Fancy working somewhere unique, being part of the leadership team in Healthcare where no two days are the same, making a difference to people who can be struggling with their time in prison.
The successful candidate will undertake various duties within the prison setting, working alongside discipline colleagues.
Previous experience of working in a prison is especially desirable, but not essential. You will benefit from an extensive supernumerary period, access to a full range of training, and be encouraged to develop your skills within this role.
We would welcome you to visit before or during applying.
Main duties of the job
1. To support the clinical lead on the set up and implementation of the ESS in HMP Bedford.
2. To provide a high-quality specialist service for people with complex mental health problems across the Service.
3. To undertake assessments of patients referred.
4. To provide psychosocial interventions for patients with often complex and challenging mental health difficulties in the prison setting.
5. To facilitate group work with multi-disciplinary colleagues.
6. To complete detailed clinical risk assessments at first and subsequent assessment interviews and accurately record and report key risks.
7. To develop care plans in collaboration with the patient, carer, and other relevant person or agency.
8. To provide care-coordination function to the service users on your caseload.
9. To provide clinical advice and support to other colleagues within offender health and other agencies concerned with Mental Health.
10. To influence the development of high standards of nursing care, ensuring that appropriate systems are in place to support evidence-based practice.
11. To be conversant with all guidance and operational procedures in relation to offender healthcare at HMP Peterborough.
12. To participate in the ACCT process within the establishment, ensuring agreed healthcare interventions required from the Team are provided.
Working for our organisation
NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health, and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work, or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.
NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be ‘outstanding’ by supporting opportunity, innovation, development, and growth.
Person specification
Experience
* Registered Nurse RMN or RNLD with degree and/or post qualification experience or training in a specialist area.
* Masters degree or equivalent level of experience.
* Clinical experience of the assessment, treatment, and support of people who can present with challenging behaviours in health or social care settings.
* Experience of supervising and appraising staff.
* Experience of working and contributing to organisations as part of a wider Multiagency Team (e.g., CPA).
* Knowledge of the recovery model and trauma-informed care.
Skills
* Experience in the delivery with patients who demonstrate severe and persistent violent and disruptive behaviour that has not responded to existing strategies and interventions.
Applications will be transferred to the TRAC system; by completing an application, you are giving authorisation for the transfer of your data. In submitting an application form, you authorise us to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR) Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process, including factual reference, occupational health clearance, and statutory and mandatory training records.
Correspondence regarding your application will be sent to you via a TRAC system account.
Please submit your application as soon as possible; due to the high volumes of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the closing date once we have received sufficient applications.
We are an equal opportunities employer, which aims to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons from all backgrounds.
At NHFT, we support many of our colleagues to work flexibly, and we will consider requests for flexible working from day one. For this role, we are open to discussing a range of options including flexible hours, agile/home working, compressed hours, and part-time hours. Please have a conversation with the recruiting manager about the flexibility you need, and we will promise to explore what is possible with you.
Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the job will be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme. If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process, please make the recruitment services team aware as soon as possible.
All posts that are engaged in a regulated activity will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and a DBS re-check on a three yearly basis whilst employed in such a role. Staff employed in these posts will therefore be asked to register with the DBS Automatic Update Service upon receipt of their DBS certificate and must update yearly; the annual fee will be reimbursed subject to Trust policy.
Please note if a DBS is applicable for the position, then a charge will be deducted from your first salary or upfront cost if a staff bank position.
Please note that all new starters to the Trust are subject to a probationary period.
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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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