Band 6 Community Psychiatric Nurse – HMP Birmingham: Sponsorship Available

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

Are you looking for variety, flexibility, challenge and the chance to progress your career into providing modern mental health care in a prison setting?

Fantastic opportunity has risen for an experienced Mental Health or Learning Disability nurses to join the Prison Community Mental Health team as a Band 6 CPN here at HMP Birmingham for a 12-month fixed term period.

This part-time post is in our busy mental health team supporting our Inreach pathway, which supports those with an identified mental illness and are on CPA.

HMP Birminghamwhich is an Adult Category B prison with a diverse range of nursing needs. HMP Birmingham currently holds a maximum of 970 prisoners, with a combination of both sentenced and remand Adult males.

This brings a great opportunity to embrace change and embed culture. The role will be an experience like no other, requiring a diverse mixed nursing skills background and attracts nurses from a range of professional specialist areas, such as Assertive Outreach and Forensic Services.

Main duties of the job

To provide community mental health nursing which contributes to the wider mental health services that are on offer to the mentally ill within HMP Birmingham prison, particularly for those experiencing serious and enduring mental illness, symptoms of personality disorder and acute phases of illness. This also includes needs -led interventions, referrals and liaison with other agencies both within and external of the prison environment.

To provide risk assessment and care management plans that are intended to identify and predict factors that will minimise or prevent harm to both staff and other prisoners.

To ensure effective and integrated working with prison staff and other MDT professionals working within the prison establishment, i.e. social care providers, chaplaincy and specialist services including probation, forensic mental health services and drug workers.

Person Specification

Registered Nurse RMN or RNLD

Essential

  • Qualification and NMC PIN
  • Experience of working in a secure setting

Desirable

  • Mentoring qualification
  • Previous experience of working in a Prison
  • Qualification or experience of delivering Trauma Informed Care

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 30 August 2026

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