Job overview Are you a Senior Mental Health Nurse looking for a rewarding and challenging opportunity?As a Senior Mental Health Nurse, you will have the unique opportunity to work in prisons, specifically at HMP Huntercombe in Nuffield near Henley.
This Category C prison caters to foreign national men, providing a diverse and unique patient group for you to work with.
You will be part of a supportive multi-disciplinary team, delivering Completing triage's, assessments, delivering 1:1 and group interventions, and caseload management in a person-centred way.If you are a forward-thinking, innovative, and compassionate mental health nurse, this is the perfect opportunity to take your career to the next level.This role includes an RSU allowance of £1,446 per annum on top of your annual salary.The ability to travel independently between sites within the Trust is essential for this role.
Main duties of the job To provide high quality, safe and effective mental health care and interventions to the service users within the prison establishment, including management of self harm and complex needs.You will be responsible for managing a caseload, triaging, assessing, and delivery of evidence based interventions within the framework of the multi-disciplinary team and care programme approach, and input into discharge planning.
To work as an integral member of the integrated mental health team, and to provide advice and support to primary health care based within the prison, and other prison staff.
You will work with internal and external partners, including partner healthcare providers, prison colleagues, social care providers, and probation services.To support the team manager and matron with the expansion of the team.
Working for our organisation Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people's homes, delivering care as close to home as possible Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: "Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team"Our values are: "Caring, safe and excellent"At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing.
These include: Excellent opportunities for career progressionAccess to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous serviceNHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailersCompetitive pension schemeLease car schemeCycle to work schemeEmployee Assistance ProgrammeMental Health First AidersStaff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please refer to the job description and guidance notes attached for further information on this role.
Person specification NMC registration Essential criteria Professional registration Desirable criteria Experience of working in the field of criminal justiceKnowledge of forensic care Experience Essential criteria Experience of providing specialist interventions for those with mental health challengesExperience of managing self harm and associated risks Desirable criteria Experience of developing and delivering group work Contractual Requirements Essential criteria Ability to undertake continuing professional development Desirable criteria Ability to travel between sites if required All new starters have a thorough induction process, both local and Trust wide, which aims to create a positive supportive working environment allowing new employees to learn key elements of their role over a reasonable timescale.Appointment to this post is subject to the trust receiving satisfactory references covering 3 years of employment or study.
Please ask your referees to respond promptly to reference requests.Employees are expected to undertake mandatory and statutory training related to their role.We are ambitious in our pursuit of excellence, driven by the belief that a fair, just and fully inclusive organisational culture enables our teams to deliver the best quality of care and services possible and we work hard to ensure that our diverse workforce reflects the communities that we serve.
We welcome applications from all sections of the community, are an Equal Opportunities employer with a number of internal networking groups to support our employees and where possible will always look to make reasonable adjustments in order that you can fulfil the role to recognise your full potential.
All our employees are committed to demonstrating through their behaviour our core values – safe, caring and excellent.Oxford Health is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.Oxford is a world-renowned centre of excellence for research.
Oxford Health works closely with the University of Oxford department of Psychiatry and the Department of Primary care, has a Biomedical Research Centre dedicated to improving mental health and the NIHR Clinical Research Facility at the Warneford site.
The Trust also hosts the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) which carries out applied research that directly impacts patient health and wellbeing