Senior Care Co-ordinator

NHS; Bicester; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider is seeking a Senior Mental Health Nurse to work at HMP Bullingdon in Bicester. This full-time permanent role includes delivering mental health care, managing caseloads, and providing interventions within a multi-disciplinary team. The position offers a salary of £38,682 to £46,580 annually, plus an RSU allowance. Key benefits include generous annual leave, career progression opportunities, and various employee schemes.

Benefits

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

NHS Discount

Competitive pension scheme

Lease car scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Experience of providing specialist interventions for those with mental health challenges.
• Experience of managing self harm and associated risks.
• Experience of developing and delivering group work.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality, safe and effective mental health care and interventions.
• Manage a caseload, triage, assessment, and delivery of evidence-based interventions.
• Provide advice and support to primary health care and other prison staff.

Skills

Mental health interventions

Self-harm management

Group work development

Education

Professional registration

Job description

Job Summary

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust Forensic Service is expanding, and developing our existing integrated model of mental health care for men in prisons across the Thames Valley region.

Role

We are looking to recruit forward thinking, innovative, creative, and compassionate Senior Mental Health Nurse, OT or Social Worker to offer a wide variety of interventions to the prison population at HMP Bullingdon in Bicester, which is a Category B and C local prison housing approximately 1000 remand and sentenced male prisoners.

This is a full time role where you'll be working as part of a supportive multi-disciplinary team who deliver triage, assessment, group interventions, and caseload management in a person-centred way.

Prisons are very rewarding places to work, where you have the opportunity to develop your existing skills with a vulnerable and unique patient group.

This role includes an RSU allowance of £1,446 per annum on top of your salary.

Main Duties

• As a Senior Care Co‑Ordinator you will provide high quality, safe and effective mental health care and interventions to the service users within the prison establishment, including management of self harm and complex needs.
• You will be responsible for managing a caseload, triage, assessment, and delivery of evidence based interventions within the framework of the multi‑disciplinary team and care programme approach, and input into discharge planning.
• As an integral member of the integrated Mental Health Team, you will provide advice and support to primary health care based within the prison, and other prison staff.
• You will work with internal and external partners, including partner healthcare providers, prison colleagues, social care providers, and probation services.

Qualifications

Professional registration required.

Experience

• Experience of providing specialist interventions for those with mental health challenges.
• Experience of managing self harm and associated risks.
• Experience of developing and delivering group work.

Contractual Requirements

• Ability to undertake continuing professional development.
• Valid driving licence.

Benefits

• Excellent opportunities for career progression.
• Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development.
• 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service.
• NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers.
• Competitive pension scheme.
• Lease car scheme.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Mental Health First Aiders.
• Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists apply).
• Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team.

Location

HMP Bullingdon, Patrick Haugh Road, Bicester, OX25 1PZ

Pay

£38,682 to £46,580 a year plus an RSU allowance of £1,446 per annum.

Contract

Permanent, Full‑time.