Mental Health Nurse

Medacs Healthcare; Carisbrooke; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare staffing agency is seeking a Band 6 RMN Staff Nurse to provide mental health interventions at HMP Isle of White. The role demands managing a caseload of patients, conducting assessments, and participating in quality assurance of clinical practice. Candidates must have relevant prison experience and nursing qualifications. This full-time position requires shifts from 08:30 to 16:00 and is focused on delivering care within the prison environment.

Qualifications

• Band 6 Registered Mental Health Nurse qualification required.
• Experience working within a prison environment is essential.
• Must have essential prison clearance.

Responsibilities

• Manage own caseload of prisoners with mental health issues.
• Conduct assessments, care planning, and deliver interventions.
• Participate in setting quality standards and auditing clinical practice.

Skills

Mental health interventions

Risk assessment

Care planning

Prison experience

Education

Registered Mental Health Nurse qualification

Job description

Overview

Medacs Healthcare are working closely with MPFT to provide support to HMP Isle of White.

Requirements

• Band 6 RMN, Staff Nurse (Prisons).
• Full Time: 08:30 - 16:00
• Weekends: 09:00 16:00
• Essential Prison Clearance
• Prison Experience
• Accommodation is not provided
• Start as soon as possible approx. 3 months placement
• Location: HMP Isle of White, Parkhurst Road, Newport IOW PO30 5RS.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Provision of mental health interventions to Service Users within the prison establishment across wellbeing, primary and secondary mental health.

• This will involve being responsible for managing their own caseload, including assessments, care planning, delivering interventions and reviewing care of patients located within the prison with a mental illness, within the framework of the multi-disciplinary team and Care Programme Approach.
• To be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of evidenced based interventions required including health promotion within a prison environment.
• To provide a nursing service to prisoners taking account of cultural and spiritual beliefs/needs.
• To be responsible for the appropriate risk assessment of service users, providing effective advice, guidance and decision making process.
• Responsible for coordinating the care and assessment under the care coordination approach.
• To ensure a high standard of nursing in the application of clinical nursing procedures and treatment including the custody storage and administration of drugs.

Responsible for participating in the setting of quality standards, including auditing, monitoring and reviewing of clinical practice in line with current clinical guidance practice and policy.