Senior Mental Health Nurse

Job summary

UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE

+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Mental Health Nurse to join our Mental Health team at Heathrow Immigration Removal Center located in West Drayton.

Salary

This position is full time, youll receive an annual salary up to 50,400 per annum - depending on experience.

How will we support you?

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

To apply for a position at Heathrow IRC, all applicants need to have been a resident in the United Kingdom for the last 5 years with no more than a 28-day break in being outside of the UK and no gaps in employment during this time. This is to ensure that we can obtain the appropriate checks.

Unfortunately if you do not meet the UK residency requirement, your application will not be progressed due to the mandatory clearance required.

 

Main duties of the job

As a Senior Mental Health Nurse, your responsibilities will vary. You will

• Be responsible for assessment and ongoing management of our patients mental health needs within the Immigration Removal Centre (IRC). You will work collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary team as an autonomous practitioner managing a caseload of patients, assessing their physical, social and psychological needs to develop a holistic health care plan.
• You will have a passion for learning and development, as well as having the initiative to bring new ideas and opinions on how to improve the healthcare services. Prison Healthcare experience is not essential although we do ask that you have experience within primary care.

If you are interested in career development, we have a wide range of opportunities for you to develop your skills and experience, which include both internal and external options for development and learning.

It doesnt stop there we also offer:

• 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

Heathrow Immigration Removal Centre is a detentions centre located next to Heathrow Airport in Harmondsworth, London Borough of Hillingdon. It is one of the largest immigration removal center's in Europe, with a capacity of 965 residents mainly adult males, however it does house some adult female detainees.

About us

The Health in Justice team at Practice Plus Group makes a real difference across over 53 prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres. Were the UKs leading independent provider of NHS services to over 40,000 patients in secure environments, always putting their needs first, regardless of their background.

Practice Plus Groups purpose is to Unlock your best work life and we stand by our core values:

• we treat patients and each other as we would like to be treated
• we act with integrity
• we embrace diversity
• we strive to do things better together

We are looking for caring, compassionate but also driven professionals who can help us drive our vision for a fair and inclusive healthcare access to all.

• You will be a qualified Registered Mental Health Nurse with a real passion for developing your clinical skills in an environment that is ever changing.
• You will either have experience within clinical management or be ready to take the next step in your career towards leading a team of clinical professionals.

Although not essential ideal applicants would have experience in a hospital, community or prison environment.

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE

+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Mental Health Nurse to join our Mental Health team at Heathrow Immigration Removal Center located in West Drayton.

Salary

This position is full time, youll receive an annual salary up to 50,400 per annum - depending on experience.

How will we support you?

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

To apply for a position at Heathrow IRC, all applicants need to have been a resident in the United Kingdom for the last 5 years with no more than a 28-day break in being outside of the UK and no gaps in employment during this time. This is to ensure that we can obtain the appropriate checks.

Unfortunately if you do not meet the UK residency requirement, your application will not be progressed due to the mandatory clearance required.

 

Person Specification

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Additional information

UK Registration

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