Bank Mental Health Practitioner - HMP Leyhill inGloucester inGloucester PUBLISHED THU 7 NOV 2024

Band 6 BANK
CASELOAD HMP MENTAL HEALTH NHS

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust rGNKMGB5

The role of Bank Mental Health Practitioner at HMP Leyhill in Gloucester, offered by Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust, involves providing specialist mental healthcare to offenders within a challenging and dynamic prison environment. The position requires the practitioner to be part of the Mental Health In-Reach Team and collaborate with wider mental health services, utilizing skills for effective assessment, intervention, and care planning to support individuals with mental health conditions and learning disabilities. Responsibilities include managing a diverse caseload, facilitating group work, and ensuring continuity of care between prison and community mental health teams.

Applicants for this flexible, bank-working role must be willing to undergo National Security Vetting and provide necessary identification and address documentation, including proof of right to work in the UK. The position also entails mentorship and leadership duties for junior staff while contributing to integrated clinical governance arrangements and maintaining electronic clinical records. The role aims to foster recovery and resettlement for offenders, ultimately improving their well-being and outcomes.

Are you ready to unlock your potential within a challenging, creative and fast paced work environment? Do you want to escape your current job role and work with people to build positive and productive lives, whatever their past? Now is the time to break into offender healthcare and develop your career.

Oxleas NHS trust were awarded the South West prison contract in 2022 and currently have a portfolio of 19 prisons across the South of England. We are currently looking to expand our pool of bank workers by recruiting Mental Health Practitioners to work within the Prison service on a flexible basis.

Our healthcare team have a real impact on promoting health and well-being to those in prison and we pride ourselves on using skills and strategies that instil hope for patients future resettlement back into the community. We directly deliver Mental Health, Physical Health, Pharmacy and Clinical Substance Misuse in an integrated healthcare delivery model to provide effective and responsive care to improve wellbeing and support better outcomes in the future.

As a Mental Health Practitioner you will be providing specialist mental healthcare to offenders and working as part of the Mental Health In-Reach Team, plus wider mental health services. You will be required to work in a psychologically minded way with offenders in achieving their agreed goals and quality health outcomes.

Our Mental Health Team provide specialist interventions at primary and secondary care level including; referral management, screening assessment, triage, evidence-based interventions, care planning and risk assessing, plus one-to-one and group-work facilitation.

Our Mental Health Practitioners manage a mixed and challenging caseload and are required to perform robust assessment, screening and interventions to offenders with learning disabilities and mental health conditions. You will contribute to alternatives to inpatient admission and assisting with early discharge through the implementation of high intensity interventions and complex case management arrangements.

One of our key aims is to ensure continuity of care for an offender on ordinary location and reduce the length of stay, both in relation to prison inpatient services and external NHS/independent in-patient services. You will work closely with community mental health teams to ensure appropriate sharing of information, continuity of care and the Care Programme Approach for all offenders as necessary.

About us

To communicate effectively on a range of issues that are often complex in their nature and in complex situations.

Participate in the annual appraisal reviews and demonstrate reflective practice through the Knowledge and Skills Framework

To maintain comprehensive and timely electronic clinical records ensuring confidentiality is maintained at all times.

Provide supervision, mentorship & leadership for junior staff.

Take all necessary care in the working environment, adhering to relevant health and safety policies.

Participate and positively contribute to the services integrated clinical governance arrangements

Carry out administrative tasks as directed including research, audit, data, and activity statistics.

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION, PLEASE READ:

All applicants must be willing to undertake National Security Vetting in order to work in a Prison Setting. This will be completed as part of the pre-employment checks through Oxleas and the prison vetting team.

You will need to provide:

Proof of right to work documentation

Proof of ID, needs to include 1 photographicID

Proof of address documentation

Non-UK passport holders will need to have correct documentation (right to work in the UK) and a Home office Share code.

Address History:

5 years address history will be needed.

Applicants that are not UK Passport holders who provide less than 5 years UK address history will need to provide a Police Certificate which must be in English from where they resided previously.

Applicants who are UK Passport holders who have lived abroad for a period of more than six months during the last three years will need to provide a certificate of good conduct or an overseas police check in English from the countries resided in or visited .

In order to assist you in obtaining a Police Certificate, guidance can be sought from: www.jobsincare.com/job/jbns42Tx

If the country you have resided in is not listed here, you can obtain the necessary information by contacting the relevant Embassy or High Commission for that Country. Their contact details can be found on the Foreign & Commonwealth Office website ( www.jobsincare.com/job/jbns42Tx ).

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To work as a Bank Mental Health Practitioner in the UK, you typically need a combination of qualifications, skills, and personal attributes. Here are the key skills and qualifications necessary for this role:

Qualifications:

1. Relevant Degree: A degree in psychology, psychiatry, social work, nursing (mental health), or a related field is often required.

2. Professional Registration: Registration with a relevant regulatory body, such as the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) for mental health nurses or the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) for psychologists and other practitioners.

3. Postgraduate Training: Additional training in mental health assessment, treatment and therapeutic techniques can be advantageous.

4. Experience: Relevant clinical or practical experience in mental health settings is typically expected.

Skills:

1. Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills to effectively interact with patients, families, and multidisciplinary teams.

2. Empathy and Compassion: Strong capacity for understanding and responding to the emotional needs of patients.

3. Assessment Skills: Ability to conduct thorough mental health assessments and develop treatment plans.

4. Crisis Management: Skills in crisis intervention and the ability to handle emergency situations effectively.

5. Therapeutic Skills: Knowledge of various therapeutic approaches and techniques, such as cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), etc.

6. Teamwork: Ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team, respecting the diverse skills and experiences of colleagues.

7. Decision-Making: Good analytical and decision-making skills to assess situations and develop appropriate interventions.

8. Cultural Competence: Awareness and sensitivity to the diverse backgrounds and needs of patients.

9. Confidentiality and Ethics: Strong understanding of ethical guidelines and the importance of confidentiality in mental health care settings.

10. Organizational Skills: Ability to manage time effectively, prioritize tasks, and maintain accurate records.

Personal Attributes:

1. Resilience: Capacity to cope with the emotional demands of working in mental health.

2. Non-judgmental Attitude: Openness to different perspectives and experiences without bias.

3. Flexibility: Willingness to adapt to changing circumstances and needs in a fast-paced environment.

4. Passion for Mental Health: A genuine interest in improving the mental well-being of individuals and communities.