Clinical Lead - Prison Mental Health Team - £3,000 Joining Bonus

Job overview

Have you ever thought about working within prison mental health services?

HMP Humber are looking for Clinical Lead to provide mental health care to patients. This role will be responsible for assessment and caseload management of those referred into Mental health services  working as part of a stepped care model. You will  complete comprehensive assessments, confidently communicating treatment options and initiating supportive care plans, and providing evidence-based interventions alongside the wider multi-disciplinary team.

You will work with internal and external partners, including partner healthcare providers, prison colleagues, social care providers, probation services.  As such, you will need excellent communication skills and a teamwork ethos.

The team is a 7 day service: Mon- Fri 0800- 1900 Sat/Sun 0800-1600. Weekend working is part of this role with approximately 1 in 4 weekends expected to be covered. It's a 37.5 hrs per week role although part time or condensed hours will be considered.

Due to the nature of this role, the successful candidate must pass Police Vetting before commencing employment. This includes a thorough review of personal information, including a criminal record check (both spent and unspent), a review of financial standing, and social media checks.  Please note that vetting checks may also extend to family members and associates.  You must also have resided in the UK for 3 years at the point of application.

Main duties of the job

You will either be a Registered Mental Health Nurse/ Social Worker/ Occupational Therapist. You’ll have a flexible approach to working within a team that encourages new ideas and opinions on how to improve the service.

You will have experience providing compassionate mental health care and have an understanding of the criminal justice system. You will make on going assessment of need reflecting individual circumstances and provide relevant interventions and input to discharge planning. You will be required to have strong coordination and planning skills, with the ability to make decisions based on comprehensive health and risk assessments.

You should be innovative, flexible and able to engage with patients with complex needs. You will be committed to a person-centred approach and have the ability to prioritise.

18 months post qualifying experience including sign off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework is essential.

A £3,000 Trust welcome bonus will be applied to this post and is paid, as follows;

• £1,500 upon joining the Trust
• £750 after year 1
• £750 after year 2

Applications are welcome from those registered with the Trust’s Temporary Staffing Service (Bank) or that undertake work for the Trust via an external agency. However, please be aware that this incentive is only applicable to individual’s on one occasion only. Therefore, you will not be eligible if you have received it previously.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.

This role may be eligible for sponsorship under the UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker route. However, sponsorship can only be provided where applicants meet the specific requirements, therefore, we recommend that you assess your eligibility before applying for this position. Visit https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa