Hepatitis C (HCV) pMDT ODN Senior Health & Social Welfare Practitioner

Work in partnership with Social Services, Childrens Services, Youth Offending Teams (YOT) and Probation Services to help identify, contact, safeguard and enable support to be offered to families whilst ensuring governance is adhered to. Collaborate with current blood borne virus (BBV) testing team in HMP services to determine women who have had a previous or current HCV positive test. Engage with women in prison who have had a previous or current HCV positive test to gain information of children/young people and their carers/guardians to obtain consent to make contact in their respective locality. Network with primary care and social services to provide support for carers/guardians of children /young people at risk of HCV infection to access testing facilities within the community.

Liaise with local health service teams to initiate referral pathways for children/young people identified with active HCV infection for treatment via the National HCV pMDT ODN and appropriate local HCV ODNs. Work with participants and their families who are vulnerable and from diverse backgrounds with additional social needs. Support and manage complex social and environmental barriers facing children/young people and the families of women in prison. This will require high levels of judgement and interaction with inter agencies to agree clear solutions and recommendations that the postholder will be responsible for implementing within the remit of the defined pilot project.

Escalate any areas of risk to the HCV pMDT ODN Clinical Lead and Director of HMP services, including the identification of any mitigating actions that may be required. Ensure child protection records relating to children/young people safeguarding information are accurately recorded and stored in line with GDPR, Data Protection Act 2018 and BWC Trust Governance. Escalate any concerns through the appropriate pathways. Collaboratively develop care pathways, protocols/guidelines including participants leaflets for implementation throughout the pilot project and beyond, ensure they promote family centred holistic care.

The pathway/guidelines will ensure other agencies involved in the child/young persons care receive appropriate information and support. Have leadership responsibilities to ensure the smooth delivery of pilot project aims and objectives in a clear consistent manner meeting project timelines. Working directly with the HCV pMDT ODN Clinical Lead to ensure the project is producing meaningful outcomes, to predict and plan any changes. Responsible for collecting and forwarding pilot project data in a timely manner to the HCV pMDT ODN Project Manager.

Work with the HCV pMDT ODN Project Manager to maintain clear accurate records, produce concise reports on the pilot project progress. Drive forward and manage milestones and key deliverables. Feedback on pilot project outcomes to interested stakeholders, steering committees and national boards. Participate in sharing good practice and innovation with colleagues Trust wide and at relevant meetings nationally and internationally.

Ensure the pilot project team delivers safe, high-quality service and deals promptly with all issues relating to the safety of child/young person and family of women in prison. Act as a positive role model and ambassador providing strong professional leadership, supervision and guidance, to establish a committed team with clear purpose and direction. Ensure all members of the pilot project team are aware of your own work objectives in order that a shared aim for the pilot project is achieved. Be aware of the wider service developments in the WMCN.