Clinical Lead - Prison Mental Health Team

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust; Millom; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Clinical Lead for the Prison Mental Health Team at HMP Haverigg. The role involves leading psychiatric assessments, coordinating care, and discharging planning within a CAT D establishment.

We seek an experienced mental health nurse/practitioner with robust leadership, coordination and risk assessment skills, committed to person-centred care in a busy, multi-disciplinary setting.

Qualifications

• Registered healthcare professional with current NMC registration.
• Evidence of ongoing CPD and teaching/assessing in practice.
• Led or contributed to multidisciplinary teams in criminal justice or prison health settings.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate the prison mental health team in delivering compassionate care.
• Carry out assessments, interventions and input to discharge planning.
• Engage with service users, carers and partner organisations to support complex needs.

Skills

Team leadership

Communication

Clinical supervision

Risk assessment

Discharge planning

Education

RNMH / RNLD or registered nurse

CPD / Continuing professional development

MIP/FLIP / ENB 998 teaching in clinical practice

Non-medical prescriber

Tools

Venepuncture & ECG competence

Job description

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Lead - Prison Mental Health Team

The closing date is 24 November 2026

We’re looking for an experienced mental health nurse/mental health practitioner to join the mental health team at HMP Haverigg working with sex offenders in a CAT D establishment.

This is a rewarding post, where you will get to practice a full range of psychiatric skills and interventions.

The role of the clinical lead will be varied which will include assessments and intervention.

You will make on going assessment of needs reflecting individual circumstances, including risk assessment, providing relevant interventions and coordinating discharge planning.

You will be committed to a person-centered approach and will have an ability to prioritise and work flexibly. We offer a comprehensive induction and a vast array of personal, professional and academic training opportunities enabling you to expand your skill set and evidence-based practice.

We are looking for a skilled nurse/mental health practitioner who will thrive working in a busy environment and enjoy working in a multi-disciplinary team, alongside partner providers from a variety of internal and external services.

Main duties of the job

You will have experience providing compassionate mental health care and have an understanding of the criminal justice system. You will make on going assessment of need reflecting individual circumstances and provide relevant interventions and input to discharge planning. You will be required to have strong coordination and planning skills, with the ability to make decisions based on comprehensive health and risk assessments.

You should be innovative, flexible and able to engage with patients with complex needs. You will be committed to a person‑centred approach and have the ability to prioritise.

About us

Tees, Esk, and Wear Valley NHS trust are the providers of mental health services in HMP Haverigg. Working alongside partners Rethink, and Outspoken, to deliver trauma informed, compassion focussed services. We have a strong emphasis, on service user involvement, and co‑production. We offer regular, quality, clinical, and managerial supervision, and career progression.

HMP Haverigg have received excellent CQC , and Prison quality net work reviews in the last 12 months.

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.

Candidates must have 18 months post qualifying experience including sign off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework.

Person Specification

Qualification

• RNMH,/RNLD or registered practitioner, current professional registration with NMC or relevant professional body.
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development.
• MIP, FLIP, ENB 998 Teaching & Assessing in Clinical Practice or City & Guilds 730 Teaching in Adult Education (within agreed timescales)
• Clinical Supervisor (within agreed timescales).
• Recognised sign‑off mentor or must be achieved within agreed timescale.
• Qualified practitioner in e.g. CBT, DBT, PSI, dual diagnosis etc. (within agreed timescale).
• 18 months post qualifying experience including sign off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework.
• Key skills in literacy, numeracy and ITQ level 2 (or equivalent)
• Non‑medical Prescriber (within agreed timescale.)
• Post‑graduate qualification in a relevant area

Experience

• Significant experience working with people with mental ill health in a community setting.
• Experience working in multi‑disciplinary teams
• Working collaboratively with service users and their families/carers.
• A good understanding of the Offender Health pathway
• Quality improvement activities
• Leadership or management experience
• Experience in a secure environment
• Experience of providing clinical supervision
• Experience of mentoring students on practice placement.

Skills

• Provide leadership and monitor, co‑ordinate and prioritise the activities of a team
• Communicate complex and sensitive information effectively to patients, carers/families and all members of the multidisciplinary team
• Work effectively as part of a multi‑disciplinary team and undertake care co‑ordinator responsibilities
• Provide effective clinical supervision, teaching, training and assessing in clinical practiceWrite reports
• Use multimedia materials for presentations in professional settings
• Use approved breakaway techniques
• Competency in venepuncture and ECGs

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust