Job summary
We are look to appoint for the position of Prison Mental Health Team Leader based at HMPYOI Stoke Heath Prison.
In this role you would be responsible to overseeing and planning primary mental health services to ensure that identified patients receive assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of mental health needs. Central to the role is to act as the duty manager for all providers in relation to daily operational issues i.e. staffing, resources, incident management. Additionally, you would support our partner organisations by working in an integrated manner to ensure administration services are provided across Stoke Heath Integrated Care.
Main duties of the job
Support patients and exercise positive Use of statutory and organisational requirements and guidelines, relating to the administration of medicine.
Respect patient's individuality and maintain their privacy, dignity and human rights within the constraints of the custodial environment.
Support patients to address issues which effect their own health, behaviour and social welfare. Provide patients with support during healthcare activities.
Support patients who are distressed who could be at risk of harm to themselves or others, or who are at risk of suicide.
Take responsibility for clinical treatment or appropriate referral to doctors or outside agencies, also removal of risk factors in a situation where risk of self harm, or harm to others or suicide seems evident.
Develop relationships with professional boundaries as part of a purposeful caring regime.
Respond to healthcare and prison emergencies, relating to prisoners, staff and visitors, within the establishment in accordance with policies and procedures.
Communicate effectively with other members of the healthcare team and other disciplines as required.
About us
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.
Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.
Person Specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Mental Health Nurse - Level 1
- Competency in mental health risk assessment
- Evidence of appropriate knowledge base in primary mental health
- Diploma / Degree in nursing studies
- Non-medical prescriber (V300) qualification, or willingness to attain this.
- Experience and knowledge of confidentiality and data protection act.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Excellent written and verbal presentation skills.
- Ability to manage own workload
- A working knowledge of Systm One in a clinical environment.
- Diplomatic and tactful, assertive when appropriate
- Ability to line manage a team, with skills to develop others within the team.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working on own initiative and organising own workload without supervision
- Experience of working to tight and often changing timescales
- Experience of working as part of a team
- Experience of line manager duties / managing others within a team, or willingness to gain these skills
- Demonstrate an understanding of audit
Person Specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Mental Health Nurse - Level 1
- Competency in mental health risk assessment
- Evidence of appropriate knowledge base in primary mental health
- Diploma / Degree in nursing studies
- Non-medical prescriber (V300) qualification, or willingness to attain this.
- Experience and knowledge of confidentiality and data protection act.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Excellent written and verbal presentation skills.
- Ability to manage own workload
- A working knowledge of Systm One in a clinical environment.
- Diplomatic and tactful, assertive when appropriate
- Ability to line manage a team, with skills to develop others within the team.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working on own initiative and organising own workload without supervision
- Experience of working to tight and often changing timescales
- Experience of working as part of a team
- Experience of line manager duties / managing others within a team, or willingness to gain these skills
- Demonstrate an understanding of audit
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).
