Nurse Consultant

Job summary

A very exciting and new opportunity has arisen for a Nurse Consultant to join our Health and Justice Service, to clinically lead and provide high quality nursing care across the HMP Full Sutton and HMP Millsike prison Mental Health Teams.

HMP Full Sutton is a part of the Long Term High Secure prison estate, housing adult male sentenced prisoners. HMP Millsike is a brand new prison, built next door to Full Sutton. Millsike is a category C male prison.

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced registered Nurse who has extensive skills and knowledge of delivering psychologically-informed and compassionate care to individuals who come into contact with the criminal justice system.

As Nurse Consultant you will be expected to provide clinical leadership and direction in the provision of excellent mental health assessment and treatment. You will also deliver highly specialist care to patients with severe and enduring mental health conditions or learning disabilities which may include significant challenging behaviours within the prison services. You will provide expert advice, clinical supervision and training to colleagues and partner organisations and have an opportunity to contribute to research and development projects within the service.

You will be well supported by the Associate Director of Nursing and Service Managers, receiving supervision and professional development opportunities.

Main duties of the job

To build on the development of our prison based clinical pathways and treatment delivery across Health & Justice Services. The service provides high quality and compassion focused care for all of our service users.

You will work within a highly specialised clinical area which will require strategic thinking, interdisciplinary working, a high degree of professional autonomy and critical judgement.

Candidates should have excellent leadership and communication skills and be highly knowledgeable and experienced in working with individuals who suffer from complex mental health problems / learning disabilities and with a history of trauma, providing and supervising the delivery of highly specialist psychological therapy to clients within the service.

About us

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.

Date posted

25 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8c

Salary

74,290 to £85,601 a year pro rata, per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working, Compressed hours

Reference number

346-FMH-025-25-A

Job locations

HMP Full Sutton and HMP Millsike

Full Sutton

YO41 1PS

Job description

Job 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.

The Nurse Consultant will be based within our clinical services and be able to work in partnership with both the senior clinical leadership and operational management team and our stakeholder and partners, to ensure that the service operates in a recovery focused way, enabling individuals to achieve their recovery goals.

They will be expected to lead on improving the experience of our patients, their families and / or carers by acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively, and sharing information appropriately within a multi-agency context where collaborative working is essential. This position offers the post holder the opportunity to develop both their clinical and leadership skills and be an integral member of the senior leadership team within the H&J Service.

Applicants must hold a first level RNLD / RNMH qualification and have an independent and supplementary nurse prescribing certificate. As well as a Masters, or working towards with successful completion in agreed timescales. A relevant post-registration qualification with a supporting professional portfolio is essential including training in a Governed Psychological Therapy. You will need to demonstrate extensive professional development, excellent organisational skills, autonomy, communication and interpersonal skills and be able to contribute to the existing multi-disciplinary teams and internal / external processes in a senior clinical role.

The successful candidate will be flexible and able to use initiative. They will be expected to provide senior nursing expertise, clinical leadership and to nurture and develop the delivery of high-quality patient care demonstrating excellent clinical outcomes, coordinate clinical practice, ensuring high standards of evidence-based care; take a lead in clinical audit and developing nursing practice within services. They will also need to be capable of working independently and being adaptable to the changing needs of the organisation.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• RNMH / RNLD, current professional registration with NMC
• Relevant Post-basic clinical qualification(s) with a professional portfolio supporting this.
• Master's Degree
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Non-medical prescriber (or willingness to achieve within agreed timescale
• Recognised teaching qualification

Desirable

Experience

Essential

Knowledge

Essential