Registered Mental Health Nurse

Key Responsibilities Clinical Care Deliver highquality, personcentred mental health nursing care within the IPU, including assessment, formulation, care planning, implementation, and review. Manage a defined caseload of patients with complex and acute mental health needs, ensuring continuity of care throughout custody and during transitions. Undertake comprehensive risk assessments and contribute to the management of risk related to selfharm, suicide, violence, vulnerability, and safeguarding. Ensure that care is delivered in line with evidencebased practice, national guidelines, and the National Standards for Health Care in Prisons. Administer medication safely and competently, including vaccinations, injections, infusions, and syringe pumps where required. Embed health promotion, disease prevention, and selfmanagement at every stage of patient contact. Care Coordination and Multidisciplinary Working Work collaboratively with GPs, psychiatrists, psychologists, allied health professionals, prison staff, and external agencies to meet the holistic needs of patients. Ensure that patients with complex needs have a named care coordinator and a single, integrated care plan that is regularly reviewed. Actively participate in MDT meetings, case reviews, and care planning forums, contributing clinical expertise and professional insight. Support effective referral, triage, and allocation systems to ensure timely access to services. Professional Practice and Development Maintain registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) and practise in accordance with professional codes of conduct. Participate in mandatory training, clinical supervision, appraisal, and continuing professional development. Contribute to audit, quality improvement, and service evaluation activities. Support the development of evidencebased practice and engage with research and innovation where appropriate. Governance, Policies, and Record Keeping Adhere to all Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust policies, prison standards, standing orders, and relevant legislation. Maintain accurate, timely, and confidential electronic clinical records in line with Trust and prison systems. Support infection prevention and control measures and comply with health and safety requirements. Uphold equality, diversity, inclusion, and human rights principles in all aspects of practice. Custodial and Security Responsibilities Work safely and professionally within a custodial environment, recognising the unique challenges of prison healthcare. Comply with prison security procedures, including the safe handling of keys and adherence to all security instructions. Remain vigilant to risks to personal safety, patient safety, and the security of the establishment, reporting concerns and incidents appropriately. Contribute to effective risk management and incident reporting processes. Working Environment This role requires resilience, adaptability, and emotional intelligence. The post holder must be able to work positively and effectively within a secure, sometimes challenging environment, while maintaining therapeutic boundaries and professional integrity. Values and Behaviour All staff at Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust are expected to demonstrate behaviour consistent with the

Trusts values

Were Kind treating patients, colleagues, and partners with compassion and respect. Were Fair promoting equity, transparency, and accountability. We Listen valuing feedback, concerns, and lived experience. We Care delivering safe, highquality care and supporting wellbeing. Additional Requirements All post holders must successfully complete National Security Vetting to work in a prison setting. Staff must comply with Trust policies relating to confidentiality, safeguarding, infection control, sustainability, and professional conduct. Commitment to continuous improvement, learning, and delivering patientcentred care is essential. 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 photographic ID. 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 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: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants. 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 (http

//www.fco.gov.uk/en).