Inside Out Practitioner
(Salary as advertised)
Essex
/37.5 hours
/Permanent
Main purposeof the role
To contact, assess, refer and support substance misusers in criminal justice settings (including courts, police stations, prisons, probation offices), treatment agencies, the community and other appropriate settings in order to maximise their uptake of treatment services and access re integration.To work with clients using class A substances and alcohol across Inside Out settings – Essex community and HMP Chelmsford
To work 37.5 hours per week – flexible and to be negotiated with line manager to cover shift patterns.
Reporting and working relationships
Reporting relationships:Reports a Senior Practitioner /
Effective working relationships:
The management team: County Manager, Senior Practitioners, Operations Manager
WDP and partnership employees and volunteers
Service users, carers and communities
Commissioners, funders, partner agencies. /
Role-specific responsibilities
3.1 / To maintain a caseload of Inside Out clients. To work with clients to prepare them for treatment and key work clients as required. To use Other Structured Intervention (OSI), ITEP and Motivational Interviewing (MI) techniques when working with clients. To liaise with statutory and voluntary agencies on behalf of the service user.3.2 / To develop and adhere to working relationships with drug treatment services, police, probation, prisons, courts and community services.
3.3 / To refer clients to the relevant professionals or treatment providers. To work with other professionals or treatment providers with assessing / reviewing of clients’ needs. To deliver satellite services as and when required across the county.
3.4 / Support volunteers and student placements to deliver WDP’s service objectives.
3.5 / To keep abreast of new developments relating to the Criminal Justice System.
3.6 / To attend staff meetings, training days and supervision sessions, best practice and organisation wide meetings as required.
3.7 / To attend (as and when required), and act as a WDP ambassador, at external meetings.
3.8 / To contribute towards monthly performance reports when required.
3.9 / To submit all required client data within specified timeframes.
3.10 / To support Inside Out clients to take up education, training and employment opportunities.
3.11 / To agree an initial recovery plans and conduct regular comprehensive reviews.
3.12 / To care co-ordinate criminal justice clients, including Drug Rehabilitation Requirement (DRR) and Alcohol Treatment Requirements (ATR) clients, within the Essex treatment system.
3.13 / To carry out initial screening and triage on clients as and when required.
3.14 / To conduct risk assessments and full comprehensive assessments on clients to establish their needs.
3.15 / To conduct carers assessments and make appropriate referrals
3.16 / To undertake Prolific and Priority Offenders (PPO) and DRR testing.
3.17 / To work in partnership with relevant criminal justice agencies to undertake assertive outreach.
3.18 / To escort clients to relevant appointments.
3.19 / To ensure all client interventions are well planned, monitored and evaluated.
3.20 / To actively re-engage clients who drop out of treatment..
3.21 / To maintain up to date client records (case files and electronic data) and any other monitoring required by WDP.
3.22 / To conduct DRR and ATR assessments in the community, via video link and in prison establishments.
3.23 / To undertake OSI and other structured interventions.
3.24 / To provide input into pre-sentence reports and/or prepare court reports in consultation with probation staff.
3.25 / To undertake court duties as and when required.
3.26 / To undertake arrest referral duties.
3.27 / To facilitate Follow-Up Assessment (FA), Restrictions on Bail (RoB) and Conditional Cautioning (CC) requirements when required
3.28 / To develop and adhere to processes connecting Criminal Justice Intervention Service (CJIS) and prisons to facilitate and deliver tracking and follow up of clients at the point of entry and exit from the Criminal Justice System.
3.29 / To undertake any other duties as requested by the County Manager or Senior Practitioner
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WDP’s commitment to you
WDP works within the following framework and requires all employees to do the same.4.1 / Equal Opportunities
WDP is committed to promoting anti-discriminatory practices within society, its organisation and in the promotion of its services to the community. WDP expects all employees to understand, comply with and to promote its policies in their work and to challenge prejudice and discrimination and where necessary to undertake any appropriate training.
4.2 / Recovery
WDP is a recovery focused organisation. Our staff and volunteers are committed to helping our service users improve their health and wellbeing, and to become free from dependency.
4.3 / Career Development and Progression
At WDP we actively encourage career progression from the talent we have from within and we strive to provide not only promotional progression but to develop a specialist and lead responsibility roles with teams and other services within WDP.
4.4 / Safeguarding
WDP is committed to ensuring the safeguarding and wellbeing of children and vulnerable adults, and all applicants will be required to demonstrate understanding of and commitment to best safeguarding practice.
Your commitment to WDP
5.1 / WDP Vision, Mission and ValuesPromoting and understanding the values, vision and mission statement of WDP. To understand what it means to you in your respective role, to your team and to service delivery.
5.2 / Vulnerable children and adults
Demonstrating an understanding of and commitment to best safeguarding practice. Taking immediate and appropriate action as required.
5.3 / Boundaries and behaviours
Observing professional integrity in relationships with service users, peers and other relevant professionals.
5.4 / Health & Safety
Being responsible for your health and safety and that of colleagues and service users. Employees should co-operate with management and follow established systems of work, use protective equipment where necessary and report defects and hazards to management. To comply with Infection Prevention and Control policies and procedures.
5.5 / Confidentiality
Treating all information acquired through the course of your employment as confidential and complying with all the appropriate policies, systems and procedures.
5.6 / Information Governance
Applying information governance processes to ensure all necessary safeguards are in place regarding personal information – and its appropriate use – about our service users, workforce and members of the public.
5.7 / Continuous Professional and Personal DevelopmentWorking within a learning organisation, seeking learning opportunities either by attending learning and training events either externally or internally to improve and broaden their knowledge and skills and develop the personal qualities required in their professional lives.
The above is an outline of the post holder’s duties and responsibilities. It is not intended as an exhaustive list and may change from time to time in order to meet the changing needs of WDP.
Person specification
Essential and desirable requirements (ED) for the role and assessing and testing the necessary level of competence required for this role either via the application form (A); interview (I); and/or exercises (E).Please note - applicants are asked to evidence their ability to meet each aspect of the person specification below, e.g. by highlighting relevant key achievements and duties held within roles. / E/D / Measured by
1. /
Education, knowledge and experience
1.1 / An understanding of substance misuse and two years’ demonstrable experience of working with this or similar client group. / E / A and I1.2 / Experience of managing / supervising volunteers in the social care and health sector. / D / A and I
1.3 / A commitment to establishing partnerships with other professions to achieve good outcomes for the client group, e.g. criminal justice agencies, community groups, etc. / E / A and I
1.4 / Experience of conducting assessments and developing, implementing and evaluating care plans. / E / A and I
1.5 / Experience of co-ordinating individual treatment goals / E / A and I
1.6 / Understanding of the issues of substance misuse and offending behaviour. / E / A and I
1.7 / A demonstrable commitment to the ongoing development and evaluation of services. / D / A and I
2. /
Abilities and skills
2.1 / Proven ability of overseeing / developing service delivery in the social care and health sector. / D / A and I2.2 / Ability to work with clients at different stages of behaviour change and make appropriate assessment of need. / E / A and I
2.3 / Excellent written and verbal communication skills. The ability to accurately record statistics for data purposes and to work to deadlines for the submission of information, e.g. reports. / E / A and I
2.4 / Proven ability to work on one’s own initiative and as part of a team. / D / A and I
2.5 / Ability to work flexible hours. / E / A and I
2.6 / Excellent numeracy skills with the ability to analyse data with close attention to detail. / D / A and I
2.7 / Ability to maintain a consistently reliable standard of work and working to short deadlines. / E / A and I
2.8 / Excellent time management skills, ability to work on own initiative, prioritising accordingly. / D / A and I
2.9 / Excellent team working and interpersonal skills, maintaining a highly cooperative approach to supporting colleagues in delivering service objectives. / D / A and I
3. /
Working within WDP’s framework of commitments to employees
3.1 / A commitment to engaging with and positively promoting WDP’s values, vision, mission and strategic objectives. / E / A and I3.2 / An understanding of and commitment to safeguarding best practice. / E / A and I
3.3 / An understanding of the importance of professional integrity. / E / A and I
3.4 / A responsible approach to health, safety and wellbeing. / E / A and I
3.5 / A commitment confidentiality relating to all information acquired through the course of your employment. / E / A and I
3.6 / An understanding of information governance processes and a commitment to follow and apply all necessary safeguards. / E / A and I
3.7 / A commitment to learning to improve and broaden your own professional knowledge and skills and those of your team members. / E / A and I
4. /
Key competencies
4.1 / Delivering value: growth and cost controlSees the bigger picture: relates WDP’s values, goals and priorities positively; challenges and addresses inconsistencies / E / A and I
4.2 / Ensuring safety: no avoidable harm while in our care
Leads with transparency and candour to ensure clarity, safety, effectiveness and accountability for all employees
Ensures safety and effectiveness through a performance-led culture focused on positive outcomes
Ensures safe and effective services through evidence-based care and by promoting health and wellbeing and building recovery in communities. / E / A and I
4.3 / Increasing effectiveness: for service users and commissioners
Leads effective and well-communicated organisational change activities that engage our workforce, service users and partners
Ensures sustained recovery pathways for all service users
Delivers improved health and social care outcomes
Ensures WDP services are responsive to local needs / E / A and I
4.4 / Enhancing experience: workforce, service users and commissioners
Leads with emotional intelligence and builds relationships
Ensures service users experience high levels of satisfaction and experience in WDP services
Ensures visible recovery activities are integral to all services. / E / A and I
5. /
Equality, diversity, vision, mission and values
5.1 / An empathy for and understanding of our mission, vision and values. / E / A and I5.2 / Commitment to equal opportunities and overcoming barriers to diversity and equality. / E / A and I
5.3 / Experience of working with people from a range of social, cultural and ethnic backgrounds. / E / A and I
5.4 / Experience and commitment to supporting and working within diversity awareness environments. / E / A and I
6. / Circumstances
6.1 / Able to travel as required for the role. / E / A and I
6.2 / A flexible approach to workload. / E / A and I
4.1
Authors
Version number / Date / Initials / Initials / Initials
1.0 / 25 March 2013 / TV
1.1 / 17 April 2015 / BS
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