The Forward Trust, are a UK leading provider of drug and alcohol treatment services to offenders. We deliver treatment and recovery support – in prisons and in the community – which helps people move away from addiction and crime. These services provide a variety of support, including advice, counselling, group work and intensive treatment. At The Forward Trust we believe that all people who are addicted to or misusing substances should have access to support which is effective in protecting their health, and motivating them to take steps towards their own recovery. Over 20 years of pursuing this mission, we have been successful in moving thousands of drug dependent offenders away from a lifestyle revolving around crime, and drug or alcohol dependence.
We believe and are committed to providing opportunities to all people including those with ‘Lived Experience’ we encourage applications from all background including those in recovery from addiction, co-dependency or gambling, have experience of previous offending or homelessness.
The Forward Trust provide both clinical and psychosocial Substance Misuse Services across Surrey Prisons in partnership with NHS Trust healthcare providers. Each service operates a Health and Wellbeing framework taking a trauma informed and gender responsive approach to delivery of a wide variety of interventions and integrated pathways tailored to meet specific needs of each prison and individual service users.
The Continuity of Care Coordinators will lead on embedding and driving continuity of care improvements within the Surrey Prisons, conducting data audits, liaising with local authorities to improve pathways of referrals and implementing continuity of care meetings with community substance misuse service providers to build relationships, review data and ensure clear channels of communication between the prison and the community are in place to support effective transition of care for service users.
The Continuity of Care Coordinators key activities will include:
• Conducting monthly release audits ensuring Service Users are appropriately discharged on NDTMS, and that any data errors are rectified.
• Conducting pre-release audits ensuring communication has been made with the community teams in preparation for release, ensuring alerts forms have been sent and that the community teams are aware of the individuals due for release.
• Engaging with key local authority community teams, ensuring joint working protocols are in place and signed, and ensuring our teams have up to date information on service offers.
• Establishing continuity of care forums and chairing relevant meetings, recording accurate minutes and actions where necessary
• Providing progress updates to managers and teams on continuity of care performance, sharing best practise etc.
• Being a SPOC for community prison in reach workers - supporting them to draw keys in establishments and overcoming any barriers identified in relation to conducting pre-release reviews.
• Leading on any regional NDTMS and other relevant audits as required.
• Supporting with coordinating any release fairs or events within the establishment.
• Regularly reviewing the continuity of care best practise framework, ensuring it remains up to date and reflects changes in guidance.
• Supporting the development of strong community partnerships that increase continuity of care outcomes
• Working closely in partnership with Health and Justice colleagues, NHSE and OHID playing a central role in the implementation of commissioning projects and initiatives to improve continuity of care
You will be based on site working as part of the substance misuse team at: HMP Highdown a closed category adult male prison located in Banstead, Sutton. The team have a broad skills mix and provide gender responsive, recovery-orientated ‘Health and Wellbeing’ Services to service users aged 18 across Surrey prisons. Services are designed to deliver clinical treatment, psychosocial interventions and accredited group programmes for those held in prison that are identified as having an alcohol or drug issues.
Whilst based mostly at Highdown, this role will work specifically across men’s prions as part of the Surrey region, this will include HMP Coldingley. Travel between these sites will be required. (Reasonable travel expenses will be covered by the organisation).
Experience of business administration or project management
A thorough knowledge of criminal justice services
An understanding of the issues faced by those experiencing substance misuse treatment
Experience of providing interventions within a substance misuse service or other relevant healthcare setting
Continuity of Care Coordinator (Mens) - Surrey - HMP Highdown
*Please note, we reserve the right to close this role early
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