Mental Health Nurse

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust; Bristol; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Registered Mental Health Nurse to join their team. This role involves providing specialist mental healthcare to offenders and managing complex cases in a rewarding but challenging environment. Newly qualified nurses are encouraged to apply for an award-winning preceptorship programme, while experienced Band 5 nurses looking for a career in offender healthcare are also welcome. Competitive remuneration is offered.

Qualifications

• Registered Mental Health Nurse with capability to deliver mental healthcare to offenders.
• Newly qualified nurses encouraged to apply and undertake preceptorship programme.
• Experienced Band 5 nurses are welcome.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist mental healthcare to offenders.
• Manage mixed caseload with screening and interventions.
• Contribute to alternative admissions and assist with discharge.

Skills

Mental healthcare delivery

Referral management

Risk assessment

Group work facilitation

Education

Registered Mental Health Nurse (RN)

Job description

Are you ready to unlock your potential within a challenging, creative and fast paced work environment? Do you want to work with people to build positive and productive lives, whatever their past? This is an excellent opportunity for a Registered Mental Health Nurse to join our team of diverse, talented healthcare professionals to deliver care that is not only efficient but deeply centred on the patient. Our healthcare team has a real impact on promoting health and well‑being to those in prison, and we pride ourselves on using skills and strategies that instil hope for patients' future resettlement back into the community. We directly deliver Mental Health, Physical Health, Pharmacy and Clinical Substance Misuse in an integrated healthcare delivery model to provide effective and responsive care to improve wellbeing and support better outcomes in the future. This position isn't just a job; it's a chance to blend your clinical knowledge, personal skills and a commitment to delivering the highest standards of care in an environment that is as rewarding as it is challenging. We welcome applications from Newly Qualified Nurses who will undertake our award winning preceptorship programme. We also encourage experienced Band 5 nurses looking for a career in offender healthcare to apply.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide specialist mental healthcare to offenders as part of the Mental Health In‑Reach Team.
• Deliver specialist interventions at primary and secondary care level: referral management, screening assessment, triage, evidence‑based interventions, care planning and risk assessment.
• Facilitate one‑to‑one and group work with offenders.
• Manage a mixed and challenging caseload, performing robust assessment, screening and interventions for offenders with learning disabilities and mental health conditions.
• Contribute to alternatives to inpatient admission and assist with early discharge through high‑intensity interventions and complex case‑management arrangements.
• Ensure continuity of care for offenders on ordinary location and reduce length of stay in prison and external NHS/independent inpatient services.
• Work closely with community mental health teams, sharing information and supporting the Care Programme Approach for all offenders.

Qualifications & Experience

• Registered Mental Health Nurse (RN).
• Newly qualified nurses encouraged to apply and undertake our award‑winning preceptorship programme.
• Experienced Band 5 nurses seeking a career in offender healthcare are also welcome.

Sponsorship

Important sponsorship information: we are currently unable to offer a certificate of sponsorship for this post.

About Oxleas

Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environments. We operate across 125 sites in the South of England, including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, and community settings. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services, delivering comprehensive healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, Kent and South London.

Our Values

• We're Kind
• We're Fair
• We Listen
• We Care