We have an exciting opportunity for a Part time Senior Learning Disability Nurse to join our Integrated Mental Health team at HMP New Hall, a female prison and young offenders institution (YOI) in Flockton, West Yorkshire.
A fully integrated Healthcare team with a nice team environment, a really tight knit team.
Hours
25 hours a week working 2 x full days of 8:00am – 6:00pm and 1 x half day 8:00am–1:00pm, all day shifts and all between Monday – Sunday, on a rota basis. 1 weekend every 5/6 weeks covering both days 9:00–5:00pm.
This position is part-time, you’ll receive an annual salary up to £49,175 per 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.
Main duties of the job
As a Senior Learning Disabilities Nurse, your responsibilities will vary. You will
- Respond as directed by the Mental Health Team Manager in the day to day operational functioning of the Mental Health team.
- Have responsibility for a caseload and be accountable for all aspects of delivering a nursing service for adults with learning disabilities/challenging behaviour, within the criminal justice setting.
- Work with adults whose behaviours have resulted in their offending and coming into contact with the criminal justice system.
- Work with the multi-disciplinary team to undertake person‑centred specialist behavioural assessments, planning and coordination of positive non‑aversive behavioural approaches to service users.
- Play an active part in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of the patient’s care following our policies and procedures and always considering safeguarding.
Career development opportunities are available both internally and externally to develop your skills and experience.
We also offer:
- Discounts on shopping and leisure activities
- Support to grow in your role and continue professional development
- 24/7 employee assistance helpline and financial assistance when needed
About us
The Health in Justice team at Practice Plus Group makes a real difference across over 53 prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres. We are 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 strive to do things better together
We are looking for caring, compassionate but also driven professionals who can help us drive our vision for fair and inclusive healthcare access to all.
Qualifications required
- Registered Nurse Learning Disabilities
- Evidence of Continued Professional Development
- Substantial experience working with adults with Learning disabilities with a range of clinical presentations. Evidence of working in Learning disability health within a community or inpatient setting.
- Able to evidence examples of integrated multi-disciplinary working
- Evidence of use of a range of standardized and non-standardized behavioural assessment tools supporting clinical reasoning
- Experience of working in a mental health team – desirable
Although not essential, ideal applicants would have experience in a hospital, community or prison environment.
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.
£43,609 to £49,175 a year
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