Are you looking for a new challenge or the opportunity to develop your career pathway? Then this could be the job that you are looking for. The Mental Health Team at HMP Littlehey is seeking a dynamic, enthusiastic, and experienced Mental Health Nurse to join the team. We are looking for someone who enjoys a challenge, can work well within a team, and autonomously. We currently have a vacancy for a newly qualified or experienced Band 5 Nurse.
NHFT provides healthcare wellbeing services within HMP Littlehey. The Mental Health team is part of the integrated Healthcare provision which provides mental health services to the residents at HMP Littlehey. The team consists of mental health nurses, a clinical psychologist, an assistant psychologist, support workers, and visiting psychiatrists.
The service provides comprehensive, safe, and effective mental health services via a stepped care model over a 5-day week. The post holder will utilise a variety of practical and theoretical knowledge with the team to deliver both individual and group workings with primary and secondary service individuals.
The post holder should have a thorough understanding of care planning, knowledge of physical healthcare needs, and be committed to evidence-based practice. The post holder should have an awareness of safeguarding issues and responsibilities under relevant legislation, a good understanding and knowledge of the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act, and understand the importance of NICE Guidance, with a clear understanding of the needs of service users.
Additionally, the post holder should be approachable and accessible to colleagues and residents, have the ability to work flexibly and respond to change, and be reliable and consistent in their approach. They should demonstrate empathy and an open communication style, fostering this culture across the team. The post holder should encourage others to make decisions, share ideas, knowledge, and skills to enhance the quality of care, possess good decision-making skills, and work autonomously.
They should be able to lead, motivate, and inspire the team on a daily basis, bringing all team members together to provide high standards in the provision of Mental Health support and care across the service. The ability to work in a fast-paced, multi-level environment, be resilient, and respond calmly under pressure, as well as having appropriate levels of assertiveness skills, decision-making, and problem-solving skills are essential.
HMP Littlehey is a Category C Male prison based within rural Cambridgeshire with easy access by car from the A1 and A14, with free parking on site.
At HMP Littlehey, we are an integrated Healthcare provision. The Mental Health Team provides a service across both primary and secondary care needs within a Trauma Informed Pathway.
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. We focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible, meaning 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, focusing on people who enable our Trust to be ‘outstanding’ by supporting opportunity, innovation, development, and growth.
For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the ‘About You’ Section of the document.
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