Senior Mental Health Nurse: HMP Lowdham

NHS; Lowdham; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading Trust as a Senior Mental Health Nurse at HMP Lowdham, providing impactful care for individuals with diverse mental health issues. The role requires a registered nurse with enthusiasm for offender healthcare, offering opportunities for professional development while making a difference in patients' lives.

Benefits

Commitment to equality and diversity

Support for staff well-being

Opportunities for professional development

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with NMC registration and demonstrable experience in mental health.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Mentor and Assessor Experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide healthcare to individuals with complex mental health needs.
• Deliver bespoke care addressing health inequalities.
• Supervise junior staff and contribute to CPA reviews.

Skills

Good communication

Organisational skills

IT skills

Effective problem solving

Education

Registered RMN

NMC registration

Tools

Patient Administration Systems (S1)

Job description

Go back Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Mental Health Nurse: HMP Lowdham

The closing date is 13 July 2025

Please be advised Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has made the difficult decision to serve notice on its offender health contracts. Over the coming months, we will be working with NHS England on the transition of the services to a new provider. We still need to recruit to these valued positions and welcome your application. But, in line with our values, honesty is important, so please note that if you are successful that in time your employment would move from Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust to another provider who would then be your new employer.

Looking for something new & exciting in the NHS?

Ever considered Prison healthcare?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Mental Health Nurse to join the Healthcare team at HMP Lowdham.

Working within the Team at HMP Lowdham will give you the opportunity to make a real difference to a group of people with a wide range of mental health issues, including complex and enduring mental health problems, some being managed under the Care Programme Approach (CPA).

This role is for registered nurses, with NMC registration, who wish to pursue a career within Offender Health, with proven post registration experience in supporting patients with primary and/or secondary Mental Health needs and have a good knowledge and understanding of CPA and risk assessment.

You should be enthusiastic, motivated, patient focused and enjoy a challenge.

Main duties of the job

There is a dedicated healthcare centre located within the establishment where healthcare appointments can be carried out.

You will be a registered nurse with demonstrable experience in mental health and associated professional development. Working with men from arrival in the prison through to their release back into the community, you will feel rewarded in your ability to deliver a bespoke package of care to address and improve health inequalities to individuals with diverse and complex health needs?

Delivering a wide range of positive health opportunities to individuals in custody, which is equal to and often above what is offered in the community.

About us

=#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.

We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.

The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.

The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve net-zero commitment

Job responsibilities

The Offender Health Care Group is one of the largest and most successful providers of prison healthcare in the UK.

The Care Group provide physical, mental health and substance misuse healthcare services in prisons across the East Midlands, Lincolnshire & Leicestershire.

Providing healthcare to several Prisons, for a population of over 10 000. You would be part of a large peer group of 400+ healthcare professionals, with access to peer support, supervision and excellent opportunities for learning and development.

We are committed to working in partnership with prison services, national probation service other healthcare providers and our criminal justice system partners to improve health, support justice to reduce re-offending behaviour.

The Offender Health Team truly believes it can make a difference to the lives of offenders by offering consistent, high-quality care in primary, mental health and substance misuse services that are equivalent to health services delivered outside of Prison.

The Trust

We have more than 100 sites and a huge scope of unique opportunities to develop your career and gain some amazing experiences. We strive to be a great place to work and offer many staff benefits and tailored staff support and wellbeing programmes.

Its the variety of this role which will provide a stimulating experience like no other, one minute you could be engaging patients in a mental health assessment or delivering brief therapeutic interventions with patients who have primary or secondary mental health problems, the next you may be facilitating a CPA review or contributing to a risk management meeting due to an individuals self-harm behaviour.

We work as part of a wide MDT, including GPs, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, RMNs, Pharmacists, Substance Misuse Recovery workers, RGNs, Sexual Health Specialists and other Allied Professionals and have strong links with community services to promote continuity of care.

We have well-established and strong relationships with the prison team, who support us to deliver healthcare safely.

This role enables you to work autonomously, whilst always having the support of a strong team when required. There are opportunities and support for progression for the right candidate, which can be anything from completing a full Preceptorship to a masters degree.

As a senior nurse your will also be responsible for supporting and supervising junior staff, to engage in individual and group supervision and reflective practice.

Please see full job description for job responsibilities.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.

You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered RMN
• NMC registered
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Mentor and Assessor Experience

Experience

• A genuine interest in working with this client group and in Offender Mental health related issues
• Experience of working in secondary Mental Health Services
• Supervision and appraisal of staff
• Experience of working effectively within a MDT/interagency working
• Forensic and/ or prison/or criminal justice nursing experience

Knowledge

• CPA systems and processes
• An understanding of Personality Disorders
• Able to offer support in a crisis situation and have experience of working with patients who self-harm.
• Knowledge and or experience of the ACCT process.
• Local and National strategies including issues relevant to the criminal justice system

Skills

• Good communicator with both verbal and written text.
• Organisational skills to manage and prioritise own work load
• IT skills including Patient Administration Systems (S1)
• Evidence of effective and appropriate documentation
• Ability to engage with and develop a rapport with the client group
• Evidence of working as part of a multi disciplinary team
• Effective problem and decision solving skills

Values and Behaviours

• All colleagues are expected to demonstrate at interview that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
• All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion as identified within the Trust's Equality and Diversity Policy and associated Equality, Diversity and Human Rights legislation

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

£37,338 to £44,962 a yearper annum (pro rata for part time)