Senior Mental Health Nurse

Practice Plus Group; Lewes; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounts on shopping and leisure

Career development opportunities

24/7 employee assistance

Job summary

Practice Plus Group is recruiting a Senior Mental Health Nurse for HMP Lewes, a category B prison in Lewes. The role involves working in a multi-disciplinary team to assess and plan care, administer medications, and support patients with complex mental health needs.

Shifts are 37.5 hours, Monday to Friday 2pm-10pm, with potential weekend hours (8am-4pm). Salary starts at £48,200 and goes up to £54,397 depending on experience, with opportunities for professional development and support from a

Qualifications

• Qualified Mental Health Nurse with NMC registration (required).
• Evidence of Continued Professional Development.
• Experience in leadership roles.
• Experience caring for patients with complex mental health conditions.
• Experience with psychosocial interventions and group work.

Responsibilities

• Work within a multi-disciplinary team to assess, plan and review care, and develop treatment options.
• Undertake medication rounds and assess/distress patients following traumatic experiences.
• Assess health needs using evidence-based framework and perform risk assessments.
• Manage a caseload and provide information, advice and support to patients.
• Deliver non-judgemental care and monitor therapeutic responses to medications.
• Lead and inspire excellence through collaboration with partners and stakeholders.
• Promote best practice through clinical supervision and evidence-based care.
• Share knowledge and support multidisciplinary teams to ensure safe care.

Skills

Leadership experience

Direct patient care

MDT collaboration

Evidence-based practice

Education

NMC registration

Job description

+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Mental Health Nurse to join our team at HMP Lewes, a

Lewes.

Hours

37.5 hours working Monday - Friday 2pm - 10pm, with a potential for weekend working with the hours of 8am-4pm

Salary

You’ll receive an annual salary of £48,200 - £54,397 - depending on experience.

About The Role

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Mental Health Nurse to join our team at HMP Lewes, a category B Prison located in Lewes.

Hours

37.5 hours working Monday - Friday 2pm - 10pm, with a potential for weekend working with the hours of 8am-4pm

Salary

You’ll receive an annual salary of £48,200 - £54,397 - 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

• Work within a multi-disciplinary team carrying out comprehensive assessments, initiating and reviewing care plans, and developing treatment options
• Undertake medication rounds, and assess and treat patients who may have undergone traumatic experiences and may be distressed
• Assess patient’s health needs using an evidence based framework and be able to risk assess use sound clinical knowledge
• You will work with individuals providing advice, support and information and manage a case load of patients.
• Deliver non-judgemental care that makes a real difference
• You will monitor therapeutic responses to medication and potential side effects liaising with prescribers as required.
• Inspire excellence by forging strong links with our partners and stakeholders
• Promote best practice, clinical supervision, evidence based care
• Share knowledge, skills and expertise to ensure safe care, building strong multi-disciplinary teams and supporting each other to do a great job.

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 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 required:

• Qualified Mental Health Nurse - NMC registration
• Evidence of Continued Professional Development
• Experience of some leadership
• Experience of working with patients, face to face, who have complex mental health conditions
• Experience of psychosocial interventions, group work and awareness of substance misuse

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.