Mental Health Nurse

Practice Plus Group; Ford; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounts on shopping and leisure

24/7 employee assistance helpline

Financial assistance when you need it

Job summary

Practice Plus Group is recruiting a Mental Health Nurse for HMP Ford, Arundell, West Sussex. You will join a small, category D male prison team and provide comprehensive mental health care within a multidisciplinary setting.

The role offers 37.5 hours weekly, with 8am–4pm shifts, Monday to Friday, including alternate weekends and some bank holidays. Salary up to £45,101 depending on experience, plus career development support.

Qualifications

• Qualified Mental Health Nurse - NMC registration.
• Evidence of Continued Professional Development.
• Experience of working with patients, face to face, who have complex mental health conditions.
• Experience of psychosocial interventions, group work and awareness of substance misuse.

Responsibilities

• Work within a multi-disciplinary team carrying out comprehensive assessments, initiating and reviewing care plans, and developing treatment options.
• Undertake medication rounds, and assess and treat patients who may have undergone traumatic experiences and may be distressed.
• Assess patient’s health needs using an evidence based framework and be able to risk assess use sound clinical knowledge.
• You will work with individuals providing advice, support and information and manage a case load of patients.
• Deliver non-judgemental care that makes a real difference.
• You will monitor therapeutic responses to medication and potential side effects liaising with prescribers as required.
• Inspire excellence by forging strong links with our partners and stakeholders.
• Promote best practice, clinical supervision, evidence based care.
• Share knowledge, skills and expertise to ensure safe care, building strong multi-disciplinary teams and supporting each other to do a great job.

Job description

+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE
We have an exciting opportunity for a Mental Health Nurse to join our Mental Health team at HMP Ford, a

Arundell, West Sussex.
HMP Ford are a small prison, 280-300 capacity, close by to the train station, on-site parking, on-site gym, on-site cafe.

About The Role

UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE

+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE

We have an exciting opportunity for a Mental Health Nurse to join our Mental Health team at HMP Ford, a category D, male Prison located in Arundell, West Sussex.

HMP Ford are a small prison, 280-300 capacity, close by to the train station, on-site parking, on-site gym, on-site cafe.

Hours

37.5 hours a week, working 8am-4pm, Monday to Friday, including alternate weekends, 8am-12pm. Some ad-hoc bank holidays. We can be flexible regarding which weekday is rota'd off when weekends are worked.

Salary

This position is full time, you’ll receive an annual salary up to £45,101per annum - depending on experience.

How will we support you?

• Bespoke induction, including our Introducing Health in Justice training course


• Competency framework


• Regional and national career development opportunities


• Our bespoke Learning Management System to address your learning needs


• Support from the wider team

Candidates are required to have a Legal right to work in the UK and due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks.

What you'll be doing

• Work within a multi-disciplinary team carrying out comprehensive assessments, initiating and reviewing care plans, and developing treatment options


• Undertake medication rounds, and assess and treat patients who may have undergone traumatic experiences and may be distressed


• Assess patient’s health needs using an evidence based framework and be able to risk assess use sound clinical knowledge


• You will work with individuals providing advice, support and information and manage a case load of patients.


• Deliver non-judgemental care that makes a real difference


• You will monitor therapeutic responses to medication and potential side effects liaising with prescribers as required.


• Inspire excellence by forging strong links with our partners and stakeholders


• Promote best practice, clinical supervision, evidence based care


• Share knowledge, skills and expertise to ensure safe care, building strong multi-disciplinary teams and supporting each other to do a great job.

If you are interested in career development, we have a wide range of opportunities for you to develop your skills and experience, which include both internal and external options for development and learning.

It doesn’t stop there

• Discounts on shopping and leisure activities


• Support to grow in your role and continue your professional development


• 24/7 employee assistance helpline and financial assistance when you need it

What we’ll look for: The Health in Justice team at Practice Plus Group makes a real difference across over 53 prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres. We’re the UK’s leading independent provider of NHS services to over 40,000 patients in secure environments, always putting their needs first, regardless of their background.

Practice Plus Group’s purpose is to Unlock your best work life and we stand by our core values:

• we treat patients and each other as we would like to be treated


• we act with integrity


• we embrace diversity


• we strive to do things better together

We are looking for caring, compassionate but also driven professionals who can help us drive our vision for a fair and inclusive healthcare access to all.

Qualifications required

• Qualified Mental Health Nurse - NMC registration


• Evidence of Continued Professional Development


• Experience of working with patients, face to face, who have complex mental health conditions


• Experience of psychosocial interventions, group work and awareness of substance misuse

Although not essential ideal applicants would have experience in a hospital, community or prison environment.

Secure environments are one of the most challenging, yet rewarding places for healthcare professionals to work. If you’re looking for a role where you can develop your existing healthcare skills and learn something new every day in an environment that never stands still, then this could be the right opportunity for you.