Mental Health Nurse - HMP Chelmsford

NHS; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Registered Mental Health Nurse to support the mental health needs of prisoners at HMP Chelmsford. The role involves providing assessment, treatment, and ongoing care in a dynamic environment. Ideal candidates will possess a nursing qualification and experience in mental health care. Join a compassionate team dedicated to making a meaningful difference.

Benefits

Group pension

Sick pay

Enhanced maternity package

Life assurance

Rewards hub membership

Access to earned wages

Qualifications

• Registered Mental Health Nurse qualification required.
• Experience in mental health care preferred.
• Ability to work in a challenging environment essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide urgent mental health support to prisoners.
• Manage a caseload of patients for assessment and treatment.
• Collaborate with multi-professional teams within the prison setting.

Skills

Compassionate care

Mental health assessment

Crisis management

Education

Nursing qualification (RMN)

Job description

Join Our Friendly Team as a Registered Mental Health Nurse at HMP Chelmsford

About the Role: As a Registered Mental Health Nurse, you will play a vital role in supporting the mental health and wellbeing of individuals within the prison environment. Youll provide assessment, treatment, and ongoing care for prisoners facing a variety of mental health challenges. This is a rare opportunity to make a meaningful difference in a dynamic and challenging setting.

What We Offer:

A supportive and friendly team environment

A chance to develop your skills in a unique healthcare setting

Meaningful work that truly impacts lives

Working Hours:

Standard shift: 08:00 18:00 (Days)

Rotational late shift coverage: 10:00 20:00

Contract Type: Permanent, 40 hours

If you are committed to delivering compassionate, high-quality mental health care and want to join a team where your expertise truly matters, apply now!

Main duties of the job

• To provide high quality planned and urgent mental health support to prisoners within a secure setting, this includes supporting RMNS with emergency alarms within the prison.
• This energetic and diverse role is part of a multi professional workforce delivering care to patients both within the Enhanced Care Unit, Residential Wings and all other areas that prisoners have daily access to such as workshops.
• As an RMN you will carry a caseload of patients and will be responsible for assessment and treatment of those patients.
• This will involve being part of the case management team in ACCT reviews.
• The role will involve integrated working alongside multi professionals within the whole prison setting not just healthcare
• Provide support and to all staff on your shift ensuring day to day functions are maintained
• Complete the induction training for new starters and be an appointed mentor the end of probation.

About us

About the Company

We change lives by transforming health and care.

Established in 2006, we are one of the UKs leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.

Were committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. Were a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.

While it doesnt happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and well need to close it earlier than the date weve shown here. If youre keen to join our team, wed love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.

To find out more about HCRG Care Group, please visit https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/about-us-2

Job responsibilities

As Mental Health Nurse, youll be part of our valued team:

• Salary depending on experience 35000.00 to 38000.00 with group pension
• Company Policy Sick pay
• Enhanced Maternity Package
• Life Assurance
• Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on everyday purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
• Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates

Person Specification

General Requirements

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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.