Senior Mental Health Nurse: HMP Lowdham

Job overview

Looking for something new & exciting in the NHS?

Ever considered Prison healthcare?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Mental Health Nurse to join the Healthcare team at HMP Lowdham.

Working within the Team at HMP Lowdham will give you the opportunity to make a real difference to a group of people with a wide range of mental health issues, including complex and enduring mental health problems, some being managed under the Care Programme Approach (CPA).

This role is for registered nurses, with NMC registration, who wish to pursue a career within Offender Health, with proven post registration experience in supporting patients with primary and/or secondary Mental Health needs and have a good knowledge and understanding of CPA and risk assessment.

You should be enthusiastic, motivated, patient focused and enjoy a challenge.

Main duties of the job

There is a dedicated healthcare centre located within the establishment where healthcare appointments can be carried out.

You will be a registered nurse with demonstrable experience in mental health and associated professional development.  Working with men from arrival in the prison through to their release back into the community, you will feel rewarded in your ability to deliver a bespoke package of care to address and improve health inequalities to individuals with diverse and complex health needs?

Delivering a wide range of positive health opportunities to individuals in custody, which is equal to and often above what is offered in the community.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Offender Health Directorate

The Offender Health Directorate is one of the largest and most successful providers of prison healthcare in the UK.

The Directorate provide physical, mental health and substance misuse healthcare services in prisons across the East Midlands, Lincolnshire & Leicestershire.

Providing healthcare to several  Prisons, for a population of over 10 000. You would be part of a large peer group of 400+ healthcare professionals, with access to peer support, supervision and excellent opportunities for learning and development.

We are committed to working in partnership with prison services, national probation service other healthcare providers and our criminal justice system partners to improve health, support justice to reduce re-offending behaviour.

The Offender Health Team truly believes it can make a difference to the lives of offenders by offering consistent, high-quality care in primary, mental health and substance misuse services that are equivalent to health services delivered outside of Prison.

The Trust

We have more than 100 sites and a huge scope of unique opportunities to develop your career and gain some amazing experiences.  We strive to be a great place to work and offer many staff benefits and tailored staff support and wellbeing programmes.

It’s the variety of this role which will provide a stimulating experience like no other, one minute you could be engaging patients in a mental health assessment or delivering brief therapeutic interventions with patients who have primary or secondary mental health problems, the next you may be facilitating a CPA review or contributing to a risk management meeting due to an individual’s self-harm behaviour.

We work as part of a wide MDT, including GP’s, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, RMN’s, Pharmacists, Substance Misuse Recovery workers, RGN’s, Sexual Health Specialists and other Allied Professionals and have strong links with community services to promote continuity of care.

We have well-established and strong relationships with the prison team, who support us to deliver healthcare safely.

This role enables you to work autonomously, whilst always having the support of a strong team when required. There are opportunities and support for progression for the right candidate, which can be anything from completing a full Preceptorship to a master’s degree.

As a senior nurse your will also be responsible for supporting and supervising junior staff, to engage in individual and group supervision and reflective practice.

Please see full job description for job responsibilities