Prison Liaison practitioner (Clinical)
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Hellingly, BN27 4ERView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£57,528 to £64,750
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
29 October 2026
10 days leftJob description
We are seeking an experienced and confident advanced clinical practitioner to join our Trust and Provider Collaborative secure and forensic patient fl...
Based within the Forensic Healthcare Services and providing clinical support to teams in prison healthcare within male prisons and secure inpatient teams this post provides expert advanced level clinical expertise and support to men awaiting transfer to secure services from prison and the clinical teams responsible for their care. This requires the post holder to assess and review patients using advanced level clinical skills whilst in prison and in secure services in an unpredictable environment. The post holder does not provide treatment directly but provides expertise to prison based mental health services.
Five key responsibilities
- Provide advanced clinical assessment and expert advice for men referred from prison to secure mental health services.
- Coordinate timely referrals, assessments, admissions and remissions, ensuring safe transitions and compliance with the Mental Health Act.
- Maintain clinical oversight and manage risk for patients awaiting transfer, including developing crisis and behavioural support plans.
- Work collaboratively across prison healthcare, secure services and patient-flow teams throughout Kent, Surrey and Sussex to support effective care pathways and bed management.
- Lead clinical improvement and workforce development through supervision, training, audit, evaluation and the implementation of consistent standards and protocols.
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health, learning disability and neurodevelopmental services across diverse coastal, rural and urban communities, with strong links to partners across health, social care, probation and criminal justice. Within Forensic Health Services, you will be joining committed multidisciplinary teams and senior leaders who want the psychological professions to be visible, valued and influential in improving care. Together, we are working to strengthen reflective, compassionate and inclusive approaches for people who may present with complex mental health needs, offending histories, trauma and risk.
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse mental health, Registered Nurse Learning Disability Level 1 OR Registered allied health professional or social worker
- Registration with relevant professional body, NMC, HCPC or SWE
- Evidence of significant relevant professional development
Experience
Essential
- Substantial evidence of recent relevant clinical Practice in Forensic Mental Health or prison healthcare
- Advanced level expert knowledge of clinical practice and multidisciplinary team working in mental health
- Experience of working with trauma informed principles of practice
- Experience of working in specialist forensic or prison mental healthcare
- Advanced decision-making skills that reflect a patient/ carer focus
- Evidence of inter-professional collaboration
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
15 October 2026
Last checked
19 October 2026
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