Mental Health Nurse

Practice Plus Group; Quidhampton; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Mental Health Nurse for their team at HMP New Hall, Wakefield. This role involves comprehensive patient assessments, medication rounds, and treatment in a unique healthcare environment within the prison system. The successful candidate will benefit from extensive support and development opportunities as well as a competitive salary between £33,232 - £40,211 depending on experience.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Employee assistance helpline

Discounts on shopping and leisure activities

Qualifications

• Candidates must be NMC registered Mental Health Nurses.
• Experience in hospital, community or prison environment is ideal.
• Evidence of Continued Professional Development is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive assessments and develop treatment options.
• Undertake medication rounds and treat distressed patients.
• Participate in risk management under the ACCT system.

Skills

NMC registered Mental Health Nurse

Excellent communication skills

Compassionate approach

Understanding of multi-disciplinary working

Job description

Overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a Mental Health Nurse to join our mental health team at HMP New Hall based in Wakefield.

HMP New Hall is a female adult and young offenders institution offering medium level of security with a population of 344 females. The team consists of a senior mental health nurse, LD nurse, mental health nurses and HCAs. The mental health team have an office based in within the healthcare department; however you will be mainly based on the prison wings conducting clinics, assessments days and dealing with case loads.

Hours

The site offers a 7 days service and rosters are done 1 month in advance.

• Monday Sunday service - 37.5 hours per week
• Monday - Friday 8am - 6pm
• Weekends and Bank Holidays 9am - 5pm
• 1 weekend in 5
• Rota's done 4 weeks in advance

Salary

This position is full time; you’ll receive an annual salary up to £33,232 - £40,211 per annum FTE - depending on experience.

Support and development

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 on a permanent basis and due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks.

Your responsibilities

• You will work within a multi-disciplinary team carrying out comprehensive assessments, initiating and reviewing care plans, and developing treatment options.
• You will undertake medication rounds, and assess and treat patients who may have undergone traumatic experiences and may be distressed.
• You will assess patients’ health needs using an evidence-based framework and be able to risk assess using sound clinical knowledge, as well as open, maintain, close and take part in reviews of individuals being managed under the Prison Suicide and Self Harm risk management system known as ACCT (Assessment, Care in Custody and Teamwork).

Career development and benefits

If you are interested in career development, we have a wide range of opportunities for you to develop your skills and experience, including internal and external options for development and learning. It doesn’t stop there—we also offer discounts on shopping and leisure activities, support to grow in your role and continue your professional development, and a 24/7 employee assistance helpline and financial assistance when you need it.

What we’ll look for in you

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 fair and inclusive healthcare access to all.

Qualifications required:

• NMC registered Mental Health Nurse
• Evidence of Continued Professional Development
• Understanding of the complexities of multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working
• A non-judgmental and compassionate approach
• Excellent communication skills

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

Secure environments are 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.