Rotational Prison Mental Health Clinical Lead- £3,000 Joining Bonus*: Sponsorship Available

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

Are you a mental health nurse, LD nurse, social worker or occupational therapist with experience working in mental health? Have you thought about working within prison mental health services?

We have an exciting opportunity for registered professional to experience rotational post across HMP Millsike, a brand new all electric Category C men’s prison, and HMP Full Sutton, a high secure long term prison for Category A men’s prison. Both located in the village of Full Sutton near York.

Prison environments are one of the most challenging yet rewarding places for healthcare professionals to work. If you’re looking for a role where you can develop your existing Clinical skills and learn something new every day in an environment that never stands still, then this could be the opportunity for you.

This is an excellent opportunity for registered professional who have experience working within mental health services to join a team where you will get to develop a full range of psychiatric skills and interventions whilst delivering community based urgent and planned care to the prison population.

The rotational post will provide opportunity work for 6 months in each prison gaining a wide breath of experience and skills in both prisons.

HMP Millsike contains people who will spend their sentences learning the skills they need to find work on release as part of the government’s drive to cut reoffending. HMP Full Sutton contains people who serve long sentences.

Main duties of the job

You will be a Registered Mental Health / LD Nurse / Social worker / Occupational Therapist. The team will be multi-disciplinary, and the successful candidate will work collectively with senior clinical staff to provide a comprehensive mental health service, navigating the challenges of a prison environment.

To deliver clinical assessment and intervention as dedicated provision for complex patients whilst supporting a whole prison approach. You will carry out comprehensive assessments, confidently communicating treatment options and initiating supportive care plans, and providing evidence-based interventions alongside the wider multi-disciplinary team

You will be committed to a person-centered approach to your work and will have an ability to prioritise and work flexibly. We are looking for skilled professionals who will thrive working in a busy environment in a well-resourced team of multidisciplinary professionals, as well as alongside partner providers from a variety of internal and external services.

Additionally, to the competency framework, we offer 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 practice.

Person Specification

Qualification

Essential

  • RNMH,/RNLD or registered practitioner, current professional registration with NMC or relevant professional body
  • Evidence of Continuing Professional Development.
  • MIP, FLIP, ENB 998 Teaching & Assessing in Clinical Practice or City & Guilds 730 Teaching in Adult Education (within agreed timescales)
  • Clinical Supervisor (within agreed timescales).
  • 18 months post qualifying experience including sign off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework.
  • Recognised sign-off mentor or must be achieved within agreed timescale.
  • Qualified practitioner in e.g. CBT, DBT, PSI, dual diagnosis etc. (within agreed timescale).
  • Non-medical Prescriber (within agreed timescale.)
  • Key skills in literacy, numeracy and ITQ level 2 (or equivalent)

Desirable

  • Leadership or management qualification
  • Post-graduate qualification in a relevant area

Experience

Essential

  • Significant experience working with people with mental ill health in a community setting.
  • A good understanding of the Offender Health pathway.
  • Working collaboratively with service users and their families/carers.
  • Working in a multi-disciplinary team
  • Quality improvement activities

Desirable

  • Leadership or management experience
  • Experience in a secure environment
  • Experience of providing clinical supervision
  • Experience of mentoring students on practice placement.

Skills

Essential

  • Communicate complex and sensitive information effectively to patients, carers/families and all members of the multidisciplinary team
  • Provide leadership and monitor, co-ordinate and prioritise the activities of a team.
  • Work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team and undertake care co-ordinator responsibilities
  • Provide effective clinical supervision, teaching, training and assessing in clinical practice
  • Write reports
  • Use multimedia materials for presentations in professional settings
  • Use approved breakaway techniques

Desirable

  • Competency in venepuncture and ECGs

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: 20 September 2026

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