Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 7 Mental Health Nurse to join our team as team manager. The postholder will be responsible for the day-to-day leadership of the mental health professionals within our service. This will involve clinical and managerial leadership to all staff to ensure that women in custody at HMP Hindley receive the best standard of care possible within a timely and effective manner.
You must have been in the UK for 12 months prior to applying for this post and be able to provide a 6 year address history to be able to complete the prison clearance.
This role is subject to a additional recruitment and retention premia of £1542 per annum
Main duties of the job
The post holder will ensure that the delivery and development of effective needs based, modern mental health care within the prison achieves equivalence to services available in the community. The successful applicant should be expert in all areas of service delivery, ensuring that effective communication within interagency working is achieved and maintained at all times.
The post holder will be a strong and supportive leader with confidence in managing complex cases and support the team in robust clinical risk management of service users. The post holder will also be adept in communication within a multiagency network both internally and externally to the prison environment. The post holder will ensure that the team maintain quality standards in every area of work in accordance with relevant local and national policy drivers and quality indicators.
About us
We welcome applicants who have a genuine interest in working within the health and justice setting of a prison. The successful applicant will receive regular clinical and managerial supervision along with excellent training and development opportunities within GMMH.
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
See attached detailed job description and person specification:
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
See attached detailed job description and person specification:
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
Qualifications
Essential
- RMN registration
- Post registration experience of working with service users in the health & social care field.
- Experience at Band 6 level
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Experience of leading on, implementing and monitoring service development
- Experience of managing complex situations and competing priorities in a diplomatic and professional manner
- Experience of maintaining quality standards in ones own work and encouraging others to do so in theirs
Desirable
- Experience of working in offender health or within a forensic setting.
Knowledge
Essential
- Good knowledge and experience of risk assessment and management.
- Knowledge of evidence based practice that underpins the delivery of mental health services.
- Awareness of key performance indicators to support the achievement of local and national targets
- Awareness of policies and procedures in relation to confidentiality, information sharing and safeguarding
Desirable
- Knowledge of specialist needs of service users within the prison environment and criminal justice system.
Skills
Essential
- Excellent organisational skills
- Ability to motivate and lead others in order to achieve service objectives.
- Ability to communicate with a wide range of people including service users, carers and the wider professional multiagency network.
Desirable
- Supervisory management skills
- Ability to write reports and present information in a concise way
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RMN registration
- Post registration experience of working with service users in the health & social care field.
- Experience at Band 6 level
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Experience of leading on, implementing and monitoring service development
- Experience of managing complex situations and competing priorities in a diplomatic and professional manner
- Experience of maintaining quality standards in ones own work and encouraging others to do so in theirs
Desirable
- Experience of working in offender health or within a forensic setting.
Knowledge
Essential
- Good knowledge and experience of risk assessment and management.
- Knowledge of evidence based practice that underpins the delivery of mental health services.
- Awareness of key performance indicators to support the achievement of local and national targets
- Awareness of policies and procedures in relation to confidentiality, information sharing and safeguarding
Desirable
- Knowledge of specialist needs of service users within the prison environment and criminal justice system.
Skills
Essential
- Excellent organisational skills
- Ability to motivate and lead others in order to achieve service objectives.
- Ability to communicate with a wide range of people including service users, carers and the wider professional multiagency network.
Desirable
- Supervisory management skills
- Ability to write reports and present information in a concise way
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).
