Senior Mental Health Nurse - HMP Grendon and Springhill - Aylesbury

Job overview

Are you an NMC registered nurse with experience of working in mental health looking for a new role within Forensic Services?

We are recruiting for a  Senior Mental Health Nurse to join out team at HMP Grendon and Springhill  near Aylesbury, which is a Category B prison, operating as a therapeutic community for approximately 240 men.

Oxford Health Foundation Trust Forensic Service is developing and delivering a new integrated model of mental health care for men in prisons across the region. We are looking for forward thinking, innovative, creative, compassionate and thoughtful senior mental health nurse who will be able to offer a wide range of interventions to our patient group.

You'll be managing a caseload of patients in a person-centred way to plan, deliver and evaluate care, whilst being supported by a well-resourced multidisciplinary team. You'll have the opportunity to develop your own practice, and support others to develop theirs, in partnership with primary health care providers and prison staff.

If this sounds like your area of expertise and you're ready for a new step in your career, we would love to hear from you!

Applicants must have a full valid driving licence and have access to a vehicle for work. Adjustments can be considered in line with the Equality Act 2010 where required.

Main duties of the job

• Provide mental health interventions to service users within the prison establishment.
• Responsible for managing a caseload, including the assessment, planning, delivery of interventions and review of care of patients located within the prison with a mental illness, within the framework of the multi-disciplinary team and Care Programme Approach.
• Work as an integral member of the multi-disciplinary, multi-agency team to provide advice and support to primary health care based within the prison, and to liaise with and provide advice and support to, statutory and non-statutory agencies.
• Support the team manager in delivering identified objectives in terms of patient care, staff and service development.

Please refer to the job description attached for a comprehensive list of duties. Please note if you are based outside of the UK you will need to be fully qualified, have already passed your OSCE and have an NMC pin number in order to be considered for this role.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the “supporting statement” element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.

The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.