Job summary
This post is eligible for a Golden Hello payment of £2,750 for new starters who are external to the Trust. This is payable in 3 instalments over a 2 year period. This payment is only eligible to new starters who do not already hold a contract of employment with the Trust. This post also includes paid enhancements for unsocial hours working during night, weekends and bank holidays.
The Trust provides a large range and diversity of adult secure services in the East Midlands as well as secure services in South Yorks and Bassetlaw, Wathwood Hospital.
The Division is in a unique position of providing its services across the full care pathway for several patient groups requiring forensic care. It is therefore part of two New Care Model programmes that aim to provide better support in the community and reduce reliance on secure beds to improve outcomes for service users and their families. The portfolio of High, Medium and Low Secure services are grouped as follows and include:
Services are delivered from a number of sites including:
- High Secure inpatient beds at Rampton Hospital;
- Medium Secure inpatient beds at Arnold Lodge & Wathwood Hospital
- Low Secure inpatient beds at The Wells Road Centre
- Community Forensic Services;
- Integrated Offender Health Services
- Liaison with the Criminal Justice System in Nottinghamshire.
Main duties of the job
The Offender Health Directorate is one of the largest and most successful providers of prison healthcare in the UK. The Directorate provide physical, mental health and substance misuse healthcare services in prisons across the East Midlands, Lincolnshire & Leicestershire.The Directorate provides healthcare to 7 Prisons for a prison population of over 10 000. You are part of a large peer group of 400+ healthcare professionals with access to peer support, supervision and excellent opportunities for learning and development.We are committed to working in partnership with prison services, other healthcare providers and our criminal justice system partners to improve health, support justice to reduce re-offending behaviour. The Offender Health Team truly believes it can make a difference to the lives of offenders by offering consistent, high quality care in primary, mental health and substance misuse services that are equivalent to health services delivered outside of Prison.
About us
We have a huge variety of opportunities in our expansive Trust covering geographically from South Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire to Leicester, providing mental health inpatient and community services, community health services, forensic mental health services and secure prison healthcare across the East Midlands.
We have more than 100 sites and a huge scope of unique opportunities to develop your career and gain some amazing experiences. We strive to be a great place to work and offer many staff benefits and tailored staff support and wellbeing programmes.
Do you want to make a difference? Do you believe in Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion and Teamwork?
Then Nottinghamshire Healthcare is the perfect place for you to start, maintain or further your career. Join our team of nearly 9000 who are making a difference every day. We are all about our people - our staff, volunteers, carers, service users and patients.Follow us on Facebook and Twitter @NottsHealthcare
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are looking for people who share our values
- We are non-judgemental
- We are caring
- We have integrity
- We put the patient first
- We are committed to team work
- We are proud to work for the NHS
Do you share these values ? If so , read on
We expect you entered the healthcare profession as you wanted to have the opportunity to make a real difference to the lives and lifestyles of a group of people who have often neglected their own mental health and well-being. Healthcare at HMP Nottingham gives you the opportunity to make this difference to a group of people who traditionally have had high psychiatric and social morbidity but have also faced multiple barriers to accessing appropriate healthcare.
Working at HMP Nottingham you will be part of a highly motivated and skilled team who provide integrated healthcare (physical healthcare, mental health and substance misuse services) to around 800 men.
The directorate provides healthcare to eight prisons and one Immigration Removal Centre in the counties of Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire. As such you are part of a large peer group of 300 + healthcare professionals with access to appropriate peer support, supervision and excellent opportunities for learning and development.
Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust enjoys a good reputation as an employer offering applicants the opportunity of an interesting role in a developing and stimulating environment but also with access to a range of established terms and conditions of service and access to continuing professional development and access to NHS pension scheme. Additional developmental opportunities are available across a wide range of Trust services that include Rampton Hospital, Arnold Lodge and Wathwood Medium Secure Units, Wells Road Centre low secure unit, Criminal Justice and Liaison services as well as a range of mental health and learning disability services and a variety of specialist services.
Our DBS check is free, you have no fees to pay!
- Free DBS for all appointees
- Subsidised canteen food freshly cooked on site
- A prison Director and Senior Team, committed to partnership working with healthcare
If you still arent sure whether this is for you - get in touch anyway and come and see for yourself .
For nursing roles graduating in 2022/23; and gaining employment in the same financial year; the first year of professional member fees will be paid as incentive to employment
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are looking for people who share our values
- We are non-judgemental
- We are caring
- We have integrity
- We put the patient first
- We are committed to team work
- We are proud to work for the NHS
Do you share these values ? If so , read on
We expect you entered the healthcare profession as you wanted to have the opportunity to make a real difference to the lives and lifestyles of a group of people who have often neglected their own mental health and well-being. Healthcare at HMP Nottingham gives you the opportunity to make this difference to a group of people who traditionally have had high psychiatric and social morbidity but have also faced multiple barriers to accessing appropriate healthcare.
Working at HMP Nottingham you will be part of a highly motivated and skilled team who provide integrated healthcare (physical healthcare, mental health and substance misuse services) to around 800 men.
The directorate provides healthcare to eight prisons and one Immigration Removal Centre in the counties of Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire. As such you are part of a large peer group of 300 + healthcare professionals with access to appropriate peer support, supervision and excellent opportunities for learning and development.
Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust enjoys a good reputation as an employer offering applicants the opportunity of an interesting role in a developing and stimulating environment but also with access to a range of established terms and conditions of service and access to continuing professional development and access to NHS pension scheme. Additional developmental opportunities are available across a wide range of Trust services that include Rampton Hospital, Arnold Lodge and Wathwood Medium Secure Units, Wells Road Centre low secure unit, Criminal Justice and Liaison services as well as a range of mental health and learning disability services and a variety of specialist services.
Our DBS check is free, you have no fees to pay!
- Free DBS for all appointees
- Subsidised canteen food freshly cooked on site
- A prison Director and Senior Team, committed to partnership working with healthcare
If you still arent sure whether this is for you - get in touch anyway and come and see for yourself .
For nursing roles graduating in 2022/23; and gaining employment in the same financial year; the first year of professional member fees will be paid as incentive to employment
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
- Certificate/Diploma in Counselling
- Significant Demonstrable experience within the substance misuse field with evidence of appropriate continued learning.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of assessing patient conditions, triaging services and providing appropriate clinical interventions.
- Experience of working effectively within a MDT.
Desirable
- Experience of working in criminal justice setting.
- Experience of close working relationships with a variety of statutory agencies and other external organisations.
- Experience of supervising and mentoring junior staff.
Values and Behaviours
Essential
- oAll colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
- oAll colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust's expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation
Knowledge
Essential
- Awareness of other issues relevant to healthcare within criminal justice, e.g. substance misuse
- Assessment and triage skills
- Equal opportunities
- Local and National Offender Health Strategy
Skills
Essential
- Negotiation and mediation skills
- Excellent written and verbal communicators at all levels
- Ability to engage with and develop a rapport with the client group.
- Ability to participate in and understand multi professional teamwork.
Desirable
- Evidence based therapeutic skills
- Experience of training delivery
- Ability to work without direct supervision
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
- Certificate/Diploma in Counselling
- Significant Demonstrable experience within the substance misuse field with evidence of appropriate continued learning.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of assessing patient conditions, triaging services and providing appropriate clinical interventions.
- Experience of working effectively within a MDT.
Desirable
- Experience of working in criminal justice setting.
- Experience of close working relationships with a variety of statutory agencies and other external organisations.
- Experience of supervising and mentoring junior staff.
Values and Behaviours
Essential
- oAll colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
- oAll colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust's expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation
Knowledge
Essential
- Awareness of other issues relevant to healthcare within criminal justice, e.g. substance misuse
- Assessment and triage skills
- Equal opportunities
- Local and National Offender Health Strategy
Skills
Essential
- Negotiation and mediation skills
- Excellent written and verbal communicators at all levels
- Ability to engage with and develop a rapport with the client group.
- Ability to participate in and understand multi professional teamwork.
Desirable
- Evidence based therapeutic skills
- Experience of training delivery
- Ability to work without direct supervision
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
