Clinical Specialist Nurse

Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Trust

About

We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.

From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care — our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.

We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.

We’re committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.

We won’t rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.

Key details

Location

Site HMP Full Sutton
Address Moor Lane
Town York
Postcode YO41 1PS

Contract type & working pattern

Contract: Permanent
Hours: 37.5 hours per week

• Full time
• Flexible working
• Compressed hours

Salary

Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 7

Specialty

Main area: Forensic Mental Health

Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Specialist Nurse to develop and support the mental health in-reach team at HMP Full Sutton - a category A, high secure prison on the outskirts of York.

HMP Full Sutton has a well-established mental health in-reach team that includes Nurses, Psychiatry, Psychologists, Counselling, PWPs, Speech and Language Therapists and other operational support posts.

Your clinical expertise and extensive knowledge will support the delivery of Mental Health provision and develop pathways, quality care and clinical governance structures.

Ideally, you will have extensive experience of working within a prison or wider forensic services - though applications will be considered if you are able to demonstrate extensive mental health experience in other settings. 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 high secure environments and be able to lead by example. The post requires the highest standards of professional practice, and exceptional communication and relationship skills.

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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.

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.

The candidate would be a Non-Medical Prescriber or be willing to work towards this within an agreed timeframe.

Condensed hours and/or flexible working can be considered for the right candidate. The core hours of the mental health team are 0730-1930, Monday-Friday; 0800-1600, Sat-Sun. This post would be expected to work within Mon-Fri hours.

We would encourage candidates to contact us for an informal discussion.

Working for our organisation

We invest in your training and development. All staff who join TEWV will be provided with a comprehensive induction programme.

Continuous professional development is important to TEWV. Once you are comfortable in your new role, you and your manager will work collaboratively to form a Personal Development Plan (PDP), your personal career aspirations are taken into account and the trust will provide you with the resources you need to develop.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description for further detailed information regarding the role and main responsibilities.

Please note - due to the sensitive nature of this work, the post is subject to Enhanced Security Vetting (known as Counter Terrorism Clearance). The post holder will be supported through this vetting but all offers of employment are subject to passing vetting.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Person specification

Qualifications/Experience

Essential criteria

• Current Professional Registration with Nursing and Midwifery Council - RMN / RNLD
• Recognised Practice Assessor/Practice Supervisor or currently in progress of achieving.
• Trained in Clinical Supervision and providing Clinical Supervision or in the process of achieving
• Postgraduate diploma in a subject relevant to the area Or be willing to work towards and achieve within 2 years
• Within the first year of being in post hold a recognised qualification in a governed therapy/advanced clinical qualification e.g Intermediate Systemic Family Therapy/Post Grad diploma in CBT/British Isles Dialectical Behaviour Therapy /NMP (Independent Prescriber)
• And have Equivalent clinical experience to that of a Post Grad Diploma/master’s level such as working as a band 6 (or above) in relevant clinical area with significant experience (see below under experience), together with evidence of relevant CPD
• Significant experience working with patients with complex needs in the specialist field.
• Significant experience working with patients who display risk behaviours
• Clinical risk assessment and management and its application in practice
• Working collaboratively with service users their families and carers
• Working in a multi-disciplinary team
• Quality improvement activities

Desirable criteria

• Extensive experience of working in mental health services

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Extensive knowledge of current issues relating to health needs of patients in the field of practice, regionally and nationally
• Understanding and working knowledge of the legal framework and statutory obligations under the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act
• Detailed understanding of Safeguarding and its application in practice.
• Clinical Risk Assessment and Management and its application in practice
• Clinical Governance and its application in practice.
• Working knowledge of clinical medicines management
• Understanding of psychological models of care and treatment (depending on specialist area)
• Clinical Governance and its application in practice.

Desirable criteria

• Awareness of criminal justice legal frameworks

Other

Essential criteria

• Ability to travel independently and cover cross sites.

Further details / informal visits contact

Name: Richard Carroll
Job title: Service Manager - Yorkshire Prisons
Email address: [email protected]