Mental Health Care Coordinator

NHS; London; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

The NHS is seeking a qualified Mental Health Nurse (Care Co-ordinator) to support mental health care delivery at HMP Pentonville. This role requires a dedicated individual to work alongside prison staff, ensuring high-quality care for individuals with mental health issues. The successful candidate will have a strong background in Mental Health Nursing, particularly within a forensic context, and will actively participate in the care coordination of patients to foster their reintegration into community services upon release.

Qualifications

• Qualified RMN with experience in Mental Health.
• Post-registration experience as a Band 5 Mental Health Nurse preferred.
• Knowledge of the Mental Health Act 1983.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of the Mental Health Service in HMP Pentonville.
• Manage own caseload under supervision.
• Implement clinical skills including CPA and risk assessments.

Skills

Communication skills

Crisis management

Clinical assessments

Coordination

Education

Dip/BSc (Hons) in Mental Health Nursing

Evidence of post-registration education and training

MSc / MA (Hons)

Job description

North London has a vacancy for a Mental Health Nurse (Care Co-ordinator). The core of this role is to support the delivery of care, currently in the form of New Models of Care.

Our North London NHS Foundation Trust operates at London Prison (HMP Pentonville). The ideal candidate will need to ensure they operate in line with the New Models of Care by providing high standards of care to individuals within our prison settings who are presenting with mental health problems.

The post holder will work with staff across healthcare and the wider prison establishment, providing specialist advice, particularly to GPs, in the assessment and treatment of patients on the prison residential wings.

The successful candidate will need to adapt to and embrace a recovery and enablement model to seamlessly realign prisoners with mental health issues with their local community-based mental health services upon release from prison.

The Mental Health Nurse (Care Co-ordinator) will be a qualified RMN with experience in Mental Health, knowledge, and experience of forensic mental health service provision and offender care.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Mental Health Nurse to join our Trust as our prison services are transforming in partnership with other healthcare providers. We also offer outstanding development opportunities within the Health in Justice Team.

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Main duties of the job

• To work as a member of the Mental Health Service at HMP Pentonville.
• To work across service functions including early days in custody, planned care, crisis care, and release and transfer.
• To implement sound clinical skills in mental health practice, including CPA care coordination, group work, risk assessment and management, and crisis intervention.
• To be responsible for managing your own caseload as directed by the Mental Health Hub Manager.
• To provide skilled assessments of patients' emotional and psychological needs based on understanding, interpretation, and integration of complex data from the patient and other sources.
• To provide psychosocial interventions for patients with moderate to complex mental health difficulties.
• To facilitate group work jointly with multidisciplinary colleagues, including education staff.
• To complete clinical risk assessments at initial and subsequent assessments and accurately record and report key risks.
• To develop care plans collaboratively with the patient, carer, and other relevant persons or agencies.

About us

North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.

• We will provide high-quality care closer to home.
• We will ensure equity of outcomes for all through partnerships across North London boroughs.
• We aim to be great places to work, providing a supportive environment for staff to deliver outstanding care.
• We will innovate through research, quality improvement, and technology.

Due to the needs of the Trust, you may be required to work at different locations within Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey, or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to assign you to other locations as necessary, temporarily or permanently.

Job responsibilities

• To work as a member of the Mental Health Service at HMP Pentonville.
• To work across service functions including early days in custody, planned care, unscheduled care, and release and transfer.
• To implement clinical skills in mental health practice, including CPA, group work, risk assessment, and crisis management.
• To manage your own caseload responsibly as directed by the Mental Health Hub Manager.
• To assess patients' emotional and psychological needs, interpreting complex data from multiple sources.
• To provide psychosocial interventions for patients with moderate to complex mental health difficulties.
• To facilitate group work with multidisciplinary colleagues, including education staff.
• To conduct and document risk assessments at initial and follow-up stages, reporting key risks accurately.
• To develop and review care plans collaboratively with patients, carers, and the multidisciplinary team.
• To review and evaluate treatment plans periodically.
• To act as CPA coordinator, initiating and reviewing care plans under enhanced CPA in consultation with the MDT.
• To serve as lead professional for caseloads not under CPA.
• This is not an exhaustive list; please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more details.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Dip/BSc (Hons) in Mental Health Nursing, Social Work, or Occupational Therapy.
• Evidence of post-registration education and training or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification.
• MSc / MA (Hons) is desirable.

Experience

• Post-registration experience as a Band 5 Mental Health Nurse/OT or Social Worker, preferably within a forensic setting.
• Experience working with neurodevelopmental disorders.
• Ability to undertake risk assessments using standardised or semi-structured methods.

Skills

• Ability to co-ordinate within CPA, network, collaborate, and liaise with other agencies.
• Competence in handling challenging and complex situations and engaging effectively with patients and involved parties.
• Ability to work independently and autonomously.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Knowledge of the Mental Health Act 1983 Part II and Part III (as amended by the Mental Health Act 2007).

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, and a DBS check will be required to check for previous convictions.

Salary: £44,806 to £53,134 per annum, including HCAS.