Job summary
Band 6 Registered Senior Mental Health Nurse 37.5 hours per week
HMYOI Brinsford
At MPFT we pride ourselves on staff wellbeing and development and can we offer you:
- Our SOOTHE resources - supporting staff across the trust with their physical, mental and financial health. In addition to the support offered from our occupational health provider Team Prevent.
- Counselling support and lifestyle information with advice on a variety of personal matters
- "In our Gift" providing a platform for your voice to be heard to inform change
- The opportunity to purchase additional annual leave
- Opportunities for flexible working (depending on the role)
- Career development opportunities and coaching plus access to in house training programs
- Innovative research training program entitled STARS (Supporting the advancement of Research Skills)
- Child Care Vouchers Scheme
- Recognition and engagement through our staff LOVE awards, LOVE long service awards and Staff Engagement Surveys
- NHS discounts available via the Blue Card and Red Guava schemes
In return for your passion and commitment, you can expect the following from us:
MPFT will offer an additional 10% 'welcome to MPFT bonus', 5% on joining us and 5% after a period of 12 months service.
A contribution for relocation fees is also available upon application.
Salary on appointment.
Individual learning fund.
Lease car scheme.
Generous NHS pension scheme
HMP Brinsford has free parking and access to a gym, and a canteen.
Main duties of the job
Provision of mental health interventions to Service Users within the prison establishment across wellbeing, primary and secondary mental health. This will involve being responsible for managing own caseload, including assessments, care planning, delivering interventions and reviewing care of patients located within the prison with a mental illness, within the framework of the multi-disciplinary team and Care Programme Approach.
Post holders are expected to work as an integral member of the multi-disciplinary, multi-agency team to provide advice and support to primary health care based within the prison and to liaise with, and provide advice and support to statutory and non-statutory agencies.
To provide specialist mental health interventions to service users in the prison.
About us
We believe that the individuals and families who use our services should receive high quality, committed and inclusive services realising all the benefits a modern national NHS organisation can bring. To do this, we need a well-trained and supported workforce and place significant investment in training and development opportunities. We have market-leading opportunities and terms and conditions.
We are proud to have dedicated, passionate and professional staff across our services. We employ a broad spectrum of roles to ensure we meet the needs of those we work with. This includes Doctors, Nurses, Therapists, Allied Health Professionals, Psycho-social Workers, Peer Mentors and Volunteers.
The Trust works in partnership with the NHS programme 'Step into Health', supporting ex-service personnel into a career in the NHS.
Our offer
In return for your passion and commitment, you can expect the following from us:
MPFT will offer an additional 10% 'welcome to MPFT bonus', 5% on joining us and 5% after a period of 12 months service.
A contribution for relocation fees is also available upon application.
Salary on appointment.
Individual learning fund.
Lease car scheme.
Generous NHS pension scheme
HMP Brinsford has free parking and access to a gym, and a canteen.
Job description
Job responsibilities
KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Clinical
Responsible for the management of own caseload, this will include the assessment, monitoring and provision of specialist nursing interventions to individual prisoners with secondary mental health needs. In addition the post holder is responsible for arranging aftercare as required and ensuring care is co-ordinated with other services if necessary.
- To provide a range of interventions across the integrated offender health model this includes primary care and wellbeing interventions where appropriate. To support and liaise with substance misuse team, primary care team and to deliver wellbeing interventions.
- Act upon referrals from Prison based Primary Care staff, and external teams. Referrals are allocated through the weekly team meeting. The post holder will provide assessment, implementation and development of care programmes for individuals on their caseload.
- To be aware of polices relating to vulnerable adults and mental capacity and to be able to work within this framework.
- To be able to work within the Mental Health Act 1983 with a robust knowledge of how it is deployed within the criminal justice service
- Be familiar with and ensure implementation of all local, regional and national policies, procedures and guidelines pertinent to all staff within area of responsibility and comply with their contents in the pursuit of the highest standards of patient care.
- To ensure confidentiality is maintained at all times including all dissemination of information and records.
- Be familiar with and comply with all Mental Health, Community Care and Child protection legislation.
- To be aware and understand the relevant legislation applicable to the care of prisoners.
- Develop and maintain good relationships with service users, relatives and fellow health, social, welfare professionals and other statutory or non-statutory agencies that are involved in care delivery to affect the highest standards attainable in good Mental Health care.
- Ensure that patient and staff welfare is maintained through adherence to agreed Health and Safety polices.
- To provide a nursing service to prisoners taking account of cultural, racial and religious beliefs.
- Provide care based on evidence-linked interventions.
- Ensure that clinical supervision of professional practice is undertaken and caseload supervision is carried out with team leader.
- Initiate and develop new ideas to provide patient care and provide advice relating to changing prison based Mental Health care and the Community Care model.
- Practice in line with the National Service Frame work value base.
- To record all information re patient care, adhering to NMC guidelines for documentation and record keeping.
- To adhere to the principles of clinical governance.
- Manage caseload, ensuring that care is co-ordinated appropriately with other Mental Health services to maintain smooth facilitation of care on individuals release from prison. Working therefore within the Care Programme Approach Framework.
- .Line management of Band 5 nurse where appropriate.
- Support the facilitation of group work where appropriate
Liaison
- Liaise with professional and voluntary agencies to provide appropriate Specialist Mental Health advice for Prisoners with Mental Health problems and attend and contribute to appropriate multi-disciplinary team meetings and case reviews.
- To develop and sustain links with multi-disciplinary services including statutory and non statutory providers
- To develop a network of contacts with relevant agencies to promote service accessibility for the client group.
- To attend relevant meeting to represent Inclusion and the team when required.
Professional
- To keep up to date records and information for the purpose of internal and external evaluation.
- Responsible for own professional development and participate in continuing education and health promotion programmes.
- To provide information and statistics consistent with requirements.
- To prepare and present reports when required to do so.
- Responsible for participation in the trust appraisal process, identifying own/others mandatory professional, supervisory, personal development and training needs. To demonstrate compliance with Inclusion mandatory training.
- Ensure that clinical supervision of professional practice is undertaken and caseload supervision is carried out with team leader.
- To participate and contribute appropriately in research, service modernisation, clinical governance and the NHS operating framework.
- To ensure that the agreed philosophy approach is adopted and followed whilst respecting and valuing the different therapeutic approaches available.
- Responsible of ensuring confidentiality is maintained at all times in accordance with the Data protection act, trust policy and good practice.
- Responsible for maintaining and conducting oneself in a professional manner towards service users, carers, colleagues and other agencies.
- To practice within the NMC code of professional conduct and ensure that registration is maintained and to comply with NMC Revalidation.
- Responsible for ensuring record keeping is maintained adhering to NMC guidelines and trust guidelines.
Education:
- Contribute to the provision of formal and informal training of pre/post registration students, staff members, carers and service users
- Co-operate with nurse teaching establishments in ensuring a realistic learning experience for student nurses and be responsible for promoting the role of the integrated offender mental health and substance misuse team to other health and non-health professionals such as medical students, prison health staff, probation and prison Officers.
- Participate in the setting of clinical standards and development of systems that offer effective evaluation of the service
- Contribute to providing formal and informal training on mental health awareness to statutory and non-statutory services.
- Responsible for the provision of staff induction, mentorship and clinical supervision to professional colleagues as appropriate.
Organisational:
- The post holder is responsible for ensuring that they contribute and work towards the service/organisational aims and objectives.
- The post holder as an individual is required to understand their responsibility for respecting and promoting issues of equality diversity and rights in accordance with good practice and legislation.
- Responsible for reading, understanding and complying with all relevant trust and statutory policies and procedures including the specific responsibilities related to infection control.
- Responsibility of ensuring all required data and information is maintained as per Trust guidelines and policies
COMMUNICATION:
- The post holder is responsible for ensuring accurate and timely written and electronic records are kept which comply with the Trust policy and Professional guidance, reporting on any issues as appropriate.
- The post holder is responsible for ensuring they comply with current good practice in informing/updating all members of the multi-disciplinary team, their colleagues, service users and appropriate others of changes involving current care plans, progress, mental state and psychosocial factors in line with best practice.
- The post holder is responsible for ensuring that they clearly communicate with service users and carers, actively listen to establish an understanding of the needs of the service user and their carers.
- The post holder will develop and maintain good communications and working partnerships with the service user, relatives, primary care staff, other health, prison, police and statutory and non- statutory agencies, involved in care provision. In order that an effective service can be provided for the service user within the prison system.
MANAGERIAL.
- Responsible for the effective utilisation of clinical resources to ensure adequate clinical care is provided with a requirement that all incidents, which may compromise care, are reported immediately to a senior manager, and clinicians involved in their care as appropriate.
- To make decisions and work within a framework commensurate with their level of knowledge and competence and to act accordingly within their sphere of responsibility.
- Line management of staff where appropriate
- Responsible for ensuring that appropriate safeguards and practices are adopted when working autonomously with clients independently.
Job description
Job responsibilities
KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Clinical
Responsible for the management of own caseload, this will include the assessment, monitoring and provision of specialist nursing interventions to individual prisoners with secondary mental health needs. In addition the post holder is responsible for arranging aftercare as required and ensuring care is co-ordinated with other services if necessary.
- To provide a range of interventions across the integrated offender health model this includes primary care and wellbeing interventions where appropriate. To support and liaise with substance misuse team, primary care team and to deliver wellbeing interventions.
- Act upon referrals from Prison based Primary Care staff, and external teams. Referrals are allocated through the weekly team meeting. The post holder will provide assessment, implementation and development of care programmes for individuals on their caseload.
- To be aware of polices relating to vulnerable adults and mental capacity and to be able to work within this framework.
- To be able to work within the Mental Health Act 1983 with a robust knowledge of how it is deployed within the criminal justice service
- Be familiar with and ensure implementation of all local, regional and national policies, procedures and guidelines pertinent to all staff within area of responsibility and comply with their contents in the pursuit of the highest standards of patient care.
- To ensure confidentiality is maintained at all times including all dissemination of information and records.
- Be familiar with and comply with all Mental Health, Community Care and Child protection legislation.
- To be aware and understand the relevant legislation applicable to the care of prisoners.
- Develop and maintain good relationships with service users, relatives and fellow health, social, welfare professionals and other statutory or non-statutory agencies that are involved in care delivery to affect the highest standards attainable in good Mental Health care.
- Ensure that patient and staff welfare is maintained through adherence to agreed Health and Safety polices.
- To provide a nursing service to prisoners taking account of cultural, racial and religious beliefs.
- Provide care based on evidence-linked interventions.
- Ensure that clinical supervision of professional practice is undertaken and caseload supervision is carried out with team leader.
- Initiate and develop new ideas to provide patient care and provide advice relating to changing prison based Mental Health care and the Community Care model.
- Practice in line with the National Service Frame work value base.
- To record all information re patient care, adhering to NMC guidelines for documentation and record keeping.
- To adhere to the principles of clinical governance.
- Manage caseload, ensuring that care is co-ordinated appropriately with other Mental Health services to maintain smooth facilitation of care on individuals release from prison. Working therefore within the Care Programme Approach Framework.
- .Line management of Band 5 nurse where appropriate.
- Support the facilitation of group work where appropriate
Liaison
- Liaise with professional and voluntary agencies to provide appropriate Specialist Mental Health advice for Prisoners with Mental Health problems and attend and contribute to appropriate multi-disciplinary team meetings and case reviews.
- To develop and sustain links with multi-disciplinary services including statutory and non statutory providers
- To develop a network of contacts with relevant agencies to promote service accessibility for the client group.
- To attend relevant meeting to represent Inclusion and the team when required.
Professional
- To keep up to date records and information for the purpose of internal and external evaluation.
- Responsible for own professional development and participate in continuing education and health promotion programmes.
- To provide information and statistics consistent with requirements.
- To prepare and present reports when required to do so.
- Responsible for participation in the trust appraisal process, identifying own/others mandatory professional, supervisory, personal development and training needs. To demonstrate compliance with Inclusion mandatory training.
- Ensure that clinical supervision of professional practice is undertaken and caseload supervision is carried out with team leader.
- To participate and contribute appropriately in research, service modernisation, clinical governance and the NHS operating framework.
- To ensure that the agreed philosophy approach is adopted and followed whilst respecting and valuing the different therapeutic approaches available.
- Responsible of ensuring confidentiality is maintained at all times in accordance with the Data protection act, trust policy and good practice.
- Responsible for maintaining and conducting oneself in a professional manner towards service users, carers, colleagues and other agencies.
- To practice within the NMC code of professional conduct and ensure that registration is maintained and to comply with NMC Revalidation.
- Responsible for ensuring record keeping is maintained adhering to NMC guidelines and trust guidelines.
Education:
- Contribute to the provision of formal and informal training of pre/post registration students, staff members, carers and service users
- Co-operate with nurse teaching establishments in ensuring a realistic learning experience for student nurses and be responsible for promoting the role of the integrated offender mental health and substance misuse team to other health and non-health professionals such as medical students, prison health staff, probation and prison Officers.
- Participate in the setting of clinical standards and development of systems that offer effective evaluation of the service
- Contribute to providing formal and informal training on mental health awareness to statutory and non-statutory services.
- Responsible for the provision of staff induction, mentorship and clinical supervision to professional colleagues as appropriate.
Organisational:
- The post holder is responsible for ensuring that they contribute and work towards the service/organisational aims and objectives.
- The post holder as an individual is required to understand their responsibility for respecting and promoting issues of equality diversity and rights in accordance with good practice and legislation.
- Responsible for reading, understanding and complying with all relevant trust and statutory policies and procedures including the specific responsibilities related to infection control.
- Responsibility of ensuring all required data and information is maintained as per Trust guidelines and policies
COMMUNICATION:
- The post holder is responsible for ensuring accurate and timely written and electronic records are kept which comply with the Trust policy and Professional guidance, reporting on any issues as appropriate.
- The post holder is responsible for ensuring they comply with current good practice in informing/updating all members of the multi-disciplinary team, their colleagues, service users and appropriate others of changes involving current care plans, progress, mental state and psychosocial factors in line with best practice.
- The post holder is responsible for ensuring that they clearly communicate with service users and carers, actively listen to establish an understanding of the needs of the service user and their carers.
- The post holder will develop and maintain good communications and working partnerships with the service user, relatives, primary care staff, other health, prison, police and statutory and non- statutory agencies, involved in care provision. In order that an effective service can be provided for the service user within the prison system.
MANAGERIAL.
- Responsible for the effective utilisation of clinical resources to ensure adequate clinical care is provided with a requirement that all incidents, which may compromise care, are reported immediately to a senior manager, and clinicians involved in their care as appropriate.
- To make decisions and work within a framework commensurate with their level of knowledge and competence and to act accordingly within their sphere of responsibility.
- Line management of staff where appropriate
- Responsible for ensuring that appropriate safeguards and practices are adopted when working autonomously with clients independently.
Person Specification
Evidence of recent CPD and compliance with NMC revalidation
Essential
- Registered Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Council Register
- Considerable experience of working in the mental health field
Person Specification
Evidence of recent CPD and compliance with NMC revalidation
Essential
- Registered Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Council Register
- Considerable experience of working in the mental health field
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
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).
