Senior Mental Health Nurse – HMP Feltham B | Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust is a Top Employer Award Winner that provides primary care, mental health, intellectual disability and substance misuse services to diverse and culturally rich communities.

In our quest to deliver patient‑focused quality care we are looking to recruit a highly motivated, innovative and enthusiastic Senior Mental Health Nurse to join our forward‑thinking, friendly and expanding Health & Justice team at HMP YOI Feltham.

Responsibilities

• Function fully within the Mental Health In‑reach Team, assessing and treating patients through their journey in prison.
• Accept referrals and triage patients with the team.
• Undertake Early Days in Custody (EDIC) assessments and ensure new arrivals receive a brief assessment of presentation and need, referring to other services (GP, SMS, chaplaincy, psychology, etc.) and booking further assessment if indicated.
• Participate in Care and Separation (Segregation) Unit (CSU) rounds with a GP and primary care nurse.
• Undertake comprehensive assessments alone or with colleagues and provide feedback to the multi‑disciplinary team, ensuring care is individual and appropriate to the patient’s needs.
• Provide effective case management to a defined caseload in accordance with the Care Programme Approach, in conjunction with the team, prison departments and external health, social care and probation services.
• Ensure effective pre‑release care planning.
• Assess health and social care needs, negotiate care plans with patients and staff teams.
• Undertake risk assessments and formulate comprehensive plans developed jointly with patients and staff teams.
• Manage suicide and self‑harm (ACCT procedures) within the Prison service safer custody framework.
• Provide a service sensitive to age, culture, ethnicity, gender, sexuality and disability.
• Contribute to effective multi‑disciplinary team working within the prison and the rest of the service.
• Carry out duties in accordance with Prison / NOMS policies.
• Case‑manage an identified caseload of clients, including planning and implementation of effective care plans, regular review meetings and timely referral to external agencies within the CPA framework.
• Communicate effectively with all relevant internal departments and external agencies regarding clients within the restrictions of a prison environment.
• Work closely with the MDT to identify and facilitate an effective range of therapeutic interventions for this client group.
• Respond to urgent referrals and assess whether input from the team is indicated or appropriate.
• Offer evidence‑based interventions and proactive risk‑management approaches to help service users and their families reduce and manage symptoms, high‑risk behaviour and other disabling effects of their conditions.
• Ensure safeguarding procedures are followed.
• Monitor treatment, support concordance and take prompt action to alleviate unwanted effects.
• Provide advice and information to patients about their care.
• Provide access to and ongoing psycho‑education regarding the various mental health conditions to patients.
• Provide interventions and work with other disciplines/agencies/teams in the care of service users experiencing co‑morbid problems with substance misuse.
• Provide written reports and discharge summaries as required.
• Coordinate CPA review meetings and produce written care plans, circulating them to relevant people and agencies in accordance with the Trust policies and guidelines.
• Have a working knowledge of the MHA 1983 (Amendment 2007) as used within criminal justice settings.
• Safely plan patient care back into the community from prison or transfer to alternative prison establishments, ensuring continuity of care is provided.
• Under the direction of the team manager and the MDT, ensure the service is delivered inclusively and effectively.

Benefits

• Monthly supervision.
• Annual personal development plans/appraisals.
• Support and guidance with revalidation.
• Hidden Gem and annual award ceremonies.
• Access to an internal and external training portfolio across services.

Career Development

• Induction programme.
• Career coaching.
• Clinical supervision.
• Reflective practice.
• Ongoing support from professional nurse advocates.
• HMS Leadership Academy leadership course.
• Bespoke health and justice clinical competencies.
• External training courses in enhanced and advanced practice.

Advert closes on Wednesday 6 May 2026.

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