Overview
As a Registered Mental Health Nurse, you will play a vital role in supporting the mental health and wellbeing of individuals within the prison environment. You will provide assessment, treatment and ongoing care for prisoners facing a variety of mental health challenges.
Responsibilities
* Provide high quality planned and urgent mental health support to prisoners within a secure setting, including supporting RMNs with emergency alarms within the prison.
* Be part of a multi-professional workforce delivering care to patients within the Enhanced Care Unit, Residential Wings and other areas prisoners access, such as workshops.
* Carry a caseload of patients and be responsible for assessment and treatment of those patients.
* Be part of the case management team in ACCT reviews.
* Work in an integrated, multi-professional setting across the whole prison environment, not just healthcare.
* Provide support to all staff on your shift to ensure day-to-day functions are maintained.
* Complete induction training for new starters and act as an appointed mentor at the end of probation.
* Provide supervision to clinical and non-clinical staff where appropriate.
* Carry your own caseload.
* Assess patients, plan their care, administer treatment and discharge or refer as appropriate to other healthcare professionals or external agencies.
* Be a team member in all ACCT reviews and advise the prison with direct reference to the prisoners’ mental health.
* Assess prisoners’ fitness for detention, release or transfer.
* Assess alcohol and drug intoxication and withdrawal.
Requirements and Desirable Experience
* Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) with active PIN.
* All candidates are subject to prison vetting checks.
* Ability to work effectively as part of a multi-professional team within a fast-paced environment.
* Experience in a Prison environment (desirable).
* Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team (desirable).
Benefits
* Salary depending on experience £35,000.00 to £38,000.00 with group pension
* 240 hours Annual Leave
* Company Policy Sick pay
* Enhanced Maternity Package
* Life Assurance
* Membership of My Reward Hub with discounts and cashback
* Access to wages as you earn them to help cover emergencies
* Online and face-to-face wellbeing resources and support
* Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and continuing professional development
* Open culture encouraging ideas to deliver our purpose, with innovation funding
Safeguarding and protecting children, young people and vulnerable adults is of utmost importance; the organisation has policies and procedures to promote safeguarding and safer working practices. All hires are subject to a safer recruitment process, including disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.
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