Senior Mental Health Nurse - HMP Bullingdon

inploi; Bicester; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare trust is seeking a Senior Mental Health Nurse for a full-time position at HMP Bullingdon in Bicester. The role involves delivering high-quality mental health care, managing complex needs, and working within a multi-disciplinary team. Candidates must be registered mental health nurses with experience in providing specialist interventions. Attractive benefits include professional development opportunities and flexible leave policies.

Benefits

27 days annual leave, rising to 33

NHS Discount

Competitive pension scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Mental Health First Aiders

Qualifications

• Experience of providing specialist interventions for those with mental health challenges.
• Experience of managing self harm and associated risks.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality mental health care to service users.
• Manage a caseload, triage, assessment, and delivery of interventions.
• Provide advice and support to primary health care within the prison.

Skills

Mental health care

Triage and assessment

Management of self harm

Group interventions

Education

Professional registration

Job description

Job overview

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust Forensic Service is expanding, and developing our existing integrated model of mental health care for men in prisons across the Thames Valley region.

Prisons are very rewarding places for mental health nurses to work, where you have the opportunity to develop your existing skills with a vulnerable and unique patient group.

We are looking to recruit forward thinking, innovative, creative, and compassionate Senior Mental Health Nurse to offer a wide variety of interventions to the prison population at HMP Bullingdon in Bicester, which is a Category B and C local prison housing approximately 1000 remand and sentenced male prisoners.

This is a full time role where you'll be working as part of a supportive multi-disciplinary team who deliver triage, assessment, group interventions, and caseload management in a person-centred way.

If you're an experienced registered mental health nurse looking to further your career in forensic services, we'd love to hear from you!

Main duties of the job

• As a Senior Mental Health Nurse you will provide high quality, safe and effective mental health care and interventions to the service users within the prison establishment, including management of self harm and complex needs.
• You will be responsible for managing a caseload, triage, assessment, and delivery of evidence based interventions within the framework of the multi-disciplinary team and care programme approach, and input into discharge planning.
• As an integral member of the integrated Mental Health Team, you will provide advice and support to primary health care based within the prison, and other prison staff.
• You will work with internal and external partners, including partner healthcare providers, prison colleagues, social care providers, and probation services.

Please refer to the job description attached for a comprehensive list of duties. Please note if you are based outside of the UK you will need to be fully qualified, have already passed your OSCE and have an NMC pin number in order to be considered for this role.

Working for our organisation

Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application please read the “candidate guide to making an application” and ensure your supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses any essential criteria.

As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible. Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team”

Our values are: “Caring, safe and excellent”

We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:

• Excellent opportunities for career progression
• Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
• 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
• NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
• Competitive pension scheme
• Lease car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists apply)
• Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the “supporting statement” element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.

The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.

Person specification Qualifications Essential criteria

• Professional registration

Desirable criteria

• Experience of working in the field of criminal justice
• Knowledge of forensic care

Experience Essential criteria

• Experience of providing specialist interventions for those with mental health challenges
• Experience of managing self harm and associated risks

Desirable criteria

• Experience of developing and delivering group work

Contractual Requirements Essential criteria

• Ability to undertake continuing professional development

Desirable criteria

• Valid Driving Licence

Documents to Download

JD&PS (PDF, 294.1KB)

Guidance Notes for Candidates Applying for a job at OHFT (PDF, 424.6KB)

Recruiter Contact Details

Name: Steve Faulkner

Title: Team Manager

Email: [e-mail]

Telephone: [phone]