Job summary
Senior Clinical Nurse Specialist for Health & Justice Psychological Services
GMMH Health and Justice Services wish to recruit a committed, dynamic psychological based nurse therapist with a strong MDT background to work within HMP Forest Bank mental health team.
Main duties of the job
The primary role of the psychological senior clinical nurse specialist will be to work in a clinically responsive manner with service users presenting with high level complex needs, as an interface between nursing and psychological provision, as part of the wider prison based mental health team. The clinical population of HMP Forest Bank includes those with a wide variety of confirmed and unconfirmed diagnosis including personality disorder, serious mental illness, and neuro-diverse needs. Your assessment, formulations, and interventions will be driven by a strong understanding of the impact of developmental and complex trauma and the impact this has on the development of personality and interpersonal behaviours. The post-holder will also support the development and facilitation of model specific intervention pathways, such as DBT, CBT, SFT and CFT. It would be expected that the successful candidate would access further additional therapeutic training opportunities as required by the service to compliment the role (e.g. DBT, EMDR) in order to enhance the provision of psychological based intervention at HMP Forest Bank whilst undertaking their role.
About us
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over6,400members of staff, who deliver services from more than160locations.
We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford,Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.
Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.
Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.
Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The role will also encompass senior nursing leadership, role-modelling, and training delivery responsive to the service-user population and clinical need within the primary and secondary mental health team. The strongly weighted clinical role also offers opportunity for wider formulation & dissemination across the prison estate and community providers, alongside stake-holder engagement and service development. More generally, the post holder will work closely with colleagues from the Integrated Mental Health team and HMPPS to contribute to the development and shaping of a wider trauma informed service within the prison environment.
See Job description & person specification documents for fuller description of role and requirements.
Staff benefits
- Pay Enhancements 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
- 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
- Excellent pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary sacrifice car scheme
- Wellbeing programme
- Blue Light Card Discounts
Job description
Job responsibilities
The role will also encompass senior nursing leadership, role-modelling, and training delivery responsive to the service-user population and clinical need within the primary and secondary mental health team. The strongly weighted clinical role also offers opportunity for wider formulation & dissemination across the prison estate and community providers, alongside stake-holder engagement and service development. More generally, the post holder will work closely with colleagues from the Integrated Mental Health team and HMPPS to contribute to the development and shaping of a wider trauma informed service within the prison environment.
See Job description & person specification documents for fuller description of role and requirements.
Staff benefits
- Pay Enhancements 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
- 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
- Excellent pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary sacrifice car scheme
- Wellbeing programme
- Blue Light Card Discounts
Person Specification
Essential shortlisting
Essential
- NMC registration
- 2yrs+ experience at B7 Senior nursing position or equivalent clinically/managerially
- Post registration qualification and experience in psychological based therapy delivery to minimum of graduate level
Desirable: experience of setting
Desirable
- custodial, forensic, secure services experience
Person Specification
Essential shortlisting
Essential
- NMC registration
- 2yrs+ experience at B7 Senior nursing position or equivalent clinically/managerially
- Post registration qualification and experience in psychological based therapy delivery to minimum of graduate level
Desirable: experience of setting
Desirable
- custodial, forensic, secure services experience
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).
