We value diversity and are particularly eager to welcome candidates who bring a nurturing touch to their nursing practice—especially those with experience in forensic or prison settings. In collaboration with a multi-disciplinary team of health professionals, you’ll assess, plan, and provide tailored care for individuals with complex needs. We offer extensive training and support to help you grow both personally and professionally, all while adhering to our values of Responsibility, Respect, and Compassion. If you're ready to create impactful change and inspire others in their care journey, we encourage you to reach out for a friendly chat about this remarkable opportunity.
We have an exciting opportunity for an Clinical Specialist Nurse to shape, develop and have an area of specialism of older peoples mental health within the mental health team. The role would work across HMP Millsike, (a brand new Category C men's prison), and HMP Full Sutton (Category A men's prison) located in the village of Full Sutton near York.
Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust were recently awarded the Mental Health Service contract to begin delivering services at HMP Millsike in April 2025.
This is a rare opportunity to be part of a new mental health team of a brand new prison site.
Your clinical expertise and extensive knowledge will support the delivery of Mental Health provision and develop pathways, quality care and clinical governance structures. This role will include a specialist role in developing and delivering older peoples mental health care pathway.
You will have extensive experience of working within an prison or wider forensic services. You will have a positive and compassion focused attitude towards service users within the prison environment. You will have an awareness of the clinical difficulties that arise for individuals within secure environments and be able to lead by example. The post requires the highest standards of professional practice, and exceptional communication and relationship skills.
We are looking for an experienced Nurse who will thrive amongst the multi-disciplinary team of professionals to assess, plan and provide patient care. You will work within a team of Registered Mental Health and Learning Disability Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Psychologists, Psychiatrists, Primary Care Mental Health Practitioners as well as wider partner agencies including primary care services, social care and prison colleagues.
We offer robust supervision arrangements and a comprehensive induction and workforce development plan with a vast array of personal, professional and academic training opportunities enabling you to expand your skill set and evidence based practices.
You will be required to be; innovative, flexible and able to engage clients with complex needs. We require the post holders to be committed to equal opportunities and non-discriminatory practices and reflect the trust values of Responsibility, Respect and Compassion.
Alongside the Clinical Nurse Specialist and Nurse Consultant, the post holder will be the professional lead for nurses within the teams, leading on professional development and the delivery of robust evidence based practice. They will ensure high professional standards of nursing.
We would encourage candidates to contact us for an informal discussion.
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