- Responsible for the management of own caseload, this will include the assessment, monitoring and provision of specialist nursing interventions to individual prisoners with secondary mental health needs. In addition the post holder is responsible for arranging aftercare as required and ensuring care is co-ordinated with other services if necessary.
- To provide a range of interventions across the integrated offender health model this includes primary care and wellbeing interventions where appropriate. To support and liaise with substance misuse team, primary care team and to deliver wellbeing interventions.
- Act upon referrals from Prison based Primary Care staff, and external teams. Referrals are allocated through the weekly team meeting. The post holder will provide assessment, implementation and development of care programmes for individuals on their caseload.
- To be aware of polices relating to vulnerable adults and mental capacity and to be able to work within this framework.
- To be able to work within the Mental Health Act 1983 with a robust knowledge of how it is deployed within the criminal justice service.
- Be familiar with and ensure implementation of all local, regional and national policies, procedures and guidelines pertinent to all staff within area of responsibility and comply with their contents in the pursuit of the highest standards of patient care.
- To ensure confidentiality is maintained at all times including all dissemination of information and records.
- Be familiar with and comply with all Mental Health, Community Care and Child protection legislation.
- To be aware and understand the relevant legislation applicable to the care of prisoners.
- Develop and maintain good relationships with service users, relatives and fellow health, social, welfare professionals and other statutory or non-statutory agencies that are involved in care delivery to affect the highest standards attainable in good Mental Health care.
- Ensure that patient and staff welfare is maintained through adherence to agreed Health and Safety polices.
- To provide a nursing service to prisoners taking account of cultural, racial and religious beliefs.
- Provide care based on evidence-linked interventions.
- Ensure that clinical supervision of professional practice is undertaken and caseload supervision is carried out with team leader.
- Initiate and develop new ideas to provide patient care and provide advice relating to changing prison based Mental Health care and the Community Care model.
- Practice in line with the National Service Frame work value base.
- To record all information re patient care, adhering to NMC guidelines for documentation and record keeping.
- To adhere to the principles of clinical governance.
- Manage caseload, ensuring that care is co-ordinated appropriately with other Mental Health services to maintain smooth facilitation of care on individuals release from prison. Working therefore within the Care Programme Approach Framework.
- Line management of Band 5 nurse where appropriate.
- Support the facilitation of group work where appropriate
- Liaise with professional and voluntary agencies to provide appropriate Specialist Mental Health advice for Prisoners with Mental Health problems and attend and contribute to appropriate multi-disciplinary team meetings and case reviews.
- To develop and sustain links with multi-disciplinary services including statutory and non statutory providers
- To develop a network of contacts with relevant agencies to promote service accessibility for the client group.
- To attend relevant meeting to represent Inclusion and the team when required.
- To keep up to date records and information for the purpose of internal and external evaluation.
- Responsible for own professional development and participate in continuing education and health promotion programmes.
- To provide information and statistics consistent with requirements.
- To prepare and present reports when required to do so.
- Responsible for participation in the trust appraisal process, identifying own/others mandatory professional, supervisory, personal development and training needs. To demonstrate compliance with Inclusion mandatory training.
- Ensure that clinical supervision of professional practice is undertaken and caseload supervision is carried out with team leader.
- To participate and contribute appropriately in research, service modernisation, clinical governance and the NHS operating framework.
- To ensure that the agreed philosophy approach is adopted and followed whilst respecting and valuing the different therapeutic approaches available.
- Responsible of ensuring confidentiality is maintained at all times in accordance with the Data protection act, trust policy and good practice.
- Responsible for maintaining and conducting oneself in a professional manner towards service users, carers, colleagues and other agencies.
- To practice within the NMC code of professional conduct and ensure that registration is maintained and to comply with NMC Revalidation.
- Responsible for ensuring record keeping is maintained adhering to NMC guidelines and trust guidelines.
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