Employer: Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: HMP Buckley Hall
Town: Rochdale
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 25/04/2025 23:59
Mental Health Nurse
Band 6
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to be part of the innovative and expanding Mental Health Team at HMP Buckley Hall. We want to recruit an enthusiastic Mental Health Nurse to help us transform the service we offer our residents.
This opportunity is open to qualified mental health nurses who have passed their preceptorship programme.
HMP Buckley Hall is a Male Cat C prison located in Rochdale.
The Mental Health service combines Primary and secondary care services across an integrated stepped care model. Having successfully retained the contract to deliver MH services at Buckley Hall, we have the opportunity to expand and innovate.
Don’t miss out on this opportunity to shape our service and positively affect the lives of some of our most marginalised and hard-to-reach community members.
All applicants MUST have been resident in the UK for the last two years - NPPS cannot complete enhanced background checks otherwise.
Applicants must hold RMN registration and have completed their preceptorship.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will assist in the delivery and development of effective, needs-based, modern mental health services within the prison which achieve equivalence with health care services in the community.
He/She should be expert in all areas of service delivery ensuring effective communication is maintained at all times.
To be responsible and accountable for the effective management of the caseload.
To effectively utilise nursing skills and resources to provide high quality service to all clients and carers (where appropriate in a secure setting).
To be able to utilise enhanced mental health nursing skills with forensic clients who are difficult to assess and engage due to the environment and their presentation.
To support a culture of learning and reflective practice for all staff, pre and post-basic learners, including unregistered staff, providing a teaching role and acting as a named supervisor.
To contribute to the Trust’s Clinical Governance Strategy, Public Health Agenda and facilitate sharing of best practices.
To effectively manage the team in the absence of the Mental Health team manager.
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 northwest 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, humour, 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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
* Pay Enhancements – 30% additional for Evenings (8 pm onwards) and Saturdays, and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
* 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years.
* Evidence of post-graduate training and continued professional development.
* Diploma in Nursing.
* Training in psychosocial interventions.
Experience
* Post-registration experience in the fields of acute mental health nursing, criminal justice, or forensic mental health nursing.
* Proven experience of working with clients with complex needs and care co-ordination with limited staff resourcing and support.
* Experience of working within a forensic setting.
* Experience of working within an emotionally challenging environment.
Attitudes and Abilities
* Possess excellent negotiation and cross-network communication skills.
* Self-motivated, robust, and resilient.
* Ability to lead, empower, and motivate others.
* Excellent organisational/time management skills.
Personal Qualities and Abilities
* Ability to manage own caseload.
* Effective member of a clinical team demonstrating support for colleagues.
* Ability to deal with potentially emotionally distressing and traumatic situations.
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.
The Trust mandates all post holders who require a DBS for their role to subscribe to the DBS Update Service. You will be required to enrol for this service for a fee of £16 per year and maintain registration throughout your employment with GMMH.
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.
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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