Senior Mental Health Nurse

Practice Plus Group; Leeds; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 49,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounts on shopping and leisure

Support to grow in your role

24/7 employee assistance helpline

Job summary

Practice Plus Group is recruiting a Senior Mental Health Nurse to join the Mental Health team at HMP Leeds, a category B men's prison. This full-time role is 37.5 hours per week, covering day shifts across seven days, with no nights and occasional weekend activity.

You will assess and manage patients’ mental health needs, work autonomously within a multidisciplinary team, and contribute to our nursing strategy by delivering evidence-based care, listening to feedback, and safeguarding patients.

Qualifications

• NMC Registered and eligible to practise in the UK.
• Experience of working in mental health settings.
• Evidence of ongoing professional development.
• Experience working with other agencies in a multi-disciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Assess and manage patients' mental health needs on an ongoing basis.
• Work autonomously within a multi-disciplinary team to develop patient care plans.
• Contribute to nursing strategy and provide evidence-based care based on patient feedback.
• Deliver non-judgemental care, build therapeutic relationships and maintain professional boundaries.
• Participate in assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care with safeguarding considerations.

Education

NMC Registered

Mental health experience

Continued Professional Development

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 to join our Mental Health team at HMP Leeds, a category B men's prison, housing males aged 21+.

Hours

37.5 hours a week, covering 7 days, all day shifts (9.5hrs), no nights. Shifts include 8am-6pm and late stop at 9pm which is rote'd monthly. Weekends are spread out over 4-6 weeks, bank holidays included.

Please note you will be expected to work unsociable hours including some weekends, evenings and night shifts where applicable

Salary

This position is full time, you’ll receive an annual salary up to £49,175per annum FTE - 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, your responsibilities will vary. You will

• Responsible for assessment and ongoing management of our patients’ mental health needs.
• Work collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary team as an autonomous practitioner managing a caseload of patients, assessing their physical, social and psychological needs to develop a holistic health care plan.
• Contribute to our nursing strategy and vision to; Provide outstanding evidence based care to our patients, seeking out, listening to and acting on their feedback, so that care is personalised and informed by what matters to them.
• Deliver non-judgemental care, building therapeutic relationships and promoting professional boundaries.
• Play an active part in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of the patient’s care following our policies and procedures and always considering safeguarding.

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.

• We treat patients and each other as they 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

• NMC Registered
• Experience of working within mental health settings, developing knowledge and understanding of this patient group
• Evidence of Continued Professional Development
• Experience of working collaboratively with other agencies and stakeholders in a multi-disciplinary environment

Although not essential ideal applicants would have experience in a hospital, community or prison environment.

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.