Mental Health Nurse

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Mental Health Nurse to join our Mental Health team at HMP Warren Hill, a category C Prison located in Ipswich.

In this role you'll be working with a multi-disciplinary team that will support you and help you succeed.

Hours

The site currently offers a 24-hour service and shift patterns:

1. Monday to Friday - 8am to 4pm
2. Saturday and Sunday - Flexible

Salary

This position is full time, you'll receive an annual salary up to £40,211 per 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.

Main duties of the job

As a Mental Health Nurse, your responsibilities will vary. You will:

• Be responsible for assessment and ongoing management of our patients' mental health needs.
• Work collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary team as an autonomous practitioner managing a caseload of patients.
• Provide outstanding evidence-based care to our patients, seeking out, listening to and acting on their feedback, so that care is personalized and informed by what matters to them.
• Deliver non-judgmental care, building therapeutic relationships and promoting professional boundaries.

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

About us

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 & Experience Required

• Current NMC registration
• 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
• A non-judgmental and compassionate approach

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.

Job Responsibilities

As a Mental Health Nurse, 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 Assessment, Care in Custody and Teamwork (ACCT).

You will contribute to our nursing strategy and vision to:

• Provide outstanding evidence-based care to our patients, seeking out, listening to and acting on their feedback, so that care is personalized and informed by what matters to them.
• Deliver non-judgmental 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 and providing a service that people can trust, feel safe within, and feel proud of.
• Promote best practice, clinical supervision, evidence-based care and continuous quality improvement, embedding a culture of shared learning.
• Share knowledge, skills and expertise to ensure safe care, building strong multi-disciplinary teams and supporting each other to do a great job.

Person Specification

Qualifications

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• As seen on the job description

Desirable

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Experience

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Desirable

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Additional Criteria

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Desirable

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Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer Details

Employer Name

Practice Plus Group

Address

Grove Road

Hollesley

Woodbridge

Suffolk

IP12 3BF

Employer's Website

Practice Plus Group Careers