Senior Mental Health Nurse - Enhanced Support Service

Job summary

UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE

+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Mental Health Nurse to join our Enhanced Support Service Mental Health team at HMP Foston Hall, a closed category women's Prison and Young Offenders Institution, located in the village of Foston in Derbyshire, England.

Salary

This position is full time, youll receive an annual salary up to £50,000 per annum - depending on experience.

How will we support you?

Bespoke induction, including our Introducing Health in Justice training course

Competency framework

Regional and national career development opportunities

Our bespoke Learning Management System to address your learning needs

Support from the wider team

Candidates are required to have a Legal right to work in the UK and due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks. 

Main duties of the job

As an Enhanced Support Service - Senior Mental Health Nurse, your responsibilities will vary. You will

• support residents who have complex needs, underpinned by pervasive psychological difficulties, who are not responding to existing strategies and interventions to manage their behaviour, indicating the need for a higher level of support.
• work intensively with this subgroup of residents and/or the professionals involved in their care, in order to promote stability, psychological wellbeing and positive coping through the provision of intervention and support.
• work collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary team as an autonomous practitioner managing a caseload of patients, assessing their physical, social and psychological needs to develop a holistic health care plan.

If you are interested in career development, we have a wide range of opportunities for you to develop your skills and experience, which include both internal and external options for development and learning.

It doesnt stop there we also offer:

• Discounts on shopping and leisure activities
• Support to grow in your role and continue your professional development
• 24/7 employee assistance helpline and financial assistance when you need it

About us

The Health in Justice team at Practice Plus Group makes a real difference across over 53 prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres. Were the UKs leading independent provider of NHS services to over 40,000 patients in secure environments, always putting their needs first, regardless of their background.

Practice Plus Groups purpose is to Unlock your best work life and we stand by our core values:

• we treat patients and each other as we would like to be treated
• we act with integrity
• we embrace diversity
• we strive to do things better together

• You will be a qualified Registered Nurse (Mental Health) with a real passion for developing your clinical skills in an environment that is ever changing. 
• Youll have a flexible approach working within a team that encourage new ideas and opinions on how to improve the service.
• You will have either have experience within clinical management or be ready to take the next step in your career towards leading a team of clinical professionals.
• Ability to work multi agency and be complex case focussed with the best outcome for patients.

Secure environments are one of the most challenging, yet rewarding places for healthcare professionals to work. If youre looking for a role where you can develop your existing healthcare skills and learn something new every day in an environment that never stands still, then this could be the right opportunity for you.