Mental Health Nurse/Occupational Therapist
Would you like to use your occupational therapy/Mental Health Nurse skills in a different way? HMP Norwich day care service are looking for you!
We are a small but friendly team consisting of a clinical lead psychologist, one psychotherapist, one senior occupational therapist with additional psychological therapy training as a trauma sensitive yoga instructor, who work alongside an assistant psychologist and an assistant practitioner and two Senior Mental Health Nurses, providing therapeutic input to prisoners at HMP Norwich.
We offer therapeutic approaches in DBT and CBT as well as having an established trauma pathway in which trauma sensitive yoga is a solid feature. We work with prisoners who self-harm, have attempted suicide, experience high levels of anxiety or trauma/PTSD. We also work with prisoners who may be supported by an ACCT (self-harm document). We are looking to further develop the service around reduction of violence and working with complex cases residing in seclusion.
There will also be opportunities for you to undertake further training and this will be discussed with your line manager for consideration.
Main duties of the job
As an occupational therapist/Mental Health Nurse, you will be expected to assist with running groups with a range of disciplines, carrying out joint assessments with staff, assisting with writing formulations and discharge reports, inputting into MDT's, and taking responsibility for your own work. You may also be expected to work 1:1 with prisoners in delivering interventions. In addition, you will be invited to attend and contribute to ongoing referral meetings and discussions and engage in regular clinical supervision to access support and continue developing your expertise. We also work closely with the NSFT mental health in-reach team, the IAPT/Wellbeing team, and the wider IMHJP and secure and Forensic services care group and are building links with the prison. Some of this work will involve training the prison staff on therapeutic interventions as well as mental health conditions. This will allow skills taught at day care to be transferred back to the wings with the prisoners feeling confident that the regime staff will have some understanding of coping strategies they are trying to use.
About us
Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.
Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.
Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns, and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops, and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top-ranking schooling, and affordable house prices too.
Job responsibilities
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Degree or Diploma in Occupational Therapy or Nursing degree or equivalent RN (MH)
* Professional Registration
Knowledge
* An understanding of the policies and guidelines both local and national e.g. National Institute for Clinical Excellence guidelines (Government initiative)
* Knowledge of psychosocial interventions
* Knowledge of medication and the monitoring of its effects
* Knowledge of wider systems and networks
Other
* Ability to travel independently
Skills
* Good interpersonal and communication skills
* Good verbal and written skills
* Able to show and use initiative
* Clinical assessment
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.
£29,970 to £36,483 a year gross per annum/pro rata
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