Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

Bank Senior RMN / RMN

The closing date is 28 December 2025

Job summary

Provision of mental health interventions to Service Users within the prison establishment across wellbeing, primary and secondary mental health. This will involve being responsible for managing their own caseload, including assessments, care planning, delivering interventions and reviewing care of patients located within the prison with a mental illness, within the framework of the multi-disciplinary team and Care Programme Approach. Post holders are expected to work as an integral member of the multi-disciplinary, multi-agency team to provide advice and support to primary health care based within the prison and to liaise with, and provide advice and support to statutory and non-statutory agencies. To provide specialist mental health interventions to service users in the prison.

Main duties of the job

Clinical

Responsible for the management of own caseload, this will include the assessment, monitoring and provision of specialist nursing interventions to individual prisoners with secondary mental health needs. In addition the post holder is responsible for arranging aftercare as required and ensuring care is co-ordinated with other services if necessary.
To provide a range of interventions across the integrated offender health model this includes primary care and wellbeing interventions where appropriate.
To support and liaise with substance misuse team, primary care team and to deliver wellbeing interventions.
Act upon referrals from Prison based Primary Care staff, and external teams. Referrals are allocated through the weekly team meeting. The post holder will provide assessment, implementation and development of care programmes for individuals on their caseload.
To be aware of polices relating to vulnerable adults and mental capacity and to be able to work within this framework.
To be able to work within the Mental Health Act 1983 with a robust knowledge of how it is deployed within the criminal justice service
Be familiar with and ensure implementation of all local, regional and national policies, procedures and guidelines pertinent to all staff within area of responsibility and comply with their contents in the pursuit of the highest standards of patient care.

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Date posted

16 December 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£23 an hour

Contract

Bank

Duration

3 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

C9197-25-1257

Job locations

H M Prison

55 Parkhurst Road

Newport

Isle Of Wight

PO30 5RS

H M P Oakwood

Oaks Drive

Featherstone

Wolverhampton

WV10 7QD

Job description

Job responsibilities

Liaison

Liaise with professional and voluntary agencies to provide appropriate Specialist Mental Health advice for Prisoners with Mental Health problems and attend and contribute to appropriate multi-disciplinary team meetings and case reviews.

To develop and sustain links with multi-disciplinary services including statutory and non statutory providers
To develop a network of contacts with relevant agencies to promote service accessibility for the client group.
To attend relevant meeting to represent Inclusion and the team when required.

Professional

To keep up to date records and information for the purpose of internal and external evaluation.

Responsible for own professional development and participate in continuing education and health promotion programmes.

To provide information and statistics consistent with requirements.

To prepare and present reports when required to do so.

Responsible for participation in the trust appraisal process, identifying own/others mandatory professional, supervisory, personal development and training needs. To demonstrate compliance with Inclusion mandatory training.

Ensure that clinical supervision of professional practice is undertaken and caseload supervision is carried out with team leader.

To participate and contribute appropriately in research, service modernisation, clinical governance and the NHS operating framework.

To ensure that the agreed philosophy approach is adopted and followed whilst respecting and valuing the different therapeutic approaches available.

Responsible of ensuring confidentiality is maintained at all times in accordance with the Data protection act, trust policy and good practice.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Liaison

Liaise with professional and voluntary agencies to provide appropriate Specialist Mental Health advice for Prisoners with Mental Health problems and attend and contribute to appropriate multi-disciplinary team meetings and case reviews.

To develop and sustain links with multi-disciplinary services including statutory and non statutory providers
To develop a network of contacts with relevant agencies to promote service accessibility for the client group.
To attend relevant meeting to represent Inclusion and the team when required.

Professional

To keep up to date records and information for the purpose of internal and external evaluation.

Responsible for own professional development and participate in continuing education and health promotion programmes.

To provide information and statistics consistent with requirements.

To prepare and present reports when required to do so.

Responsible for participation in the trust appraisal process, identifying own/others mandatory professional, supervisory, personal development and training needs. To demonstrate compliance with Inclusion mandatory training.

Ensure that clinical supervision of professional practice is undertaken and caseload supervision is carried out with team leader.

To participate and contribute appropriately in research, service modernisation, clinical governance and the NHS operating framework.

To ensure that the agreed philosophy approach is adopted and followed whilst respecting and valuing the different therapeutic approaches available.

Responsible of ensuring confidentiality is maintained at all times in accordance with the Data protection act, trust policy and good practice.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Mental Health Nurse with the
Nursing and Midwifery Council Register
Evidence of recent CPD and
compliance with NMC revalidation
Teaching Certificate including annual
update (ENB 603) or related
mentoring / coaching qualification

Desirable

Relevant training / Qualification in associated field
CBT
Motivational Interviewing
Brief solution focussed therapy
Mapping techniques (ITEP/BTEI)
First Line management training or equivalent.

Skills, Knowledge and Capabilities

Essential

Ability to prioritise
Ability to work collaboratively with other professionals.
Good interpersonal skills and communication skills
Ability to work under pressure
Some degree of flexibility in working hours
Good IT skills
The ability and willingness to work some evenings and weekends.
Ability to liaise and build links with relevant statutory and non-statutory agencies.
Ability to collect, interpret and keep statistical data & produce well written reports.
Demonstrate an understanding of a patients physical health needs and be able to carry out blood pressure checks, infections control checks and ensure the service is in line with COSHH standards.

Desirable

Knowledge of criminal justice field

Experience

Essential

Considerable experience of
working in the mental health field
Experience of providing specialist
interventions for those with mental health
problems, counselling techniques, CBT,
motivational interviewing
Providing supervision and line
management of staff.
Evidence of good nursing practice
Excellent communication skills and a willingness to promote service user involvement.
Ability to hold a complex caseload of clients presenting with a different range of needs. Counselling skills, case management experience & the ability to work under pressure.
Good presentation skills both written and oral including the ability to produce & present reports.

Desirable

Experience of developing and delivering group work.
A commitment to and understanding of harm reduction & recovery approaches to working with drug users.

Personal Attributes

Essential

Commitment to work within the framework of the recovery agenda
Reliable and punctual

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Mental Health Nurse with the
Nursing and Midwifery Council Register
Evidence of recent CPD and
compliance with NMC revalidation
Teaching Certificate including annual
update (ENB 603) or related
mentoring / coaching qualification

Desirable

Relevant training / Qualification in associated field
CBT
Motivational Interviewing
Brief solution focussed therapy
Mapping techniques (ITEP/BTEI)
First Line management training or equivalent.

Skills, Knowledge and Capabilities

Essential

Ability to prioritise
Ability to work collaboratively with other professionals.
Good interpersonal skills and communication skills
Ability to work under pressure
Some degree of flexibility in working hours
Good IT skills
The ability and willingness to work some evenings and weekends.
Ability to liaise and build links with relevant statutory and non-statutory agencies.
Ability to collect, interpret and keep statistical data & produce well written reports.
Demonstrate an understanding of a patients physical health needs and be able to carry out blood pressure checks, infections control checks and ensure the service is in line with COSHH standards.

Desirable

Knowledge of criminal justice field

Experience

Essential

Considerable experience of
working in the mental health field
Experience of providing specialist
interventions for those with mental health
problems, counselling techniques, CBT,
motivational interviewing
Providing supervision and line
management of staff.
Evidence of good nursing practice
Excellent communication skills and a willingness to promote service user involvement.
Ability to hold a complex caseload of clients presenting with a different range of needs. Counselling skills, case management experience & the ability to work under pressure.
Good presentation skills both written and oral including the ability to produce & present reports.

Desirable

Experience of developing and delivering group work.
A commitment to and understanding of harm reduction & recovery approaches to working with drug users.

Personal Attributes

Essential

Commitment to work within the framework of the recovery agenda
Reliable and punctual

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.

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

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

Address

H M Prison

55 Parkhurst Road

Newport

Isle Of Wight

PO30 5RS

Employer's website

https://www.lewishamandgreenwich.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

Address

H M Prison

55 Parkhurst Road

Newport

Isle Of Wight

PO30 5RS

Employer's website

https://www.lewishamandgreenwich.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)