This post offers an exciting opportunity to join the Offender Personality Disorder (OPD) Pathway in Lancashire as a Specialist Practitioner across both the Core Offender Management (Core-OM) and Intensive Intervention and Risk Management Service (IIRMS). OPD Pathway services are jointly commissioned by NHS England and His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) and are delivered via a joint service model that includes health and HMPPS partners in Lancashire.
Within the Core-Om service, the post holder, with Probation partners, will provide a psychologically informed consultation, advice and formulation service to Probation Practitioners. This supports in their management of people on probation who present as high risk of harm as a result of personality difficulties and other complexities. Within the IIRMS, the post-holder will use the consultation process to support identification of people on probation who may be suitable for the service. The post-holder will be involved in the IIRMS assessment, formulation development and intervention planning and delivery, alongside other IIRMS Practitioners and wider Probation staff. The role also requires the post-holder to be actively involved in wider workforce development across Probation teams and within Probation Approved Premises’
The services operate across the Lancashire footprint, so the post holder will be required to travel to various bases across the county and, at times, beyond.
Please note: This post is subject to enhanced DBS Clearance and enhanced HMPPS vetting.
LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.
Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. If you’d like to discuss your application, please ask.
We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.
LSCFT support flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi-time.
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