Senior Mental Health Nurse - HMP Feltham B in London

• Senior Mental Health Nurse – HMP Feltham B
• Position Details
• Band: NHS Af C Band 6
• Contract: Permanent
• Hours: 37.5 hours per week (Health & Justice services work to a 7‑day working week)
• Location: HMP Feltham B, Town Feltham, Middlesex
• Salary: £45,953 – £54,254 per annum (incl. Outer HCAS – pro rata if part‑time)
• Opening closes: 16/07/ :59

Key Responsibilities

• Function fully within the Mental Health In‑reach Team, assessing and treating patients throughout their journey in prison.
• Accept referrals and triage patients with the team.
• Undertake Early Days in Custody (EDIC) assessments and ensure all new arrivals receive a brief assessment of individual presentation and need.
• Participate in Care and Separation (Segregation) Unit (CSU) rounds with a GP and primary care nurse.
• Carry out comprehensive assessments with or without colleagues and provide feedback to the multi‑disciplinary team.
• Provide effective case management to a defined caseload in accordance with the Care Programme Approach (CPA), coordinating with prison departments and external health, social care and probation services.
• Ensure effective pre‑release care planning and facilitate smooth transition to community or alternative prison settings.
• Detailed Responsibilities
• Promote the health and well‑being of patients in a safe, caring and therapeutic environment based on an individualised approach.
• Work with the Team Leader to provide an environment that promotes training and development among the workforce.
• Work under the direction of the team manager to ensure clinical priorities are clearly understood and met to an agreed standard.
• Assess health and social care needs and negotiate care plans with patients and staff teams.
• Undertake risk assessments and formulate comprehensive plans developed jointly with patients and staff teams.
• Operate within the Prison/NOMS policies and the safer custody framework for managing suicide and self‑harm (ACCT procedures).
• Provide a service sensitive to age, culture, ethnicity, gender, sexuality and disability.
• Contribute to effective multi‑disciplinary team working within the prison.
• Communicate effectively with relevant internal departments and external agencies (within the restrictions of a prison environment).
• Offer a range of evidence‑based interventions and proactive risk‑management approaches to reduce and manage symptoms and high‑risk behaviours.
• Ensure safeguarding procedures are followed and monitor treatment, supporting concordance and timely action to alleviate unwanted effects.
• Provide written reports, discharge summaries and coordinate CPA review meetings, producing written care plans and circulating them to relevant parties.
• Have a working knowledge of the MHA 1983 (Amendment 2007) as used within criminal justice settings.
• Plan patient care transition back into the community from prison, ensuring continuity of care.
• Ensure the service is delivered sofully and effectively, inclusively and consistently.

Qualifications & Experience

• Registered Practitioner (Registered Mental Health Nurse).
• Registered
• Evidence of professional development since registration.
• Post‑registration qualification that enhances clinical work (e. g., CBT, DBT, Dual Diagnosis).
• Experience of working as part of a multi‑disciplinary team and within the CPA framework.
• Experience of care coordinating within a community setting.
• Experience of mentoring or supervising students.
• Experience of working in a prison or forensic environment.

Person Specification

• Motivated to maintain the highest standards possible in the service.
• Able to accept constructive feedback and ask for support where required.
• Compassionate and non‑judgmental approach.
• Flexible and resilient.
• Expert in engaging with people with mental health problems, assessing needs, designing and delivering appropriate interventions and evaluating effectiveness.
• Risk assessment and management skills.
• Proven ability to work with patients to increase self‑determination and resilience.
• Knowledge of safeguarding frameworks, CPA, Mental Health Act, MAPPA, and other relevant legislation and policies.
• Problem solving, stress management, and conflict resolution skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Effective time management and ability to work independently or as part of a team.
• Ability to use supervision positively and effectively.
• Commitment to anti‑discriminatory and anti‑racist practices and to equal opportunity policies.
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