• Job Description

  Req#: C9267-25-0766?language=en&page=682&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  Are you a registeredMental Health Nurse looking for a rewarding and challenging opportunity within forensic services?

  As our Senior Mental Health Nurse, you will have the unique opportunity to work in prisons, specifically at HMP Huntercombe near Henley. This is a male foreign national Category C prison, providing a diverse and unique patient group for you to work with. You will be part of a supportive multi-disciplinary team, completing triages, delivering assessments, 1:1 and group interventions, and manage caseloads in a person-centred way.

  If you're a forward-thinking, innovative, and compassionate mental health nurse, this is the perfect opportunity to take your career to the next level.

  This role includes an RSU allowance of £1,446 per annum on top of your salary.

  Please note if you are based outside of the UK you will need to be fully qualified, have already passed your OSCE and have an NMC pin number in order to be considered for this role

  Applicants must have a full valid driving licence and have access to a vehicle for work. Adjustments can be considered in line with the Equality Act 2010 where required.

  Main duties of the job

  • To provide high quality, safe and effective mental health care and interventions to the service users within the prison establishment, including management of self harm and complex needs.
  • You will be responsible for managing a caseload, triaging, assessing, and delivery of evidence based interventions within the framework of the multi-disciplinary team and care programme approach, and input into discharge planning.
  • To work as an integral member of the integrated mental health team, and to provide advice and support to primary health care based within the prison, and other prison staff.
  • You will work with internal and external partners, including partner healthcare providers, prison colleagues, social care providers, and probation services.
  • To support the team manager and matron with the expansion of the team.

  Please refer to the job description attached for a comprehensive list of duties

  About us

  Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application please read the "candidate guide to making an application" and ensure your supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses any essential criteria.

  As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people's homes, delivering care as close to home as possible. Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: "Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team"

  Our values are:"Caring, safe and excellent"

  At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:

  • Excellent opportunities for career progression
  • Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
  • 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
  • NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
  • Competitive pension scheme
  • Lease car scheme
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Mental Health First Aiders
  • Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team

  Details

  Date posted

  19 June 2025

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 6

  Salary

  £37,338 to £44,962 a year plus an RSU allowance of £1,446 per annum | pro rata

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time, Part-time

  Reference number

  267-FS7271046

  Job locations

  HMP Huntercombe

  Nuffield

  Henley-on-Thames

  RG9 5SB

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the supporting statement element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.

  The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the supporting statement element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.

  The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.

  Person Specification

  NMC registration

  Essential

  • Professional registration

  Desirable

  • Experience of working in the field of criminal justice
  • Knowledge of forensic care

  Experience

  Essential

  • Experience of providing specialist interventions for those with mental health challenges
  • Experience of managing self harm and associated risks

  Desirable

  • Experience of developing and delivering group work

  Contractual Requirements

  Essential

  • Ability to undertake continuing professional development

  Desirable

  • Ability to travel between sites if required

  Person Specification

  NMC registration

  Essential

  • Professional registration

  Desirable

  • Experience of working in the field of criminal justice
  • Knowledge of forensic care

  Experience

  Essential

  • Experience of providing specialist interventions for those with mental health challenges
  • Experience of managing self harm and associated risks

  Desirable

  • Experience of developing and delivering group work

  Contractual Requirements

  Essential

  • Ability to undertake continuing professional development

  Desirable

  • Ability to travel between sites if required

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  UK Registration

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

  Additional information

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  UK Registration

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

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Oxford Health NHS Trust

  Address

  HMP Huntercombe

  Nuffield

  Henley-on-Thames

  RG9 5SB

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Oxford Health NHS Trust

  Address

  HMP Huntercombe

  Nuffield

  Henley-on-Thames

  RG9 5SB

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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