Mental Health Clinical Lead

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

**+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE**

We have an exciting opportunity for a Mental Health Clinical Lead to join our Mental Health team. Working across 2 sites, **HMP Foston Hall**, a Female Prison and YOI located in Derby and **HMP Sudbury**, a category D adult male Prison, located in Ashbourne. Both sites are 5 miles apart in location.

Working one day a week at Sudbury and 4 days at Foston Hall. Parking on both sites and logístically due to working across two sites, ideally you must be a driver. Onsite training provided and Managers Development programme which is encouraged to join.

**Hours**

37.5 hours working either 8-4pm or 9-5pm, Monday to Fridays. No weekends or nights. Occasional requirement to work weekends at Foston Hall but very rare.

**Salary**

This position is full time, you’ll receive an annual salary up to £55996**_ _**per annum FTE - depending on experience.

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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 Mental Health Clinical Lead, your responsibilities will vary. You will
- Work as part of and lead the Mental Health team within the Integrated Healthcare Services team.
- Provide clinical leadership and management to Registered nurses and allied health professionals.
- Establish inter-agency working where necessary to ensure good communication increases quality of care for patients.
- Provide nursing triage and screening and assessment.
- Actively participate with the development of local operating procedures to ensure pathways are clear for clinicians
- Nurse lead treatment or care within mental health
- Confirm waiting list are well managed ensuring mínimal waiting times for patients
- Medicines management/advice including supporting medicine administration
- Maintain accurate documentation of assessment, planning and treatment of patients.
- Working closely with the Head of Healthcare ensuring that reports and other measures are accurately
completed within deadlines.

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

Our full range of benefits is available as a download on this ad.

**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**
- Registered Mental Health Nurse (Currently registered with the Nursing & Midwifery Council)
- BSc or equivalent qualification
- Experience of providing supervision and or leading a team
- Teaching / Mentoring experience and /or qualification ExperienceEvidence of appropriate continuing professional development activity to maintain up-to-date knowledge and on-going competence in all aspects of the role
- Although not essential ideal applicants would have experience in a hospital, community or prison environment.