Senior Mental Health Nurse

The Methodist Church in Britain; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounts on shopping and leisure

Career development opportunities

Employee assistance helpline

Financial assistance when needed

Bespoke induction including Health in

Access to Learning Management System

On-site parking

On-site canteen

Job summary

Practice Plus Group's Health in Justice service is seeking a Senior Mental Health Nurse to provide clinical leadership within HMP Wakefield. The role focuses on patients with complex needs, leading risk assessment, care planning and multidisciplinary decisions, including in the Segregation Unit.

You will ensure high standards of clinical governance, support colleagues with expert guidance, and contribute to person-centred assessments and treatment planning in a secure environment.

Qualifications

• Qualified Senior Mental Health Nurse with appropriate registration.
• Experience with patients who have complex mental health conditions.
• Experience with psychosocial interventions and group work; awareness of substance misuse.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership for patients with complex care needs and promote recovery and wellbeing.
• Lead multidisciplinary decisions, including segregation reviews and complex case discussions.
• Oversee complex care in the Segregation Unit and ensure high-risk assessments and care planning.
• Support colleagues with expert advice and guidance for complex cases.
• Ensure comprehensive assessments and person-centred care plans are carried out.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Risk assessment

Multidisciplinary decision making

Complex mental health knowledge

Governance & quality standards

Education

Qualified Senior Mental Health Nurse

Job description

Senior Mental Health Nurse in the Mental Health team at HMP Wakefield, a Category A men's prison, run by Practice Plus Group's Health in Justice service. The work centres on clinical leadership for patients with complex needs, covering risk assessment, care planning and multidisciplinary decisions, including in the Segregation Unit. Full-time, 37.5 hours on weekday days, with one weekend in four and bank holiday cover on a rota. NMC registration is needed, and offers are subject to vetting and security checks.

What the job involves

• Provide clinical leadership and expertise for patients with complex care needs, promoting recovery, wellbeing and equitable access to care
• Lead and contribute to multidisciplinary decision-making, including Safer Intervention Meetings, segregation reviews and complex case discussions
• Provide professional leadership and clinical oversight of complex care, including in the Segregation Unit
• Ensure high standards of risk assessment, care planning, care coordination and service delivery
• Support colleagues in managing complex cases through specialist advice and clinical guidance
• Support the team to carry out comprehensive assessments and person-centred care plans
• Communicate treatment options effectively to patients and colleagues

Qualifications

• Qualified Senior Mental Health Nurse

Registration & licences

• NMC registration

Experience

• Experience working face to face with patients who have complex mental health conditions
• Experience of psychosocial interventions and group work, with awareness of substance misuse

Skills & knowledge

• Substantial knowledge of complex and co-occurring presentations, including severe and enduring mental illness, personality disorder and neurodiversity
• Sound clinical knowledge and assessment skills, including risk assessment
• Understanding of clinical governance, health and safety, QOF, EBP and national standards
• Knowledge of evidence-based practice, health promotion, NICE guidelines and pharmacology

Checks & eligibility

• Legal right to work in the UK
• Additional vetting and security checks

Nice to have

• Experience in a hospital, community or prison environment

What’s offered

• Discounts on shopping and leisure activities
• Regional and national career development opportunities
• 24/7 employee assistance helpline
• Financial assistance when needed
• Bespoke induction, including the Introducing Health in Justice course
• Access to the bespoke Learning Management System
• On-site parking
• On-site canteen