Senior Mental Health Practitioner (Early Days in Custody)

About The Role

Please ensure you read the below overview and requirements for this employment opportunity completely.

UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE

• MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Mental Health Nurse to join our Mental Health team at HMP Lewes, a category B men's prison. Free parking and very welcoming team!

Working in a friendly and supportive team of 6, lots of training and development available dependant on what you are keen to continue developing in and free parking on site.

Hours

36 hours a week - Working three days a week, 13 hour shift each, 9am-10pm, with 1 hour break. No weekends or nights.

Salary

This position is full time, you’ll receive an annual salary up to £52507 per annum FTE - depending on experience.

How will we support you?

Candidates are required to have a Legal right to work in the UK and due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks.

What you'll be doing

As a Senior Mental Health Nurse, your responsibilities will vary. You will

Responsible for assessment and ongoing management of our patients’ mental health needs.

Work collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary team as an autonomous practitioner managing a caseload of patients, assessing their physical, social and psychological needs to develop a holistic health care plan.

Contribute to our nursing strategy and vision to; Provide outstanding evidence based care to our patients, seeking out, listening to and acting on their feedback, so that care is personalised and informed by what matters to them.

Deliver non-judgemental care, building therapeutic relationships and promoting professional boundaries.

Play an active part in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of the patient’s care following our policies and procedures and always considering safeguarding.

If you are interested in career development, we have a wide range of opportunities for you to develop your skills and experience, which include both internal and external options for development and learning.

It doesn’t stop there… we also offer :

Discounts on shopping and leisure activities

Support to grow in your role and continue your professional development

24 / 7 employee assistance helpline and financial assistance when you need it

What we’ll look for in you

The Health in Justice team at Practice Plus Group makes a real difference across over 53 prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres. We’re the UK’s leading independent provider of NHS services to over 40,000 patients in secure environments, always putting their needs first, regardless of their background.

Practice Plus Group’s purpose is to Unlock your best work life and we stand by our core values :

we treat patients and each other as we would like to be treated

we act with integrity

we embrace diversity

we strive to do things better together

We are looking for caring, compassionate but also driven professionals who can help us drive our vision for a fair and inclusive healthcare access to all.

Qualifications

Occupational Therapist, Social Worker or Nurse - HCPC / NMC Registered

Experience of working within mental health settings, developing knowledge and understanding of this patient group

Assess patients to a high standard and risk assessment

Evidence of Continued Professional Development

Experience of working collaboratively with other agencies and stakeholders in a multi-disciplinary environment

Although not essential ideal applicants would have experience in a hospital, community or prison environment.