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Job summary

Main area
Prison Mental Health Services
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Flexible working
  • Compressed hours
37.5 hours per week
Job ref
346-FMH-109-24-A
Employer
Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
HMP Northumberland
Town
Acklington
Salary
£35,392 - £42,618 pro rata, per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
09/07/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Trust logo

Clinical Lead - Prison Mental Health Team - £3,000 Joining Bonus

Band 6

We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.

From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care —our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.

We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.

We’re committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.

We won’t rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.

Job overview

Have you thought about working within prison mental health services? 

We offer a comprehensive induction and workforce development plan with a vast array of personal, professional and academic training opportunities enabling you to expand your skill set and evidence-based practices.

HMP Northumberland are looking for mental health nurses / registered professionals to provide mental health care to patients. This role will include carrying out comprehensive assessments, initiating supportive care plans, and providing evidence-based interventions alongside the wider multi-disciplinary team, with an approximate caseload of 30 patients.

Our teams are multi-disciplinary with a wide range of professionals to enable clinicians to work collaboratively within our stepped are model. You will also work with internal and external partners, including wider healthcare providers, prison colleagues, social care providers and probation services.  

 

Main duties of the job

£3,000 Trust welcome bonus will be applied to this post. This incentive is paid as follows; £1,500 upon joining the Trust, £750 after year 1 and £750 after year 2.

You will either be a Registered Mental Health Nurse/ Social Worker/ Occupational Therapist. 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 preferably 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. 

 

 

Working for our organisation

Our Journey to Change sets out why we do what we do, the kind of organisation 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:

We are committed to three big goals:

To co-create a great experience for our patients, carers and families.

To co-create a great experience for our colleagues

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 an Advanced Nurse Practitioner, 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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.

 

Person specification

Qualification

Essential criteria
  • 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).
  • 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).
  • Key skills in literacy, numeracy and ITQ level 2 (or equivalent)
  • Non-medical Prescriber (within agreed timescale.)
Desirable criteria
  • Leadership or management qualification
  • Post-graduate qualification in a relevant area

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Significant experience working with people with mental ill health in a community setting.
  • Working with external partners/team working
  • Working collaboratively with service users and their families/carers.
Desirable criteria
  • Experience in a secure environment.

Skills

Essential criteria
  • 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 offender health clinical pathways

Employer certification / accreditation badges

We are a Living Wage EmployerApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveImproving working livesMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employer

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Lauren Edwards
Job title
Team Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Additional information

 

 

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