Job summary
Are you registered Mental Health Nurse OR Learning Disability Nurse with 18 months post qualifying experience?
Have you thought about working within prison mental health services? Want to deliver community mental health services within the prison environment?
This is an excellent opportunity for mental health and learning disability nurses to join a team working in a rewarding environment where you will get to develop a full range of psychiatric skills and interventions.
This vacancy is open to Band 5 Registered Nurses with a minimum of 18 months post qualification experience and successful completion of preceptorship. This is a developmental post with progression to a Band 6 upon meeting the criteria within the Band 6 job description and competency framework specific to Health & Justice Services.
HMP Hull is Local Category B prison and we are looking for additional nurses to provide mental health care to patients. This role will be responsible for assessment and caseload management of those referred into Mental health services working as part of a stepped care model. You will completing comprehensive assessments, communicating treatment options and initiating supportive care plans, and providing evidence-based interventions alongside the wider multi-disciplinary team.
You will work with internal and external partners, including partner healthcare providers, prison colleagues, social care providers, probation services.
Main duties of the job
You will be a Registered Mental Health or Learning Disability Nurse. You'll have a flexible approach to working within a team that encourages new ideas and opinions on how to improve the service.
You will have experience providing compassionate mental health care and have an understanding of the criminal justice system. You will make on going assessment 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-centred approach and have the ability to prioritise.
We are looking for clinicians who will thrive working in a busy environment amongst a wider well resourced team of multidisciplinary professionals, as well as alongside partner providers from a variety of internal and external services.
About us
As part of the new Mental Health contract awarded to Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust, we are excited to expand our prison mental health services and are looking for registered professionals to join us at HMP Hull Mental Health Team..
HMP Hull is a Category B prison. The establishment serves all courts in the region and accepts prisoners on remand or sentenced by the courts. The predominant population is made up of remand prisoners in the early days of custody whilst engaging in the court processes.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job descriptions for further detailed information regarding the role and main responsibilities.
We require the post holders to be committed to equal opportunities and non-discriminatory practices and reflect the trust values.
We would welcome candidates to contact and arrange a visit to the prison or an informal discussion.
A £3,000 Trust welcome bonus will be applied to this post and is paid, as follows;
- £1,500 upon joining the Trust
- £750 after year 1
- £750 after year 2
Applications are welcome from those registered with the Trusts Temporary Staffing Service (Bank) or that undertake work for the Trust via an external agency. However, please be aware that this incentive is only applicable to individuals on one occasion only. Therefore, you will not be eligible if you have received it previously.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job descriptions for further detailed information regarding the role and main responsibilities.
We require the post holders to be committed to equal opportunities and non-discriminatory practices and reflect the trust values.
We would welcome candidates to contact and arrange a visit to the prison or an informal discussion.
A £3,000 Trust welcome bonus will be applied to this post and is paid, as follows;
- £1,500 upon joining the Trust
- £750 after year 1
- £750 after year 2
Applications are welcome from those registered with the Trusts Temporary Staffing Service (Bank) or that undertake work for the Trust via an external agency. However, please be aware that this incentive is only applicable to individuals on one occasion only. Therefore, you will not be eligible if you have received it previously.
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- Current professional registration with an approved professional body
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development.
- For registered nurses: MIP, FLIP, ENB 998 Teaching & Assessing in Clinical Practice or City & Guilds 730 Teaching in Adult Education or willingness to work towards. Qualification must be achieved within agreed timescale.
- Trained Clinical Supervisor (within agreed timescale)
- Key skills in literacy, numeracy and ITQ level 2 (or equivalent)
Desirable
- Post-graduate qualification in a relevant area
Experience
Essential
- Working with people with mental ill health
Desirable
- Working in a person centred therapeutic organisation
- Working in a community setting
- Working in forensic mental health services
- Working in a prison setting
- Working collaboratively with service users and their families/carers
- Working in a multi-disciplinary team
- Working in partnership with other agencies
Skills
Essential
- Communicate complex and sensitive information effectively to patients, carers/families and all members of the multidisciplinary team
- Work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Undertake lead professional and care co-ordinator responsibilities (within agreed timescale).
- Manage own time and prioritise effectively
- Motivate and work positively and assertively with other members of the team
- Provide effective teaching, training and clinical supervision (within agreed timescale).
- Use approved breakaway techniques (within agreed timescale)
Desirable
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- Current professional registration with an approved professional body
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development.
- For registered nurses: MIP, FLIP, ENB 998 Teaching & Assessing in Clinical Practice or City & Guilds 730 Teaching in Adult Education or willingness to work towards. Qualification must be achieved within agreed timescale.
- Trained Clinical Supervisor (within agreed timescale)
- Key skills in literacy, numeracy and ITQ level 2 (or equivalent)
Desirable
- Post-graduate qualification in a relevant area
Experience
Essential
- Working with people with mental ill health
Desirable
- Working in a person centred therapeutic organisation
- Working in a community setting
- Working in forensic mental health services
- Working in a prison setting
- Working collaboratively with service users and their families/carers
- Working in a multi-disciplinary team
- Working in partnership with other agencies
Skills
Essential
- Communicate complex and sensitive information effectively to patients, carers/families and all members of the multidisciplinary team
- Work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Undertake lead professional and care co-ordinator responsibilities (within agreed timescale).
- Manage own time and prioritise effectively
- Motivate and work positively and assertively with other members of the team
- Provide effective teaching, training and clinical supervision (within agreed timescale).
- Use approved breakaway techniques (within agreed timescale)
Desirable
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
