Night Senior Mental Health Nurse

Practice Plus Group; Lewes; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Senior Mental Health Nurse for HMP Lewes. The role involves leading a multi-disciplinary team, assessing patients' health needs, and ensuring high-quality care in a challenging environment. Candidates must be registered nurses with experience in mental health and a commitment to professional development.

Benefits

Bespoke induction

Career development opportunities

Employee assistance helpline

Discounts on shopping and leisure activities

Qualifications

• Experience of the complexities of multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working.
• Understanding of mental health policy including clinical governance.

Responsibilities

• Lead a multi-disciplinary team to deliver a nurse led service.
• Assess patients and undertake reception screening.
• Ensure assessment of physical and mental health of prisoners.

Skills

Compassionate

Leadership

Clinical Judgement

Education

Registered nurse - Mental Health

Current professional qualification (NMC)

Evidence of Continued Professional Development

Job description

Pay up to £52,259 per annum - depending on experience

Hours Full time

Contract Permanent

Role Other Qualified Professional

Posted 18 May 2025

Closes 17 Jun 2025

Job Description

About The Role

UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE

+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Mental Health 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

What you'll be doing

As a Senior Mental Health Nurse you will

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

About The Role

UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE

+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Mental Health 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

What you'll be doing

As a Senior Mental Health Nurse you will

• Lead a multi-disciplinary team to deliver a nurse led service and prevent hospital admissions.
• You will undertake medication rounds, dispense controlled medication
• Attend emergency response situations
• Assess patients, and undertake reception screening.
• You will assess patient's health needs using an evidence based framework and be able to risk assess use sound clinical knowledge.
• You will ensure that you a ssess physical and mental health of prisoners on admission to the prison and throughout their period of custody so that any appropriate referral can be made.
• You will also 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, which include both 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

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 a fair and inclusive healthcare access to all.

Qualifications required
• Registered nurse - Mental Health
• 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 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.

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