# Senior Mental Health Nurse

**Company**: Practice Plus Group - Health in Justice
**Location**: London
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: £46,478 to £55,086 a year
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Mental Health Nurse to join our Primary Care and Mental Health team at HMP Belmarsh, a category A prison located in South East London.

As a Senior Mental Health Nurse, your responsibilities will vary. You will work within a multi-disciplinary team carrying out comprehensive assessments, initiating and reviewing care plans, and developing treatment options for patients with complex physical and mental health issues.

Your main duties will include:

- Working with individuals providing advice, support, and information, and managing a case load of patients

- Undertaking medication rounds, and assessing and treating patients who may have undergone traumatic experiences and may be distressed

- Assessing patients' health needs using an evidence-based framework and being able to risk assess using sound clinical knowledge

- Monitoring therapeutic responses to medication and potential side effects, liaising with prescribers as required

- Delivering non-judgemental care that makes a real difference

- Inspiring excellence by forging strong links with our partners and stakeholders

- Promoting best practice, clinical supervision, and evidence-based care

We offer a range of benefits, including:

- Bespoke induction, including our Introducing Health in Justice training course

- Competency framework

- Regional and national career development opportunities

- Our bespoke Learning Management System to address your learning needs

- Support from the wider team

- Discounts on shopping and leisure activities

- Support to grow in your role and continue your professional development

- 24/7 employee assistance helpline and financial assistance when you need it

The salary for this position is £46,478 to £55,086 per annum.

To be considered for this role, you will need to have:

- Qualified Mental Health Nurse - NMC registration

- Evidence of Continued Professional Development

- Experience of working with patients, face-to-face, who have complex mental health conditions

- Experience of psychosocial interventions, group work, and awareness of substance misuse

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## Skills

### Required
- Mental Health Nursing
- NMC registration
- Continued Professional Development
- Psychosocial interventions
- Substance misuse awareness

### Nice to have
- Experience in a hospital, community, or prison environment

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