Job summary
Are you ready to unlock your potential within a challenging, creative and fast paced work environment? Do you want to work with people to build positive and productive lives, whatever their past?
This is an excellent opportunity for a Registered Mental Health Nurse to join our team of diverse, talented healthcare professionals to deliver care that is not only efficient but deeply centred on the patient.
Our healthcare team have a real impact on promoting health and well-being to those in prison and we pride ourselves on using skills and strategies that instil hope for patient's future resettlement back into the community. We directly deliver Mental Health, Physical Health, Pharmacy and Clinical Substance Misuse in an integrated healthcare delivery model to provide effective and responsive care to improve wellbeing and support better outcomes in the future.
This position isn't just a job; it's a chance to blend your clinical knowledge, personal skills and a commitment to delivering the highest standards of care in an environment that is as rewarding as it is challenging.
Important Sponsorship Information for this post: Due to service budget restrictions we are currently unable to offer a certificate of sponsorship for this post.
Main duties of the job
To work under the direction of senior staff to deliver and constantly strive to improve the offender healthcare services within the inpatient unit.
To provide mental health and physical health care based on the principles of timely, comprehensive assessment and evidence based practice.
To reduce or mitigate the effects of unhealthy or high risk behaviours (ACCT).
To promote effective links with health and related services in the community to ensure continuity of care as appropriate (Care program Approach, CPA)
About us
Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.
We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:
o We're Kind o We're Fair o We Listen o We Care
Job description
Job responsibilities
IMPORTANT PLEASE READ:
All applicants must be willing to undertake National Security Vetting in order to work in a Prison Setting. This will be completed as part of the pre-employment checks through Oxleas and the prison vetting team.
You will need to provide:
Proof of right to work documentation
Proof of ID, needs to include 1 photographicID
Proof of address documentation
Non-UK passport holders will need to have correct documentation (right to work in the UK) and a Home office Share code.
Address History:
5 years address history will be needed.
Applicants that are not UK Passport holders who provide less than 5 years UK address history will need to provide a Police Certificate which must be in English from where they resided previously.
Applicants who are UK Passport holders who have lived abroad for a period of more than six months during the last three years will need to provide a certificate of good conduct or an overseas police check in English from the countries resided in or visited.
In order to assist you in obtaining a Police Certificate, guidance can be sought from:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants
If the country you have resided in is not listed here, you can obtain the necessary information by contacting the relevant Embassy or High Commission for that Country. Their contact details can be found on the Foreign & Commonwealth Office website (http://www.fco.gov.uk/en).
The post holder will work as part of a 24 hour multi-disciplinary in-patient team.
The post holder will be part of skilled multidisciplinary teams comprising all healthcare staff, including strategic partners, and prison managing a single referral pathway.
The post holder will be required to undertake training to maximise uptake of screening, health promotion and prevention activity, including vaccinations.
The post holder will ensure a named care co-ordinator is allocated for every patient with complex needs who will ensure a proactive, evidence-based approach to clinical interventions, health promotion/prevention activity, and management of acute and long-term conditions using our stepped care approach.
The post holder will ensure that a single, integrated, care plans developed, and the individualised care is regularly reviewed.
The post holder will ensure that a comprehensive risk assessments and care plans are regularly reviewed in a needs-led review cycle.
The post holder will ensure a care coordination criteria and MDT meetings for patients with complex needs will be tailored to the needs of the establishment.
The post holder will ensure that they undertake all training in evidence-based CBT approaches, to enhance consistency and quality of care delivery
The post holder will support patients to manage their health at every stage, from oral health to long term conditions.The post holder will ensure that health promotion embedded into every aspect of the service.
Job description
Job responsibilities
IMPORTANT PLEASE READ:
All applicants must be willing to undertake National Security Vetting in order to work in a Prison Setting. This will be completed as part of the pre-employment checks through Oxleas and the prison vetting team.
You will need to provide:
Proof of right to work documentation
Proof of ID, needs to include 1 photographicID
Proof of address documentation
Non-UK passport holders will need to have correct documentation (right to work in the UK) and a Home office Share code.
Address History:
5 years address history will be needed.
Applicants that are not UK Passport holders who provide less than 5 years UK address history will need to provide a Police Certificate which must be in English from where they resided previously.
Applicants who are UK Passport holders who have lived abroad for a period of more than six months during the last three years will need to provide a certificate of good conduct or an overseas police check in English from the countries resided in or visited.
In order to assist you in obtaining a Police Certificate, guidance can be sought from:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants
If the country you have resided in is not listed here, you can obtain the necessary information by contacting the relevant Embassy or High Commission for that Country. Their contact details can be found on the Foreign & Commonwealth Office website (http://www.fco.gov.uk/en).
The post holder will work as part of a 24 hour multi-disciplinary in-patient team.
The post holder will be part of skilled multidisciplinary teams comprising all healthcare staff, including strategic partners, and prison managing a single referral pathway.
The post holder will be required to undertake training to maximise uptake of screening, health promotion and prevention activity, including vaccinations.
The post holder will ensure a named care co-ordinator is allocated for every patient with complex needs who will ensure a proactive, evidence-based approach to clinical interventions, health promotion/prevention activity, and management of acute and long-term conditions using our stepped care approach.
The post holder will ensure that a single, integrated, care plans developed, and the individualised care is regularly reviewed.
The post holder will ensure that a comprehensive risk assessments and care plans are regularly reviewed in a needs-led review cycle.
The post holder will ensure a care coordination criteria and MDT meetings for patients with complex needs will be tailored to the needs of the establishment.
The post holder will ensure that they undertake all training in evidence-based CBT approaches, to enhance consistency and quality of care delivery
The post holder will support patients to manage their health at every stage, from oral health to long term conditions.The post holder will ensure that health promotion embedded into every aspect of the service.
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- Registered Nurse (RGN/RMN)
Desirable
- Already in posession of an NMC PIN
Skills/Abilities/Knowledge
Essential
- An ability to assess risk and care-plan effectively
- An understanding of the 1983 Mental Health Act and subsequent mental health legislation as they pertain to nursing.
- Ability to demonstrate the safe and effective assessment, triage and care planning & interventions for complex cases.
- Ability to work in a rapidly changing, challenging and complex environment
- Communicate complex and sensitive information effectively to patients, carers/families and all members of the multidisciplinary team.
Desirable
- Underpinning models such as 6 Cs
- Understanding and or experience secure environments (prisons or forensic services)
Expereince
Essential
- oCompassionate approach to care
- oNursing experience in hospital or community setting.
- oMust be familiar with using NHS or other healthcare databases
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- Registered Nurse (RGN/RMN)
Desirable
- Already in posession of an NMC PIN
Skills/Abilities/Knowledge
Essential
- An ability to assess risk and care-plan effectively
- An understanding of the 1983 Mental Health Act and subsequent mental health legislation as they pertain to nursing.
- Ability to demonstrate the safe and effective assessment, triage and care planning & interventions for complex cases.
- Ability to work in a rapidly changing, challenging and complex environment
- Communicate complex and sensitive information effectively to patients, carers/families and all members of the multidisciplinary team.
Desirable
- Underpinning models such as 6 Cs
- Understanding and or experience secure environments (prisons or forensic services)
Expereince
Essential
- oCompassionate approach to care
- oNursing experience in hospital or community setting.
- oMust be familiar with using NHS or other healthcare databases
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).
