Main area: Mental Health
Grade Band: 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm)
Job ref: 437-7025135
Employer: Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: HMP Forest Bank
Town: Salford
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 07/04/2025 23:59
Senior Mental Health Nurse - Secondary Mental Health Team
Band 6
Job overview
Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust provides a commissioned integrated mental health service which delivers mental health care to men in custody at HMP Forest Bank. The team provides mental health assessment, treatment, and support to cover a wide range of mental health conditions working within the stepped care model.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Mental Health Nurse to join our team, on a permanent contract, in providing secondary mental health care which is delivered within the prison. This post is part of the secondary mental health team which is comparable to a community mental health team in the community.
This is a permanent post and the applicant must have demonstrable experience working within mental health services or health and justice setting. The post holder might be asked to work within our other mental health teams if required. RMN Registration is required. Additional information: There is also an additional Recruitment and Retain payment.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will manage individuals with secondary mental health service needs whilst they are in prison custody. This includes assisting in the delivery and development of effective, needs-based, modern mental health services within the prison.
The post holder should be expert in all areas of service delivery, ensuring effective communication is always maintained.
The post holder will be responsible and accountable for the effective management of their own caseload and be expected to effectively utilize nursing skills and resources to provide high-quality service to all service users. This role requires the post holder to contribute to maintaining the CPA process throughout the legal and custodial process.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
1. To develop planned programmes of care to promote health gains and maximize independence in all types of clients within the prison community.
2. As part of case management, the post holder will demonstrate excellent multiagency working skills and practice in accordance with the professional, ethical, and legal framework for nursing.
3. Identify health and wellbeing needs through observation, discussion, and the use of agreed assessment methods which you are competent to use and within your own scope of practice.
4. Demonstrate good knowledge of the mental health act and how this relates to individuals in prison custody and throughout the criminal justice system.
Working for our organisation
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7000 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 160 locations.
We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.
Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.
Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humor and generosity.
Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.
Person specification
Qualifications
* RMN experience
* Complex case management including risk and psycho-social information
* Able to work within a MDT external agencies and a fast-paced clinical environment
* Mental health act awareness
* Assessment referral and MOJ knowledge
* Health and justice/Forensic nursing background
Application and Interview
* Interest in working within Health and Justice
* Working within a busy clinical area and Integrated mental health Team
Important Information about working for GMMH:
All positions within the Trust are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks. For further information on the checks required please visit the NHS Employers website www.nhsemployers.org
Applicants are encouraged to apply for posts at Greater Manchester Mental Health who have direct experience of mental health, learning disability or drug and alcohol services either as a service user or a carer.
The Trust is also committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We are aspiring to ensure our workforce is representative of the diverse communities that we serve, and we are strongly committed to removing barriers to employment for candidates from under-represented groups, for example BAME, Disabled and LGBT+ communities. If you would like to have an informal chat about the recruitment process for this role or would value some additional support, we’d love to hear from you.
**Please note, this vacancy may be closed at any time if sufficient applications have been received**
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
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