Senior Mental Health Practitioner

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

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is looking for a Senior Mental Health Practitioner to join their team at HMP Stocken. In this full-time role, you will assess and manage the mental health needs of patients, collaborating with a multi-disciplinary team. The position offers a salary between £43,609 and £49,175 annually, depending on experience, and requires candidates to have a legal right to work in the UK. Opportunities for career development are available.

Benefits

Discounts on shopping and leisure activities

Support for professional development

24/7 employee assistance helpline

Qualifications

• Legal right to work in the UK is required.
• Experience in managing a caseload of patients.
• Ability to provide evidence-based care.

Responsibilities

• Conduct assessments and manage patients' mental health needs.
• Develop care plans addressing physical, social, and psychological needs.
• Provide non-judgmental care and promote professional boundaries.
• Participate in the evaluation of patient care as per policies.

Skills

Assessment of mental health needs

Collaboration with multi-disciplinary teams

Therapeutic relationship building

Holistic health care planning

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Mental Health Practitioner to join our Mental Health team at HMP Stocken, a category C Mens Prison located in Stretton, Rutland.

In this role you'll be working with a multi‑disciplinary team that will support you and help you succeed.

The Mental Health Service is covered:

• Monday to Friday - 08:00-17:00

This position is full time; you will receive an annual salary between £43,609 – £49,175 per 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.

Main duties of the job

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

• Be responsible for assessment and ongoing management of our patients' mental health needs.
• Collaborate 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 health care plan.
• Contribute to our nursing strategy and vision by providing 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 patients' 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.

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

About us

The Health in Justice team at Practice Plus Group makes a real difference across over 53 prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres. We are 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 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.

Job responsibilities

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Mental Health Practitioner to join our Mental Health team at HMP Stocken, a category C Mens Prison located in Stretton, Rutland.

In this role you'll be working with a multi‑disciplinary team that will support you and help you succeed.

The Mental Health Service is covered:

• Monday to Friday - 08:00-17:00

This position is full time; you will receive an annual salary between £43,609 – £49,175 per 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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Experience

Additional Criteria

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.

£43,609 to £49,175 a year

Between £43,609 – £49,175 depending on experience