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Job summary
Are you an experienced mental health professional ready to lead an innovative service for women with complex needs?
We are seeking a compassionate Senior Practitioner to lead developing Intensive Service at HMP Eastwood Park. You will manage and supervise two team members, coordinate Mental Health Act transfers to and from hospital, case-manage women during admission, and support their safe return to prison. Through proactive assessment, relapse prevention and evidence-based interventions, you will help reduce delays and improve women's mental health outcomes.
Working with prison, probation, hospital, community and multidisciplinary colleagues, you will provide clinical leadership, supervision, risk management and safeguarding oversight. You will also shape pathways, strengthen governance and champion inclusive, trauma-informed care.
You must be a registered Mental Health Nurse or Social Worker with substantial post-registration experience, knowledge of the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act and safeguarding, with skills in complex assessment, care planning, supervision and team management.
Help develop a new service and make a lasting difference. Flexibility, collaboration and excellent communication are essential. Prison security clearance is required, and travel may be necessary. Join AWP and bring our PRIDE values to life: Passion, Respect, Integrity, Diversity and Excellence.
Main duties of the job
We have been commissioned to develop and deliver, during the remainder of the contract period, a dedicated specialist team focused on improving the mental health pathway for women detained within HMP Eastwood Park who are either at risk of transfer or require transfer to hospital under Part III of the Mental Health Act. This is a significant and high-profile area of work, designed to address the complex needs of women within the criminal justice system and improve outcomes for some of the most vulnerable individuals in our careAs the Senior Practitioner, you will provide leadership and operational management to this specialist team, ensuring effective coordination of transfers to hospital and oversight of individual care pathways. You will case manage women throughout their admission, maintain close liaison with inpatient teams, and facilitate timely and appropriate remittance to prison once treatment goals have been achieved and individuals are clinically stable.A key element of the role will be the prevention of deterioration and relapse through proactive intervention, early identification of risk, and collaborative care planning. Working closely with prison staff, healthcare providers, and partner agencies, you will help reduce the need for hospital admissions wherever possible while ensuring that those requiring specialist treatment receive timely access to appropriate services.
About us
We are the lead provider of healthcare for people with serious mental illness, learning disabilities and autism across Bath and North East Somerset (BaNES), Swindon and Wiltshire, and Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.
We aim to provide High Quality, Compassionate Care everywhere, every day. This means our services will be safe, clinically effective and provide a positive all round experience for our patients, families and carers. And we believe passionately in treating everyone with kindness, respect and empathy.
Key to this is providing a supportive and safe environment for our 4,000 staff where we all feel welcome and able to do the best we can for those we support. Our staff and teams work incredibly hard delivering services across more than 90 locations, covering 2,200miles, to more than 1.8million people.
At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.
Details
Date posted
15 September 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£49,387 to £56,515 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
342-SS116-0926
Job locations
HMP Eastwood Park
Falfield
GL12 8DB
United Kingdom
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