Senior Mental Health Nurse

Practice Plus Group Holdings Limited; Leyland; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK seeks a Senior Mental Health Nurse to manage patient care and collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams. Ideal candidates will be HCPC/NMC registered and possess experience in mental health settings. The role offers an annual salary between £43,609 - £49,175, alongside career development opportunities and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Discounts on shopping and leisure activities

24/7 employee assistance helpline

Support for professional development

Qualifications

• Experience of working within mental health settings.
• Evidence of Continued Professional Development.
• Experience of working collaboratively with other agencies.

Responsibilities

• Assessment and ongoing management of patient mental health needs.
• Working collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary team.
• Delivering non-judgmental care and promoting professional boundaries.

Skills

Mental health settings experience

Collaboration in multi-disciplinary teams

Holistic healthcare planning

Building therapeutic relationships

Education

Occupational Therapist or Social Worker - HCPC / NMC Registered

Job description

As a Senior Mental Health Nurse, your responsibilities will vary. You will be responsible for:

• Assessment and ongoing management of our patients' mental health needs.
• Working collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary team as an autonomous practitioner, managing a caseload of patients and developing a holistic healthcare plan.
• Contributing to our nursing strategy and vision to provide outstanding evidence-based care to our patients.
• Delivering non-judgmental care, building therapeutic relationships, and promoting professional boundaries.
• Playing an active part in the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of the patients' care, following our policies and procedures, and always considering safeguarding.

We offer career development opportunities, including internal and external options for development and learning. Our benefits include:

• 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.

We are looking for caring, compassionate, and driven professionals who can help us drive our vision for fair and inclusive healthcare access to all. Ideal candidates will have:

• 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.

The Health in Justice team at Practice Plus Group makes a real difference across over 53 prisons, young offenders, and immigration removal centers. 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.

This position is permanent, and you will receive an annual salary of between £43,609 - £49,175 per annum, depending on experience. We will support you with a bespoke induction, including our Introducing Health in Justice training course, competency framework, regional and national career development opportunities, and our bespoke Learning Management System to address your learning needs.

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.