Clinical Lead - Prison Mental Health Team

Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust; North East; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional NHS mental health provider is seeking an experienced mental health nurse/practitioner for a 12-month secondment in HMP Durham. The role involves psychiatric interventions, ongoing assessments of needs, and providing care in a multi-disciplinary team. Applicants should have strong coordination skills and an understanding of the criminal justice system. The Trust is committed to improving mental health care and creating a person-centered approach.

Qualifications

• Experience providing compassionate mental health care.
• Understanding of the criminal justice system.
• Ability to make decisions based on health and risk assessments.

Responsibilities

• Practice a full range of psychiatric skills and interventions.
• Conduct ongoing assessments reflecting individual circumstances.
• Provide relevant interventions and coordinate discharge planning.

Skills

Compassionate mental health care

Coordination and planning skills

Person-centered approach

Flexibility

Job description

Overview

We're looking for an experienced mental health nurse/mental health practitioner to join our team (secondment -12 months) working in HMP Durham, which is the remand centre for adult males in North East of England.

Responsibilities

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.

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.

Qualifications & Requirements

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.

Applicants must ensure that prior to applying they have agreement from their current line manager that they can be released on a secondment basis.

About the Trust

We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.

From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care --our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.

We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.

We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.

We won't rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.