Continuity of Care Coordinator Location: Brixton Salary: A GBP 30,082 per annum plus benefits We are recruiting for a Continuity of Care Coordinator for our London Prisons. Here at Forward Trust, we deliver a complex range of drug and alcohol services in the unique prison environment. Our support includes providing advice, health and wellbeing, motivational work, clinical services, and a wider range of group work and treatment programmes. Role Responsibilities The Continuity of Care Coordinator will lead on embedding and driving improvements within London 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. The postholder will regularly 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 prerelease reviews. * Leading on any regional NDTMS and other relevant audits as required. Position Title Continuity of Care Coordinator (London Prisons) Reports to Project and Partnership Development Manager Location: HMP Brixton V1.2025 * 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 This role will be based on site working as part of the substance misuse team at: HMP Brixton. HMP Brixton is a dynamic and forward:thinking prison which accommodates a diverse and complex population of individuals both sentenced and/or remanded from courts across London. Services are designed to deliver psychosocial interventions and accredited group programmes. Whilst based mostly at Brixton, this role will work across Forward Trust services in London as part of the region, this will include HMP Wormwood Scrubs and Heathrow IRC. Travel between these sites will be required with reasonable travel expenses will be covered by the organisation. Part of the Family Support and Specialist Programmes department, the Family Support Practitioner role will work in both their allocated prison and local community, providing specialist support to clients and family members through the delivery of effective 1:1 and group interventions. The role is also required to work closely with other Forward staff and external partners to ensure a holistic package of care and support is provided. Recognising the importance of relationships in the lives of the people we support is crucial to providing the best