# Transitional Worker

**Company**: Practice Plus Group - Health in Justice
**Location**: London
**Salary**: £24464.00 to £32134.00
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Transitional Worker to join our Release and Transfer team at HMP Brixton, a category B/C Prison located in London.

As a transitional worker you will work alongside the release and transfer service to ensure that the needs of the patients are met for either their release or transfer to another establishment.

**Main duties of the job**

You will:

- Manage the assessment of health needs, planning, delivery and evaluation of care, for the prison population, including clinical risk assessment.

- Manage key risks associated with resettlement in the prison population such as disengagement/apathy towards recovery due to length of stay in the justice system, anxiety related to housing, relationships and financial concerns, newly sentenced, resulting in increased suicide/self-harm risk, detoxing on transfer, mental illness, poorly managed challenging behaviours.

- Register individuals with a local GP.

- For complex releases you will provide support in the community, helping support their needs for hospital/GP registrations/appointments.

- Attend the complex case release meeting which is a multiple disciplinary meeting that includes representatives from safer custody, healthcare and external services.

**How will we support you?**

- Bespoke induction, including our Introducing Health in Justice training course

- Competency framework

- Regional and national career development opportunities

- Our bespoke Learning Management System to address your learning needs

- Support from the wider team

**Benefits**

- Discounts on shopping and leisure activities

- Support to grow in your role and continue your professional development

- 24/7 employee assistance helpline and financial assistance when you need it

## Skills

### Required
- Experience of working in a prison, Mental Health or homelessness environment
- Experience of working in multi-agency teams
- Experience of working with charities and similar organisations
- Knowledge of criminal justice systems in England
- Knowledge of the statutory requirements for the safeguarding of adults and children

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