Job Description

The post holder will be responsible for the care coordination of prisoners on caseload and Contributing to an effective secondary care mental health service within HMP Parc.



You will work under the Mental Health Measures framework to assess need and plan care and treatment for individuals who find themselves detained in custody, on remand or convicted and require secondary care mental health services .



You will work within the Mental health In-Reach team as a CPN, working closely with members of the prison health care teams, G4S operational staff, forensic teams, CMHT and probation teams.



The post holder will be expected to meet the complex needs of the identified client group, be responsible for liaison with key agencies (statutory and Voluntary) within the prison community and the wider geographical community.



We encourage response from individuals who are looking for an opportunity to work in an exciting and developing role and is interested in Mental health nursing in a unique environment.



Work as part of a multi-disciplinary, multi-agency team fostering good communication with colleagues of all disciplines and adhere to the Values set out by CTMUHB.



Provide / receive complex, sensitive and contentious information within a potentially hostile, antagonistic or highly emotive atmosphere in a secure setting.



Be aware of the importance of maintaining confidentiality and security of information gained during the course of their duties.



Ensure smooth transfer of care to specialist/out of area placements with appropriate local and national agencies



Attend weekly Single Point of Access Meetings (SPOA) participate in discussions in relation to in-reach referrals



Work collaboratively with other agencies including G4S to effectively manage individuals, information gathering and contributing to case conferences and ACCT reviews .



Foster good working relationships , to enhance joint working with other agencies to enhance release planning.



Care coordinate/co work individuals allocated to your caseload



Ensure record keeping meets the standard required by the NMC, IT systems as directed by the Team Leader and ensuring information sharing protocols are understood, and appropriately explained to clients.



Undertake comprehensive assessments using the Mental health measures framework, looking at strengths needs and risks (WARRN) .



You will be required to undertake a 5 day course ran by G4S prior to being allocated Keys to independently access the prison.



Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.

We live by our core values:

We listen, learn and improve



We treat everyone with respect



We all work together as one team



We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.



This post is fixed term/secondment for 8 months due to maternity leave. If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post.

Welsh Skills Desirable:

This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. This doesn't mean essential; whilst the candidate doesn't need to have skills in Welsh, we'll consider it an advantage when short-listing and selecting candidates. This isn't 'fluency ', just Speaking & Listening skills at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2) or above. Level 3 means basic conversations with patients about their everyday health.



Work as part of a multi-disciplinary, multi-agency team fostering good communication with colleagues of all disciplines and adhere to the Values set out by CTMUHB.



Provide / receive complex, sensitive and contentious information within a potentially hostile, antagonistic or highly emotive atmosphere in a secure setting.



Be aware of the importance of maintaining confidentiality and security of information gained during the course of their duties.



Ensure smooth transfer of care to specialist/out of area placements with appropriate local and national agencies



Attend weekly Single Point of Access Meetings (SPOA) participate in discussions in relation to in-reach referrals and will be required to attend external meetings.



Work collaboratively with other agencies including G4S to effectively manage individuals, information gathering and contributing to case conferences and ACCT reviews .



Foster good working relationships , to enhance joint working with other agencies such as Probation, Parole board, CMHT, FMHT, MAPPA, Resettlement team to enhance release planning.



care coordinate/co work individuals allocated to your caseload



Ensure record keeping meets the standard required by the NMC, IT systems as directed by the Senior Nurse/Team Leader and ensuring information sharing protocols are understood, and appropriately explained to clients.



Undertake comprehensive assessments using the Mental health measures framework, looking at strengths needs and risks (WARRN) as directed by the Team Leader.



You will be required to undertake a 5 day course ran by G4S prior to being allocated Keys to independently access the prison.



Key to the success of the post will be the effective working and partnership arrangements. They will be representative at relevant groups, meetings, forums and to provide specialist advice, knowledge on the management of mentally disordered offenders.



You may be required at times to provide training to G4S staff around mental health disorders and management of behaviours.



You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click "Apply now" to view in Trac.