Senior Mental Health Practitioner

6 months ago


Wakefield, United Kingdom Practice Plus Group Full time

**About The Role**:
**UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE**

**+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE**

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Mental Health Practitioner to join our Integrated Mental Health team at HMP New Hall. You will be motivated, dynamic and passionate about person-centred care for women in prison. You will be a competent practitioner in delivering care to women with complex needs as part of a multi-disciplinary team and also working autonomously across the prison

Hours

Shift patterns for this role are 8-6pm midweek and 9-5 weekends on a rota basis

Salary

This position is full time, you’ll receive an annual salary up to £46200 per annum 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

**What you'll be doing**:
As a Senior Mental Health Practitioner, your responsibilities will vary. You will
- Be responsible for assessment and ongoing management of our patients’ mental health needs.
- Supporting women with Complex MH needs
- Assessing risk and developing evidence-based care plans
- Demonstrating Trauma-informed practice
- Working collaboratively with patients, prison and community colleagues
- Co-facilitating therapeutic group interventions

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
- Occupational therapist, Mental Health nurse or social worker
- Current professional registration (HCPC, NMC, Social Work England)
- Evidence of Continued Professional Development including: DBT, CBT
- Experience of multi-agency working
- Good understanding of clinical governance including mental health policy, quality and outcomes framework, NICE
- Other therapeutic qualifications including holistic therapies are desirable

Secure environments are one of the most challenging, yet rewarding places for healthcare professionals to work. If you’re looking for a role where you can develop your existing healthcare skills and learn something new every day in an environment that never stands still, then this could be the right opportunity for you.



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