Locum Band 6 Community Psychiatric Nurse to join their Prison Services Mental Health Team.
Hours: Monday-Friday 9am to 5pm
JOB PURPOSE
To provide mental health interventions to individuals within the prison establishment across the stepped care model.
This will involve being responsible for managing a caseload, including the assessment, planning, delivery of interventions and review of care of individuals located within the prison with a mental illness, within the framework of the multi-disciplinary team and Care Program Approach when appropriate.
Post holders are expected to work as an integral member of the multi-disciplinary, multi-agency team to provide advice and support to primary health care and prison staff based within the prison, and to liaise with and provide advice and support to, statutory and non-statutory agencies.
To support the team manager in delivering identified objectives in terms of individuals care, staff, and service development.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Clinical
• Responsible for the management of own caseload; this will include the assessment, monitoring, and provision of specialist nursing evidence-based interventions with individuals with mental health needs within the prison establishment. In addition, the post holder is responsible for arranging aftercare and referrals as required and ensuring care is coordinated with other services if necessary.
• Provide a range of interventions across the stepped care model; this will include offering primary mental health care and wellbeing-based interventions where appropriate including supporting and liaising with the primary care and substance misuse teams to deliver interventions where appropriate taking account of cultural, racial, and religious beliefs.
• Act upon referrals from prison based Primary Care staff, prison staff including the various agencies that work within the prison and external teams. The post holder will provide assessment, implementation, and development of care programs for individuals on their caseload.
• Be aware of polices relating to vulnerable adults and mental capacity and to be able to work within this framework.
• Be able to work within the Mental Health Act 1983 with a robust knowledge of how it is deployed within the criminal justice service.
• Be familiar with and ensure implementation of all local, regional, and national policies, procedures, and guidelines pertinent to all staff within area of responsibility and comply with their contents in the pursuit of the highest standards of patient care.
• Ensure confidentiality is always maintained, including during- the dissemination of information and records.
• Be familiar with, and comply with, all mental health, community care and child protection legislation.
• Be aware and understand the relevant legislation applicable to the care of prisoners.
• Develop and maintain good relationships with service users, relatives, prison staff and fellow health, social, welfare professionals and other statutory or non-statutory agencies that are involved in care delivery to affect the highest standards attainable in good mental health care.
• Ensure that everybody’s welfare is maintained through adherence to agreed Health and Safety polices.
• Provide compassionate care relating to issues pertinent to individuals in prison.
• Ensure that clinical supervision of professional practice is undertaken, and caseload supervision is carried out.
• Adhere to the principles of clinical governance.
• Support the facilitation of group work where appropriate.
Prison clearance required
Remote working not permitted for this role
If you are interested in this exciting opportunity and would like to find out more, please call 01322 282470. Alternatively, you can reach the recruitment team via e-mail at recruitment@westmeriarecruitment.co.uk
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