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In conjunction with the management team you will contribute to and deliver a comprehensive Primary Care, Mental Health and Addictions nursing service as part of a multi disciplinary team within the prison setting. You will operate as part of an extensive multi-disciplinary team, providing the role of the practitioner nurse is to undertake assessments, provide and evaluate a range of interventions, to meet prisoner healthcare needs and contribute to the wider continuous development of prison healthcare services. You should demonstrate knowledge, skills and understanding of health issues and treatment options to provide clinical guidance to all staff on matters relating to health and wellbeing. You will carry continuing responsibility for the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care and the setting of standards of care within a secure environment. This post is primarily based at HMP Barlinnie however can be moved between the three prison sites if needed to meet exigencies of the service. You will be responsible for the management of a caseload acting as keyworker / case manager within the team for allocated clients, including those with complex health and social care needs. You will carry out assessments of risks and coordinate care for those who require to be managed by the care programme approach. Contribute to the development, organisation, delivery, and evaluation of the mental health clinics and treatments within a prison setting. .
It is essential that you are currently a Registered Mental Health nurse Educated to Degree level or equivalent. You should have post registration experience working within a relevant clinical setting and have awareness of professional and clinical accountability, legal issues, role limitations and boundaries and balancing duty of care and public safety issues. As holding current full professional registration is an essential requirement for the post, candidates who do not complete the professional registration section of the application form or who do not hold current full registration may not be considered for shortlisting.
The shift pattern for this post is Early, Day and Weekend shifts.
Informal Contact
Mary Mitchell, Clinical Manager on 0141 770 2103
Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Packs .