Senior Mental Health Nurse

Senior Mental Health Nurse NHS West Midlands, England, United Kingdom Job Summary Are you an experienced RMN who has a flexible approach, with a drive to clinically innovate; share our values and are committed to providing high quality care and developing your skills; have confidence in dealing with a wide range of situations and working with partner agencies to provide the best care to people within the prison; are enthusiastic about working within an ever-changing prison environment; enjoy collaborating and working within a full multi-disciplinary team to ensure varied and comprehensive interventions are delivered in-line with the stepped care model; have an excellent working knowledge of the Mental Health Act and its application to prisoners who require transfer to hospital; then this job is for you We welcome flexible working and will consider part-time applicants. Main Duties of the Job Working effectively within the team you will provide evidence based interventions. You will manage a caseload and will be required to undertake assessments and reviews. Using the Care Programme Approach, you will be a care coordinator, communicating effectively with those involved in the care of people in custody up to release. The role will require you to be a reflective practitioner, eager to work collaboratively with individuals, carers and other professionals to contribute to the delivery of an effective, dynamic, integrated mental health and substance misuse service. You will work with individuals from initial assessment through to discharge, which can include transferring care to other providers such as hospitals or CMHTs whilst working with a variety of agencies in the Offender Health Pathway. You will help to rehabilitate and support service users to live hopeful and fulfilling lives as members of the community. Responsibilities Take a recovery focused and holistic approach in working with the people who access our services. Deliver care and interventions utilizing the stepped care model, including provision of the CPA Framework where appropriate. Assess people's needs to develop, implement and evaluate personalized care plans. Facilitate therapeutic group work taking the lead where appropriate. Deliver evidence based interventions. Identify people requiring hospital treatment and facilitate the timely transfer under the Mental Health Act. Line manage Band 5 nurse where appropriate. Some weekend working is required as part of this role. Person Specification Essential Qualifications Registered Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Council Register. Evidence of recent CPD and compliance with NMC revalidation. Teaching Certificate including annual update (ENB 603) or related mentoring/coaching qualification. Essential Experience Considerable experience of working in the mental health field. Experience of providing specialist interventions for those with mental health problems, counselling techniques, CBT, motivational interviewing. Providing supervision and line management of staff. Additional Information Disclosure and Barring Service Check: This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and a submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) will be required. UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website. Employer Details Inclusion HMP DovegateUttoxeterST14 8XR Website: https://www.mpft.nhs.uk Job Details Date Posted: 25 November 2025Pay Scheme: Agenda for ChangeBand: Band 6Salary: £38,682 to £46,580 per annumContract: PermanentWorking Pattern: Full-timeReference Number: 301-IT-25-7614611Job Locations: HMP Dovegate, Uttoxeter, ST14 8XR #J-18808-Ljbffr