Mental Health Practitioner (RMN)-HMP Aylesbury

Job description

Job responsibilities

• To work closely with other departments to ensure that all risks are assessed and managed.
• To function fully within the Integrated Mental Health Team, assessing and treating patients through their journey in prison.
• To accept referrals and triage patients with the team.
• To undertake comprehensive assessments alone or with colleagues and feedback to the Multi-disciplinary Team, ensuring that planned care is individual and appropriate to the needs of the patient.
• To provide effective case management to a defined caseload in accordance with the Care Programme Approach, in conjunction with the team, appropriate prison departments and external health, social care and probation services.
• To ensure effective pre-release care planning.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

• oRegistered Nurse (RMN)
• oMentorship or supervisor qualification
• oEvidence of professional development since registration

Desirable

• oPost registration qualification that enhances clinical work: CBT, DBT, Dual Diagnosis, etc.

previous Experience

Essential

• oPrevious post registration experience
• oExperience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• oExperience of mentoring or supervising students
• oExperience of care co-ordinating within CPA framework
• oExperience of working in community setting

Desirable

• oExperience of working in a Prison or forensic environment

Skills and knowledge

Essential

• oExpert in engaging with people with mental health problems, assessing their needs, designing and delivering appropriate interventions and evaluating the effectiveness of the process.
• oRisk assessment and management skills.
• oKnowledge of current challenges / developments in Prison health.
• oExcellent communication skills both verbal and written.
• oExcellent IT skills.
• oAbility to work effectively as part of a team and independently as appropriate.
• oTo use supervision positively and effectively.
• oProven ability to work patients to increase their level of self-determination and resilience.
• oEffective time management.
• oKnowledge of the needs and rights of patients.
• oKnowledge of CPA, Mental Health Act, MAPPA, legislation and policies relevant to prison mental health.
• oKnowledge of safeguarding frameworks
• oProblem solving, stress management & conflict resolution skills.
• oAbility to engage in evidence based practice, with an understanding of care quality (clinical governance).

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

HMP Aylesbury

Bierton Road Aylesbury Bucks

HP201EH

Employer's website

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