circumstances.
We have a firm commitment to rehabilitation, so in order to support your application, please declare all offences for transparency. This will be discussed further for those applicants who are shortlisted for interview.
Responsibilities
* You will need to be able to share your recovery journey to motivate and encourage others to reach their full potential.
* You will work alongside our team of practitioners in community support roles.
* You will provide support and advice to service users, screening for any unmet needs to enhance their recovery journey.
* You will initiate and maintain communication with individuals during their time with LD&R, supporting them to find, engage and benefit from the correct community services to address their needs.
* You must be in a positive position of wellbeing/recovery and motivated to take on a rewarding new opportunity.
We are Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway and are rated ‘Good’ by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Our teams support children, young people and adults with a wide range of mental health needs. We also provide specialist services, including eating disorder services and neurodevelopmental assessments for children and young people, such as autism and ADHD.
Because we work across the whole county and across hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the people we serve. Our vision is simple: we are here to help communities not just live with mental illness, but live well. It’s why we’re passionate about working with communities to make mental health care better for everyone. Everything we do is guided by our values: caring, inclusive, curious and confident.
Join us if you share our passion for better mental health care and want to be part of a team that’s working well together.
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