Mental Health Nurse
NHS
This role is based within the prison setting Monday to Friday.Under the direction of senior staff, be responsible for the delivery of appropriate, high-quality psycho-social nursing care to a defined caseload of offenders utilising evidence-based practice and psychological interventions.To enable the offender towards discharge from in-patient services, recovery and self-care.To ensure high quality nursing care through continual professional development and clinical supervision.To ensure offenders identified with mental health needs are assessed and where necessary appropriate referrals are made to other appropriate agencies in a timely way.To open, review and participate in reviews of individuals being managed under the Assessment, Care in Custody and Teamwork, (ACCT framework), in particular where the offender is known to mental health services and are considered particularly a risk due to suicide or self harm,When directed, act as an advocate and be able to challenge others when necessary.Attend internal and external meetings concerning the care of the offenders as directed.Main duties of the jobTo provide mental health nursing care to offenders. This will require liaison with HMP prison and senior managers and staff probation services, education staff, security personnel, and external NHS providers both in primary and secondary care, and visiting specialists when required.To support senior staff in the development of high-quality mental health care through the effective assessment, development and implementation programmes.To assess care needs and provide high quality nursing care as a member of a multi-disciplinary team for offenders who have mental health care needs utilising care planning and risk assessments.To maintain accurate, legible records of care provided based upon the CPA care plan process, incorporating relevant communication and liaison with other care providers and the wider prison establishmentTo promote the overall health and wellbeing of the offender population using evidence-based practice.About usOxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children’s centres, schools and people’s homes.We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:
Date posted29 August 2024Pay schemeAgenda for changeBandBand 5Salary£31,970 to £39,483 a year pa incContractPermanentWorking patternFull-timeReference number277-6584646-ELMJob locationsHMP ElmleyChurch RoadEastchurch, SheernessME12 4DZJob descriptionJob responsibilities
IMPORTANT INFORMATION, PLEASE READ:All applicants must be willing to undertake National Security Vetting in order to work in a Prison Setting. This will be completed as part of the pre-employment checks through Oxleas and the prison vetting team.You will need to provide:Proof of right to work documentationProof of ID, needs to include 1 photographicIDProof of address documentationNon-UK passport holders will need to have correct documentation (right to work in the UK) and a Home office Share code.Address History:5 years address history will be needed.Applicants that are not UK Passport holders who provide less than 5 years UK address history will need to provide a Police Certificate which must be in English from where they resided previously.Applicants who are UK Passport holders who have lived abroad for a period of more than six months during the last three years will need to provide a certificate of good conduct or an overseas police check in English from the countries resided in or visited.In order to assist you in obtaining a Police Certificate, guidance can be sought from:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicantsIf the country you have resided in is not listed here, you can obtain the necessary information by contacting the relevant Embassy or High Commission for that Country. Their contact details can be found on the Foreign & Commonwealth Office website (http://www.fco.gov.uk/en). Job descriptionJob responsibilities
IMPORTANT INFORMATION, PLEASE READ:All applicants must be willing to undertake National Security Vetting in order to work in a Prison Setting. This will be completed as part of the pre-employment checks through Oxleas and the prison vetting team.You will need to provide:Proof of right to work documentationProof of ID, needs to include 1 photographicIDProof of address documentationNon-UK passport holders will need to have correct documentation (right to work in the UK) and a Home office Share code.Address History:5 years address history will be needed.Applicants that are not UK Passport holders who provide less than 5 years UK address history will need to provide a Police Certificate which must be in English from where they resided previously.Applicants who are UK Passport holders who have lived abroad for a period of more than six months during the last three years will need to provide a certificate of good conduct or an overseas police check in English from the countries resided in or visited.In order to assist you in obtaining a Police Certificate, guidance can be sought from:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicantsIf the country you have resided in is not listed here, you can obtain the necessary information by contacting the relevant Embassy or High Commission for that Country. Their contact details can be found on the Foreign & Commonwealth Office website (http://www.fco.gov.uk/en).Person SpecificationTRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONSEssential
ExperienceEssential
SkillsEssential
Person SpecificationTRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONSEssential
ExperienceEssential
SkillsEssential
£31970 – 39483 per year
Sheerness, Kent – Eastchurch, Kent
Wed, 04 Sep 2024 00:53:40 GMT
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