Job summary
- Main area
- Experience of working with people with severe and multiple disadvantages.
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Secondment: 12 months (Maternity cover)
- Hours
- Part time - 30 hours per week
- Job ref
- 186-929-25-GH
- Employer
- Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Westminster House
- Town
- Nottingham
- Salary
- £27,485 - £30,162 per annum (pro rata for part time)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Reconnect Pathway Navigator (Community)
Band 4
Job overview
We are looking for an innovative and motivated Reconnect Pathway Navigator to work in the Reconnect Service to cover maternity leave.
The Reconnect Service aims to improve the continuity of care of vulnerable people leaving prison by working with them before they leave and support their transition to community-based services, thereby safeguarding health gains made whilst in prison.
Whilst not a service which provides clinical interventions, the Reconnect Service offers liaison, advocacy, signposting and support to those leaving prison to support engagement in community- based health and support services. This approach aims to support the wellbeing of people leaving prison, reduce inequalities and address health-related drivers of offending behaviours.
The Reconnect Service aims to increase access to and uptake up of healthcare or relevant support services for individuals who have health vulnerabilities upon release from prison or immigration removal centres who would otherwise struggle to engage. The key to this service success is close partnership working with justice agencies, health and social care and third sector voluntary agencies.
If you would like a challenge and the opportunity to be an inclusive, creative practitioner, this job may be for you
Main duties of the job
This is relatively new development within Notts Healthcare and is a great opportunity to work on developing and establishing a vital service for service users leaving prison, creating the best opportunity for supporting their engagement within the community and helping to break the cycle of offending.
The Reconnect Pathway Navigator role is an integral part of the Reconnect Service and will enhance the work of the Reconnect Team in supporting people whilst in custody in preparation for release into the community and once in the community. The community support offered will aim to support service users to engage with services such as physical health, mental health, housing, finances etc. and will include support to attend appointments with agencies referred to, supporting an effective transition into the community and health equalities. All work will be carried out under the supervision of the Reconnect Practitioners / Team Manager.
The service works with individuals who are ordinarily resident in Nottinghamshire. The service has a base in HMP Ranby and HMP Nottingham, however, the staff member will be expected to support individuals who are residing in or returning to Nottingham/Nottinghamshire.
A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.
Working for our organisation
#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.
We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.
We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.
The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.
The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
This service will have Pathway Navigators working in the team, supporting Reconnect Practitioners and holding a caseload of service users in the community. The role will also include the delivery of pre-release work with service users in preparation for their release. The role will involve outreach to service users in the community, local to Nottingham/Nottinghamshire, and supporting those in prison establishments across the country, who are at the end of their sentence and are returning to the Nottingham area.
Team held caseload - To develop a plan of support in conjunction with the service user and the wider Reconnect Team, including delivery of ‘Gate Fever’ interventions. To support the cross-border pathway for individuals returning to other parts of the country.
Active engagement - Be actively involved in the pre-release interventions for those preparing for release and the assertive follow up of individuals with a range of vulnerabilities. Working with Practitioners, Peer Support workers and criminal agency staff, social care, health, and voluntary, charitable agencies.
Caseload - To work with team-held caseload of service users with a range of complex vulnerabilities and to ensure support plans are formulated acted upon and reviewed. To support service user engagement, the post holder will be expected to be involved in the development of collaborative support packages/support plans. They will be expected to implement, promote and evaluate safe, creative and effective support plans in collaboration with the patients’ diverse needs, their carers and other professionals.
Develop good working relationships - To effectively liaise and develop links with services within the prison setting and in the community, to establish effective through care and after care pathways.
Appointed applicants will have access to robust clinical and managerial supervision. The service is committed to ensuring the staff in the team are well equipped to work with the complex service users accessing the service and so training is well supported and there is a range of access to robust supervision.
Please note that this post does not meet the pay level required for a Skilled worker visa.
Successful applicants with no prior NHS experience would normally be placed at the bottom of the band in line with Agenda for Change. This salary is below the minimum salary required for sponsorship for a Skilled Worker / Health & Care visa. In these circumstances the Trust would not, therefore, be able to sponsor for a Skilled Worker / Health & Care visa.
Applicants requiring a Skilled Worker Visa can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship against the relevant criteria here https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies.
Person specification
Values and Behaviours
Essential criteria
- • All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
- • All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust’s expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation
Physical Requirements
Essential criteria
- • Ability to undertake relevant mandatory training and engage in the management of violence and aggression to breakaway level, commensurate to the role.
- • Ability to perform the full range of duties
- • Requirement to travel around the community to many different locations
Desirable criteria
- • Physical skills in line with Breakaway training
Qualifications - Academic / Craft / Professional
Essential criteria
- • NVQ level 1 or equivalent
- • GCSE or equivalent in Maths and English
Desirable criteria
- • Other qualifications relevant to post.
Training
Essential criteria
- • Understanding risk assessment and management
Experience
Essential criteria
- • Experience of using computer systems.
- • Experience of working with individuals of all ages within a healthcare/social care setting.
- • Experience and understanding of working in team setting, liaising with colleagues, other agencies and services.
Desirable criteria
- • Experience of working in the Criminal justice system
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- • Demonstrates an awareness of wide range of vulnerabilities inclusive of mental health/LD needs
- • Demonstrates an understanding of cultural and diversity needs of individuals.
- • Awareness and understanding of confidentiality and professional responsibilities.
Desirable criteria
- • Awareness of the Reconnect service.
- • Understanding, and experience of, the importance of maintaining boundaries in the workplace.
Skills
Essential criteria
- • Ability to keep accurate records on computer system.
- • Ability to motivate others and Skill in forming and maintaining positive working relationships
- • Ability to communicate to a range of people on a range of matters, in a range of forms.
- • Ability to identify own development needs with support of others.
- • Ability to identify risk and to take responsibility for self and others in ensuring legislation, policies and procedures are followed in the workplace
- • Ability to actively participate in development of the service.
- • Skills in communicating with people with a range of communication needs
Desirable criteria
- • Evidence of decision-making skills.
- • Autonomous working.
- • Other skills relevant to the post.
Contractual Requirements
Essential criteria
- • Ability to adapt to changing services and be flexible in approach.
- • A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jacqui Smith
- Job title
- Reconnect Team Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07812 460880
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