Night Senior Mental Health / Adult Nurse

Practice Plus Group; Lewes; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider is seeking a Senior Mental Health / Adult Nurse for HMP Lewes. The role involves leading a team to deliver mental health services in a prison, assessing patients, and ensuring appropriate care. Candidates should have a Mental Health Nursing background, strong team skills, and a compassionate approach. The position offers a competitive salary of up to £52,259 per annum, with opportunities for career development.

Benefits

Bespoke induction training

Competency framework

Employee assistance helpline

Discounts on shopping and leisure activities

Qualifications

• Evidence of Continued Professional Development.
• Understanding of mental health policy, clinical governance.
• Current professional qualification (NMC).

Responsibilities

• Lead a multi-disciplinary team to deliver a nurse-led service.
• Assess patients and undertake reception screening.
• Dispense controlled medication.

Skills

Mental Health Nursing

Compassionate approach

Multi-disciplinary teamwork

Clinical governance knowledge

Education

Registered nurse Mental Health or RGN

Job description

Night Senior Mental Health / Adult Nurse

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Mental Health Nurse or Registered General Nurse role at HMP Lewes to join our team. HMP Lewes is a category B male prison. Lewes prison is based near the centre of the historical town of Lewes, which is just a 5 minute walk away.

Job summary

UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE

+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE

Hours: 37.5 hours a week working Monday - Sunday 7pm-07.30am. The working pattern is 3 shifts x 11.5 per week for three weeks and 4 shifts x 11.5 every fourth week.

Salary

You will receive an annual salary up to £52,259 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 Senior Mental Health Nurse you will:

• Lead a multi-disciplinary team to deliver a nurse led service and prevent hospital admissions
• Undertake medication rounds and dispense controlled medication
• Attend emergency response situations
• Assess patients and undertake reception screening
• Assess patients health needs using an evidence based framework and be able to risk assess with sound clinical knowledge
• Ensure that you assess physical and mental health of prisoners on admission to the prison and throughout custody so that any appropriate referral can be made
• Be responsible for making a clinical judgement with regard to any immediate need and long term treatment

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
• 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 for all.

Qualifications required

Registered nurse Mental Health or RGN. Current professional qualification (NMC). Evidence of Continued Professional Development. Experience of the complexities of multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working. A non-judgmental and compassionate approach. Understanding of mental health policy including clinical governance and the quality and outcomes framework, along with national standards such as NICE. Secure environments are challenging and rewarding places for healthcare professionals to work.

Job description

Job responsibilities

UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE

+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Mental Health Nurse or Registered General Nurse role at HMP Lewes to join our team. HMP Lewes is a category B male prison. Lewes prison is based near the centre of the historical town of Lewes, which is just a 5 minute walk away.

Hours 37.5 hours a week working Monday - Sunday 7pm-07.30am. The working pattern is, 3 shifts x 11.5 per week for three weeks and 4 shifts x 11.5 every fourth week.

Salary

You’ll receive an annual salary up to £52,259 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

Person Specification

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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

Practice Plus Group

1 Brighton Rd

Lewes

East Sussex

BN7 1EA

Employer's website

https://practiceplusgroup.com/our-jobs/join-our-team/

Salary: £44,100 to £52,259 a year (up to £52,259 per annum - depending on experience)