Mental Health Clinical Lead

About The Role

UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE

+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE

We have an exciting opportunity for a Mental Health Clinical Lead to join our Mental Health team at HMP Moorland , a men's category C Prison and young offender institution located in South Yorkshire.
Free parking at all sites, low turnover of staff at these sites, wellbeing days, strong relationships and partnerships. Will support additional training and career development.

Hours

37.5 hours - Monday to Friday 9pm-5pm but if support is needed, some additional hours might be required. Would consider a 4 day week working longer days to cover the full time hours.

Salary

This position is full time, you'll receive an annual salary up to £55,996per annum FTE - depending on experience.

How will we support you?
• Bespoke induction, including our Introducing Health in Justice training course
• Competency framework
• Regional and national career development opportunities
• Our bespoke Learning Management System to address your learning needs
• Support from the wider team

Candidates are required to have a Legal right to work in the UK and due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks.

What you'll be doing

As a Mental Health Clinical Lead, your responsibilities will vary. You will

• Work in and lead the Mental Health team within the Healthcare Services team.
• Provide clinical leadership and management to Registered nurses and allied health professionals.
• Establish inter-agency working to ensure good communication increases quality of care for patients.
• Ensuring that own clinical practice is consistent with autonomous practice within the role.
• Based on the Wellbeing Approach and Practice Plus mental Health policy, provide nursing triage, screening and assessment.
• Actively participate with the development of local operating procedures to ensure pathways are clear for clinicians
• Nurse lead treatment or care within mental health
• Medicines management/advice, supporting medicine administration
• Maintain accurate documentation of assessment, planning and treatment of patients.
• Manage and provide clinical supervision to the team
• Working closely with the Head of Healthcare ensuring that reports are accurately completed within deadlines.

If you are interested in career development, we have a wide range of opportunities for you to develop your skills and experience, which include both internal and external options for development and learning.

It doesn't stop there ... we also offer:

• Discounts on shopping and leisure activities
• Support to grow in your role and continue your professional development
• 24/7 employee assistance helpline and financial assistance when you need it

What we'll look for in you

The Health in Justice team at Practice Plus Group makes a real difference across over 53 prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres. We're the UK's leading independent provider of NHS services to over 40,000 patients in secure environments, always putting their needs first, regardless of their background.

Practice Plus Group's purpose is to Unlock your best work life and we stand by our core values:

• we treat patients and each other as we would like to be treated
• we act with integrity
• we embrace diversity
• we strive to do things better together

We are looking for caring, compassionate but also driven professionals who can help us drive our vision for a fair and inclusive healthcare access to all.

Qualifications required

• Registered Mental Health Nurse (Currently registered with the Nursing & Midwifery Council)
• BSc or equivalent qualification
• Experience of providing supervision ideally
• Teaching / Mentoring experience and /or qualification Experience
• Evidence of appropriate continuing professional development activity to maintain up-to-date knowledge and on-going competence in all aspects of the role

Although not essential ideal applicants would have experience in a hospital, community or prison environment.