Prison Mental Health Team Manager

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust; Millom; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional health service provider seeks a Prison Mental Health Team Manager to lead an established team at HMP Haverigg. The ideal candidate will possess significant experience in mental health services and demonstrate effective leadership. Responsibilities include operational management, collaboration with healthcare partners, and ensuring the delivery of high-quality mental health care. This role offers flexibility and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Weekly CPD sessions

Access to career development opportunities

Free on-site parking

Flexible working opportunities

NHS car lease scheme

Full Occupational health support

Qualifications

• Significant experience working with complex mental ill health.
• Experience providing clinical supervision and mentoring.
• Knowledge of clinical governance and mental health legislation.

Responsibilities

• Manage a mental health team ensuring high professional standards.
• Collaborate with healthcare providers and justice services.
• Provide effective leadership and support staff development.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Team Management

Clinical Supervision

Quality Improvement

Education

Current professional registration with appropriate body in healthcare or social work

Leadership or management qualification

Job description

Overview

Prison Mental Health Team Manager role within Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust, based at HMP Haverigg. The closing date is 29 September 2025.

Would you like to be instrumental in managing and developing an established prison mental health team within the H&J service in HMP Haverigg? This is an exciting opportunity to join the Mental Health Team in HMP Haverigg as a Mental Health Team Manager.

HMP Haverigg is a CAT D prison, working predominantly with sex-offenders. The prison has recently received excellent outcomes from HMIP and the CQC. The mental health team is well-established, offering a variety of interventions to the client group, including trauma therapy, EMDR, and group work. We are innovative, compassionate and supportive of each other, working for a great team in a wonderful part of the country.

The team manager will be expected to lead by example, providing strong leadership while being accessible to staff. They will be flexible in their approach to managing the day-to-day operational aspects of the service.

We are looking for either a clinical or non-clinical Team Manager to join our expanding service. If you do not hold a professional qualification you will require substantial experience of working in either a healthcare or criminal justice setting with leadership experience.

Main duties of the job

Team managers will work in partnership with other healthcare providers, HMPPS, internal and external Health and Justice services within the TEWV region footprint. They will have excellent skills in communication, engagement and collaboration, and have experience of working in mental health services, preferably with knowledge of the criminal justice system.

We welcome candidates to contact us for an informal discussion.

Operational management of a Mental Health Team, including accountability for ensuring the highest professional standards and attitudes towards the care of patients are maintained and delivered at all times in accordance with evidence-based practice, while supporting staff development and well-being.

The successful candidate will work collectively with senior clinical staff to provide a comprehensive mental health service, navigating the challenges of a prison environment.

The post holder will liaise closely with their peer group of team managers, and will also be supported by a service manager and receive supervision and professional development opportunities.

The successful candidate should have experience working in Mental Health Services.

We require the post holders to be committed to equal opportunities, non-discriminatory practices and reflect the trust values of Responsibility, Respect and Compassion.

About us

We're committed to co-creating a great experience for our colleagues. This means listening to what staff are telling us and working together to be the best employer we can be.

Our staff are our most important asset and recognising their excellent work and the vital contributions they make to patient care is very important.

We have achieved the gold Investors in People (IIP) standard and have been commended on great people management practice and demonstrating a commitment to staff development.

The Trust offers a variety of benefits including:

• Weekly CPD sessions
• Access to trust wide career development opportunities
• Working with a dedicated multidisciplinary team
• Free on-site parking
• Long service award
• 27 -33 days annual leave with the option to purchase additional days
• Flexible working opportunities
• NHS car lease scheme
• Full Occupational health support
• Cycle to work scheme
• Access to employee support, independent counselling, chaplaincy
• Mindfulness Sessions
• Access to Coaching and mentors

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description for further detailed information regarding the role and main responsibilities.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Current professional registration with appropriate body in healthcare or social work.
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development.
• Certificate in teaching & assessing in Clinical Practice as appropriate to own profession.
• Recognised sign-off mentor or equivalent for students (within agreed timescale).
• Leadership or management qualification or willingness to work towards. Qualification must be achieved within agreed timescale.
• Quality Improvement Systems for Leaders or willing to undertake within agreed timescale.
• Clinical Supervisor
• Key skills in literacy, numeracy and ITQ level 2 (or equivalent)

Experience

• Significant experience working with people with complex mental ill health or learning disabilities in a community setting.
• Significant experience of working collaboratively with service users and their families/carers
• Significant experience of providing clinical supervision, mentoring and teaching to healthcare professionals and students.
• Demonstrable leadership or management experience
• Significant role in quality improvement activities
• Experience working in health and justice services
• Use of the Trust's Quality Improvement system

Knowledge

• Significant evidence-based knowledge to post-graduate level equivalent, of best practice in caring for patients in the designated field.
• Good understanding of clinical governance and its application in practice.
• Detailed understanding of Care Programme Approach and its application in practice.
• Detailed understanding of Clinical Risk Assessment and Management and its application in practice.
• Good understanding of relevant legislation (e.g. Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act) and its application in practice
• Detailed understanding of Safeguarding and its application in practice
• Research and development methodology
• Understanding of psychological models of care and treatment
• The Trust's quality Improvement System (QIS)
• Budget Management and Financial Standing Instructions
• HR policies and procedures

Skills

• Manage a team effectively
• Provide effective leadership
• Communicate complex and sensitive information effectively to patients, carers/families and all members of the multidisciplinary team.
• Work positively and collaboratively in partnership with external agencies
• Provide effective clinical supervision, teaching, training and assessing in clinical practice.
• Use multimedia materials for presentations in professional settings
• Use approved breakaway techniques
• Write reports and policies
• Undertake basic statistical analysis

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.

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

Full-time, Flexible working, Compressed hours