HMP Parc In-Reach Community Psychiatric Nurse (CPN)

Integrated Care System; Bridgend; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Wales seeks a Community Psychiatric Nurse for HMP Parc. This role involves care coordination within a multi-disciplinary team, focusing on the mental health needs of prisoners. Candidates should have a strong background in mental health nursing with NMC registration and experience working in diverse settings.

Qualifications

• UK NMC Registered Mental Health Nurse.
• Experience in multi-disciplinary teams.
• Substantial post-registration experience in adult mental health care.

Responsibilities

• Care coordination for prisoners with mental health needs.
• Collaboration with multi-agency teams and communication in a secure environment.
• Conducting comprehensive assessments using the Mental Health Measures framework.

Skills

Communication skills

Risk assessment

Teamwork

Education

Degree in Mental Health Nursing

Job description

Go back Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

HMP Parc In-Reach Community Psychiatric Nurse (CPN)

The closing date is 21 July 2025

The post holder will be responsible for the care coordination of prisoners on caseload and Contributing to an effective secondary care mental health service within HMP Parc.

You will work under the Mental Health Measures framework to assess need and plan care and treatment for individuals who find themselves detained in custody, on remand or convicted and require secondary care mental health services .

You will work within the Mental health In-Reach team as a CPN, working closely with members of the prison health care teams, G4S operational staff, forensic teams, CMHT and probation teams.

The post holder will be expected to meet the complex needs of the identified client group, be responsible for liaison with key agencies (statutory and Voluntary) within the prison community and the wider geographical community.

We encourage response from individuals who are looking for an opportunity to work in an exciting and developing role and is interested in Mental health nursing in a unique environment.

Main duties of the job

Work as part of a multi-disciplinary, multi-agency team fostering good communication with colleagues of all disciplines and adhere to the Values set out by CTMUHB.

Provide / receive complex, sensitive and contentious information within a potentially hostile, antagonistic or highly emotive atmosphere in a secure setting.

Be aware of the importance of maintaining confidentiality and security of information gained during the course of their duties.

Ensure smooth transfer of care to specialist/out of area placements with appropriate local and national agencies

Attend weekly Single Point of Access Meetings (SPOA) participate in discussions in relation to in-reach referrals

Work collaboratively with other agencies including G4S to effectively manage individuals, information gathering and contributing to case conferences and ACCT reviews .

Foster good working relationships , to enhance joint working with other agencies to enhance release planning.

Care coordinate/co work individuals allocated to your caseload

Ensure record keeping meets the standard required by the NMC, IT systems as directed by the Team Leader and ensuring information sharing protocols are understood, and appropriately explained to clients.

Undertake comprehensive assessments using the Mental health measures framework, looking at strengths needs and risks (WARRN) .

You will be required to undertake a 5 day course ran by G4S prior to being allocated Keys to independently access the prison.

About us

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.

We live by our core values:

• We listen, learn and improve
• We treat everyone with respect
• We all work together as one team

We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.

Job responsibilities

This post is fixed term/secondment for 8 months due to maternity leave. If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post.

Welsh Skills Desirable: This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. This doesnt mean essential; whilst the candidate doesn't need to have skills in Welsh, we'll consider it an advantage when short-listing and selecting candidates. This isnt fluency, just Speaking & Listening skills at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2) or above. Level 3 means basic conversations with patients about their everyday health.

Work as part of a multi-disciplinary, multi-agency team fostering good communication with colleagues of all disciplines and adhere to the Values set out by CTMUHB.

Provide / receive complex, sensitive and contentious information within a potentially hostile, antagonistic or highly emotive atmosphere in a secure setting.

Be aware of the importance of maintaining confidentiality and security of information gained during the course of their duties.

Ensure smooth transfer of care to specialist/out of area placements with appropriate local and national agencies

Attend weekly Single Point of Access Meetings (SPOA) participate in discussions in relation to in-reach referrals and will be required to attend external meetings.

Work collaboratively with other agencies including G4S to effectively manage individuals, information gathering and contributing to case conferences and ACCT reviews .

Foster good working relationships , to enhance joint working with other agencies such as Probation, Parole board, CMHT, FMHT, MAPPA, Resettlement team to enhance release planning.

care coordinate/co work individuals allocated to your caseload

Ensure record keeping meets the standard required by the NMC, IT systems as directed by the Senior Nurse/Team Leader and ensuring information sharing protocols are understood, and appropriately explained to clients.

Undertake comprehensive assessments using the Mental health measures framework, looking at strengths needs and risks (WARRN) as directed by the Team Leader.

You will be required to undertake a 5 day course ran by G4S prior to being allocated Keys to independently access the prison.

Key to the success of the post will be the effective working and partnership arrangements. They will be representative at relevant groups, meetings, forums and to provide specialist advice, knowledge on the management of mentally disordered offenders.

You may be required at times to provide training to G4S staff around mental health disorders and management of behaviours.

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

Person Specification

Registration

• UK NMC Registered Mental Health Nurse

Experience

• Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team, and/or collaboratively with other organisations/agencies.
• Substantial post-registration experience in adult mental health care. Clinically credible with a background in multi-disciplinary working. Experience of managing/supervising staff.
• Experience of working autonomously and using own initiative
• Experience of working in NHS Primary Care Services/mental health settings/care homes/in-patient services.

Knowledge

• Professional knowledge acquired through Degree supplemented by post graduate Diploma specialist training. Evidence of continued professional development.
• Good understanding of risk assessment

Aptitude and Skills

• To work well within a team and foster good working relationships
• Good understanding of risk assessment
• Ability to work in a prison setting
• Strong and adaptable communication skills to suit varying environments and situations (written and verbal)
• Report writing and presentation skills. Change management skills
• Competent in assessment of risk
• Welsh language Speaking/Listening Skills Level 3/B2 or above

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.

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

Address

HMP Parc Prison