Senior Mental Health Nurse

Practice Plus Group; West Tanfield; Vor Ort; GBP 44.000 - 54.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

On-site parking

Canteen on site

Discounts on shopping & leisure

Employee assistance program

Financial assistance

Zusammenfassung

Practice Plus Group are recruiting a Senior Mental Health Nurse to join the Mental Health team at HMP Wakefield. You will provide clinical leadership for patients with complex care needs, spearhead multidisciplinary decisions, and ensure high standards of care within a high-security prison setting.

You will have a substantive NMC registration, and contribute to training, development, and evidence-based practice while supporting colleagues in delivery of comprehensive assessments and care

Qualifikationen

• Qualified Senior Mental Health Nurse with NMC registration.
• Experience in managing complex mental health conditions.
• Strong risk assessment and care planning abilities.
• Experience in a prison, hospital or secure environment is advantageous.
• Ability to lead multidisciplinary clinical discussions.

Aufgaben

• Provide clinical leadership for patients with complex needs in a prison setting.
• Lead multidisciplinary decision-making and sessions such as Safer Intervention Meetings and complex case reviews.
• Oversee high-quality, evidence-based care and risk assessments.
• Support teams with case management and development of person-centred care plans.
• Pursue ongoing professional development through internal and external training.

Kenntnisse

Senior Mental Health Nurse

NMC Registration

Risk assessment

Complex care

Leadership

Jobbeschreibung

+ 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 Wakefield,

About The Role

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 Wakefield, a Category A, high security prison for males in Wakefield city centre. Working within complex care.

This is a fantastic opportunity to work in an ever-changing, challenging environment, which is hugely rewarding!

Strong Induction period when first joining, room for progression through the training, parking on site, on-site canteen

Hours

37.5 hours a week, working Monday to Friday 08:00 - 16:00. 1 in 4 weekends working 08:30 - 16:30 and ad-hoc bank holidays on a rota basis.

Salary

This position is full time, you’ll receive an annual salary up to £49,175per 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.

What you'll be doing

• Provide clinical leadership and expertise for patients with complex care needs, promoting recovery, wellbeing and equitable access to care within the prison population.
• You will lead and contribute to multidisciplinary decision-making, including attendance at Safer Intervention Meetings, segregation reviews and complex case discussions.
• You will provide professional leadership and clinical oversight of complex care, including within the Segregation Unit, ensuring high standards of risk assessment, care planning, care coordination and service delivery.
• You will support colleagues in the management of complex cases, providing specialist advice, clinical guidance and leadership to ensure the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based care through the multidisciplinary team. You will support the team to undertake comprehensive assessments, develop person-centred care plans and communicate treatment options effectively to patients and colleagues..
• 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

• 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 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 Senior Mental Health Nurse / NMC Registration
• Substantial knowledge of complex and co-occurring presentations, including severe and enduring mental illness, personality disorder and neurodiversity.
• 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
• 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

Although not essential ideal applicants would have experience in a hospital, community or prison environment.