Clinical Lead - Prison Mental Health Team

Clinical Lead - Prison Mental Health Team Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

We're looking for an experienced mental health nurse/mental health practitioner to join our team working in HMP Full Sutton, which is a high security men's prison in East Riding of Yorkshire. This is a rewarding post, where you will get to practice a full range of psychiatric skills and interventions.

You will make ongoing assessments of needs reflecting individual circumstances, including risk assessment, providing relevant interventions and coordinating discharge planning.

You will be committed to a person-centered approach and will have the ability to prioritize and work flexibly. We offer a comprehensive induction and a vast array of personal, professional and academic training opportunities enabling you to expand your skill set and evidence-based practice.

We are looking for a skilled nurse/mental health practitioner who will thrive working in a busy environment and enjoy working in a multi-disciplinary team, alongside partner providers from a variety of internal and external services.

Main duties of the job

You will have experience providing compassionate mental health care and have an understanding of the criminal justice system. You will make ongoing assessments of need reflecting individual circumstances and provide relevant interventions and input to discharge planning. You will be required to have strong coordination and planning skills, with the ability to make decisions based on comprehensive health and risk assessments.

You should be innovative, flexible and able to engage with patients with complex needs. You will be committed to a person-centered approach and have the ability to prioritize.

18 months post-qualifying experience including sign off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework is essential.

About us

Our Journey to Change sets out why we do what we do, the kind of organization we want to be and the three big goals we're committing to. It was co-created with patients, carers, colleagues and partners.

What do we want to achieve? We want people to lead their best possible lives.

Our values

The most important way we will get there is by living our values all of the time:

1. To co-create a great experience for our patients, carers and families.
2. To co-create a great experience for our colleagues.
3. To be a great partner.

We offer a comprehensive induction, robust supervision arrangements and training opportunities, enabling you to expand your skill set and evidence-based practices.

As well as team operational and clinical support and leadership, you will have access to professional specific support including a Clinical Nurse Specialist, a Nurse Consultant and an Associate Director of Nursing.

We require the post holders to be committed to equal opportunities and non-discriminatory practices and reflect the trust values of Responsibility, Respect and Compassion.

We would welcome candidates to contact and arrange a visit to the prison or an informal discussion.

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details and description of role related tasks.

Please contact

Service Manager- Health and Justice

Mob:

Person Specification Qualification

• RNMH/RNLD or registered practitioner, current professional registration with NMC or relevant professional body.
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development.
• MIP, FLIP, ENB 998 Teaching & Assessing in Clinical Practice or City & Guilds 730 Teaching in Adult Education (within agreed timescales)
• Clinical Supervisor (within agreed timescales).
• 18 months post-qualifying experience including sign off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework.
• Recognised sign-off mentor or must be achieved within agreed timescale.
• Qualified practitioner in e.g. CBT, DBT, PSI, dual diagnosis etc. (within agreed timescale)
• Non-medical Prescriber (within agreed timescale.)
• Post-graduate qualification in a relevant area.

Experience

• Significant experience working with people with mental ill health in a community setting.
• Experience working in multi-disciplinary teams.
• Working collaboratively with service users and their families/carers.
• Experience working in the criminal justice system.

Skills

• Communicate complex and sensitive information effectively to patients, carers/families and all members of the multidisciplinary team.
• Provide leadership and monitor, co-ordinate and prioritise the activities of a team.
• Work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team and undertake care co-ordinator responsibilities.
• Knowledge of health and justice services.

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.

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

£37,338 to £44,962 a year (pro rata) per annum