Senior Mental Health Practitioner - Prison Team

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for you to join us to work at Norwich Prison in the multidisciplinary team mental health. A very warm welcome awaits you! If you want a role where you can develop your existing skills and learn something new every day in an environment that never stands still, then this is definitely the job for you. Prisons are one of the most challenging yet extremely rewarding places for healthcare professionals to work.

The environment and patient group will bring exciting challenges and rewards for the right individual. The mental health team is part of the Integrated Mental Health and Justice Pathway. This role works as part of the Secure & Forensic Services Care Group which for the past 4 years have received a rating of 'GOOD' from the CQC

Main duties of the job

Duties will include, but not exclusive to: Assessments of individuals Caseload management Multi-agency working; including prison services , liaison and diversion services, through the gate services and community services, to ensure that the patient receives appropriate support through each stage of the criminal justice pathway and beyond back into the community. Supporting the duty role within the Team

About us

Benefits Benefits included with this role are: - NHS pension Comprehensive in house & external training programmes Career progression Starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days Per annum based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays) Staff physio service Gym membership NHS discounts and many more Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly, and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing their experiences and learning from each other.

NSFT is committed to lifelong learning and continuous professional development (CPD) for its entire staff. There are a variety of definitions of CPD across the professions, but it is usually taken to mean learning activities which update existing skills. CPD is determined through appraisal with a personal development plan agreed between an individual and their manager, with the commitment of the necessary time and resources.

Job responsibilities

Complete Mental health assessments of service users within custody to assess their needs and create plans with them for support. It is essential that you are skilled in undertaking mental health assessments. Co-production with service users in creating their next steps to support rehabilitation including referrals to a wide range of partner agencies both within the prison environment and in the wider community for pre-release planning.

Work collaboratively with prison colleagues, promoting partnership working. Able to work independently on own initiative to meet the needs of service users. Ensure service users information and assessed needs are accurately reflected in health record documentation.

Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!

Person Specification

Qualifications · Essential

Nursing degree or equivalent degree level qualification NMC registration

Experience · Essential

Familiar with undertaking clinical assessments including risk assessments. Experience of working with challenging clients Experience of completing mental health assessments Desirable oPrevious experience of working in the prison, secure environment or criminal justice pathway community

Other · Essential

Ability to travel independently.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab) . From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab) .

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).