Senior Mental Health Nurse

Practice Plus Group; Wymott; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Senior Mental Health Nurse for their team at HMP Wymott. This full-time role focuses on the assessment and management of mental health patients within a secure environment. Candidates must be HCPC/NMC registered and have a passion for providing compassionate, evidence-based care. The position offers competitive salary and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Onsite parking

Access to onsite gym

Career development opportunities

Discounts on shopping and leisure activities

24/7 employee assistance helpline

Qualifications

• Experience in mental health settings is required.
• Completed Continued Professional Development is essential.
• Collaboration with agencies in a multi-disciplinary environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage assessment and ongoing care plans for patients.
• Provide personalized and evidence-based mental health care.
• Build therapeutic relationships while maintaining professional boundaries.
• Participate in evaluating patient care and planning.

Skills

Mental health assessment

Multi-disciplinary collaboration

Evidence-based care

Therapeutic relationship building

Education

HCPC / NMC Registered

Job description

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 Wymott, a Category C male prison located in Leyland. Ideally the candidate should be a car driver due to the location of the prison.

HMP Wymott has capacity of around 1,100, and has a varied and complex population.

You will be working as part of a mental health team of 14. The Mental Health team have their own offices within the Healthcare department, however clinics will also be based on the wings.

HMP Wymott Offers

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

Hours:

Monday - Sunday - 37.5 hours per week

8am - 4pm

1 in 4 weekends

4 week rolling rotaSalary:

This position is full time, you’ll receive an annual salary between £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 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

As a Senior Mental Health Nurse, your responsibilities will vary. You will

• 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 healthcare plan.
• Contribute to our nursing strategy and vision: 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, building therapeutic relationships and promoting professional boundaries.
• Play an active part in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of the patient’s 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 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

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 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.