Senior Mental Health Nurse

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

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Senior Mental Health Nurse for its team at HMP Garth. You will be responsible for managing the mental health needs of patients in a secure environment. Ideal candidates should have experience in mental health settings and relevant professional registrations. This role offers a competitive salary and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Onsite parking

Access to onsite gym

Career development opportunities

Employee assistance helpline

Discounts on shopping and leisure activities

Qualifications

• Candidates must have a legal right to work in the UK.
• Experience in a hospital, community, or prison environment is ideal.
• Must have UK professional registration.

Responsibilities

• Assess and manage patients' mental health needs.
• Collaborate with the multi-disciplinary team as an autonomous practitioner.
• Develop a holistic health care plan based on individual needs.

Skills

Experience of working within mental health settings

Evidence of Continued Professional Development

Ability to work collaboratively with multi-disciplinary teams

Education

Occupational Therapist or Social Worker - HCPC / NMC Registered

Job description

Overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Mental Health Nurse to join our Mental Health Team at HMP Garth. HMP Garth has a capacity of around 800 males and is a category B Prison located in Lancashire. The mental health nurse will be based within the healthcare department and will also be required to work on the prison wings.

HMP Garth Offers

• Onsite parking
• Access to onsite gym
• Careers and development opportunities

Hours

• Monday - Friday
• 37.5 hours per week
• 8am - 4pm

Salary

This position is permanent and you will receive an annual salary of between £42,094 - £47,466 per annum 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.

Main duties of the job

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.
• 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, build therapeutic relationships and promote professional boundaries.
• Play an active part in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of the patients care following our policies and procedures and always considering safeguarding.

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 doesnt 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

About us

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 UKs 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.

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Job responsibilities

Again, the role involves the responsibilities outlined above for the Senior Mental Health Nurse within the mental health team at HMP Garth.

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Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Employer name

Practice Plus Group

Address

Garth Prison, Ulnes Walton Lane

Leyland

Lancashire

PR26 8NE

Employer's website

https://practiceplusgroup.com/our-jobs/join-our-team/

Salary: £42,094 to £47,466 a year