Senior Mental Health Nurse

Practice Plus Group; Leicester; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare provider as a Senior Mental Health Nurse at HMP Leicester, where you will assess and manage the mental health needs of patients in a challenging yet rewarding environment. This role offers competitive salary, career development opportunities, and support for professional growth. Ideal candidates will have HCPC/NMC registration and experience in mental health settings, contributing to personalized care in a diverse healthcare team.

Benefits

Bespoke induction training

Career development opportunities

Employee assistance helpline

Discounts on shopping and leisure activities

Qualifications

• Experience in mental health settings.
• Evidence of Continued Professional Development.
• Experience working collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary environment.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for assessment and ongoing management of patients’ mental health needs.
• Work collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary team managing a caseload.
• Deliver non-judgemental care and promote professional boundaries.

Skills

Assessment

Collaboration

Patient Care

Therapeutic Relationships

Education

HCPC / NMC Registration

Job description

About The Role

UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE

+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE

We have an exciting opportunity for a SeniorMental Nurseto join our Mental Healthteam atHMP Leicester, acategory BPrison located inLeicester.

HMP Leicester is a Category B local prison holding men who are on remand as well as sentenced. It has an operational capacity of around 400. The prison is located in the City Centre and is a 15-minute walk from the station.

Hours

• Monday - Sunday service 37.5 hours per week
• Monday - Sunday 07:30 - 18:30 - various shift patters
  
• 3 shifts one week and 4 shifts the following
• 1 in 3 / 4 weekends on rota basis

Salary

This position is full time,you’ll receive an annual salary between £42094 - £47466per 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 aSenior 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.
  

If you are interested incareer development,we have a wide range of opportunities for you to develop your skills and experience, which include bothinternal and external optionsfor 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.

• Occupational Therapist or Social Worker -HCPC / 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.