Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
Have you thought about working within prison mental health services? Want to deliver therapeutic support for those requiring enhanced mental health care?
Prison environments are one of the most challenging, yet rewarding places for healthcare professionals to work. If you're looking for a role where you can develop your existing clinical skills and learn something new every day in an environment that never stands still, then this could be the opportunity for you.
This is an excellent opportunity for registered mental health nurses who have experience working within mental health services to join a team where you will get to develop a full range of psychiatric skills and interventions. Additionally, to the competency framework, we offer a comprehensive induction and development plan with a vast array of training opportunities enabling you to expand your skill set and evidence-based practices.
We are looking for Mental Health Nurses to provide support to patients for the Wellbeing Unit.
In partnership with the Prison Service, we will provide an enhanced level of care to those residents at HMP Hull and the wider male population within the secure estate in Yorkshire and Humber.
The Wellbeing Unit will:
* Offer residents with capacity urgent assessment and treatment, intervention and medication to stabilise their mental health and promote recovery.
* Establish pathways with regional secure units to ensure safe transfer and remission to and from secure services when appropriate.
Main duties of the job
You will be a Registered Mental Health Nurse.
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
This role will be responsible for assessment and caseload management of those referred to the Wellbeing Unit. You will carry out comprehensive assessments, confidently communicating treatment options and initiating supportive care plans, and providing evidence-based interventions alongside the wider multi-disciplinary team.
You will be committed to a person-centered approach to your work and will have an ability to prioritise and work flexibly. We are looking for skilled professionals who will thrive working in a busy environment in a well-resourced team of multidisciplinary professionals, as well as alongside partner providers from a variety of internal and external services.
About us
Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust (TEWV) provides mental health and learning disability services in partnership with Rethink Mental Illness and Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust (HTFT) in 2 prisons in the East Riding of Yorkshire. As part of the new Mental Health contract awarded to TEWV Health & Justice Services in 2022, we are expanding the service provision across HMP Hull and HMP Humber. HMP Hull is a Category B prison and the reception prison for the East Riding area. 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.
Interested in clinical development? We offer opportunities to develop into a specialist role of your interest which in turn benefits the service. Examples include psychological therapies such as EMDR and DBT, non-medical prescribing, leadership opportunities, and Professional Nursing Advocacy.
Job responsibilities
We require the post holders to be committed to equal opportunities and non-discriminatory practices and reflect the trust values.
This post is only open to those candidates who already have their NMC registration in place and have successfully completed the preceptorship programme. Candidates must have 18 months post-qualifying experience including sign off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework.
Person Specification
Qualification
* RNMH,/RNLD or registered practitioner, current professional registration with NMC or relevant professional body.
* Evidence of Continuing Professional Development.
* 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).
* MIP, FLIP, ENB 998 Teaching & Assessing in Clinical Practice or City & Guilds 730 Teaching in Adult Education (within agreed timescales).
* Non-medical Prescriber (within agreed timescale).
* 18 months post qualifying experience including sign off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework.
* Post-graduate qualification in a relevant area.
Experience
* Significant experience working with people with mental ill health in a community setting.
* A good understanding of the Offender Health pathway.
* Working collaboratively with service users and their families/carers.
* Working in a multi-disciplinary team.
* Quality improvement activities.
* Leadership or management experience.
* Experience in a secure environment.
* Experience of providing clinical supervision.
* Experience of mentoring students on practice placement.
Skills
* 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.
* Provide effective clinical supervision, teaching, training and assessing in clinical practice.
* Write reports.
* Use multimedia materials for presentations in professional settings.
* Use approved breakaway techniques.
* Competency in venepuncture and ECGs.
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.
Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
£37,338 to £44,962 a year (pro rata), per annum.
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