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Working with our client in HMP Chelmsford, Playing an integral role within a prison service, which aims to ensure primary care is at the heart of our everyday role, working as part of a team delivering care to patients both within the Healthcare Centre and on the Wings / House blocks within the prison environment.
Main Responsibility
- To provide high quality planned and urgent mental health support to prisoners within a secure setting, this includes supporting RMNS with emergency alarms within the prison.
- This energetic and diverse role is part of a multi professional workforce delivering care to patients both within the Enhanced Care Unit, Residential Wings and all other areas that prisoners have daily access to such as workshops.
- As an RMN you will carry a caseload of patients and will be responsible for assessment and treatment of those patients.
- This will involve being part of the case management team in ACCT reviews.
- The role will involve integrated working alongside multi professionals within the whole prison setting not just healthcare
- Provide support and to all staff on your shift ensuring day to day functions are maintained
- Complete the induction training for new starters and be an appointed mentor the end of probation.
- Providing supervision to clinical and non-clinical staff where appropriate.
- Carry your own caseload
- Assess patients, plan their care, administer treatment and discharge or refer them as appropriate to other healthcare professionals or external agencies.
- Be a team member in all ACCT reviews and advise the prison with direct reference to the prisoners mental health
- Assess prisoner’s fitness for detention, release or transfer.
- Assess alcohol and drug intoxication and withdrawal.
- Carry out a first reception health screen, which occurs when a person enters the prison. You must have the ability to make appropriate recommendations on immediate prisoner care.
- Provide professional advice and support to Paramedics, HCA’s and non-clinical staff to ensure effective health care in line with current best practice.
- Maintain complete and accurate clinical records using the electronic records system (S1)
- Undertake and support in clinical audits.
- Provide written statements as required and to give oral testimony as required in any Court or Tribunal
- Undertake all duties as required of a Healthcare Professional in HMP Chelmsford and to comply with the competencies, knowledge, and skills framework of the Department of Health
- Comply with all requirements and/or legislation of the post
- Carry out any other activity or action appropriate to the role of a Prison RMN as required
