Senior Mental Health Nurse

NHS; Preston; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Healthcare Provider is seeking a Senior Mental Health Nurse to join their team at HMP Preston. This full-time role involves managing caseloads, providing clinical leadership, and supporting the mental health needs of patients within a prison environment. Candidates should have relevant qualifications and experience in mental health nursing and possess a drive for professional development.

Benefits

Employee assistance helpline

Financial assistance

Discounts on shopping and leisure activities

Qualifications

• Evidence of ongoing professional development activity.
• Experience in a hospital, community, or prison environment is ideal.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Mental Health team within the Integrated Healthcare Services team.
• Provide clinical leadership and management.
• Ensure effective communication and quality of care.

Skills

Registered Mental Health Nurse - NMC

Supervision experience

Teaching/Mentoring

Education

BSc or equivalent qualification

Job description

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

HMP Preston is a remand male prison with ages from 18+ and a capacity of 680.

The senior nurse will be managing caseloads and dealing with crisis, you will be based within the mental health team and you will also be required to see patients on the prison wings.

Job Summary

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 Preston, a category B Prison located in Preston.

HMP Preston is a remand male prison with ages from 18+ and a capacity of 680.

The senior nurse will be managing caseloads and dealing with crisis, you will be based within the mental health team and you will also be required to see patients on the prison wings.

Hours:

• This role is based on 37.5 hours per week
• Monday - Friday
• 8.30am - 4.30pm and 12.30 - 8.30pm, after completing probation we can look at working 37.5 hours over 4 days
• 1/4 weekends a month

Salary:

This position is full-time, you'll receive an annual salary up to £43,609 - £49,175 per 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 on a permanent basis 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 Mental Health Clinical Lead, your responsibilities will vary. You will

• Work as part of and lead the Mental Health team within the Integrated Healthcare Services team.
• Provide clinical leadership and management to Registered nurses and allied health professionals.
• Establish inter-agency working where necessary to ensure good communication increases quality of care for patients.
• Ensure that own clinical practice is consistent with autonomous practice within the role.
• Based on the Wellbeing Approach and Practice Plus mental Health policy, provide nursing triage and screening and assessment.
• Actively participate with the development of local operating procedures to ensure pathways are clear for clinicians.
• Ensure all complaints/concerns relating to Mental Health are dealt with in a timely fashion.
• Nurse lead treatment or care within mental health.
• Confirm waiting lists are well managed ensuring minimal waiting times for patients.
• Medicines management/advice including supporting medicine administration.

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.

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 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.

Qualifications Required

• Registered Mental Health Nurse - NMC.
• BSc or equivalent qualification.
• Experience of providing supervision.
• Teaching/Mentoring experience and/or qualification.
• Evidence of appropriate continuing professional development activity to maintain up-to-date knowledge and on-going competence in all aspects of the role.

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.