Job summary
Sandringham Ward is an acute assessment ward for older people with mental health challenges. We are looking for someone to join our Team who is approachable and comfortable with helping people from diverse range of backgrounds, sexual orientation, culture, religion.
You need to have the ability to have a non-judgmental attitude and be an active listener and be perceptive to notice any changes in the patients. We are looking for someone who can be calm in difficult circumstances or in crisis. Have an awareness of and the ability to adhere to strict confidentiality rules. Be able to commit to time required for working on the wards (rotated shifts, shifts information below for your attention)
Main duties of the job
You will be working closely with all the patients delivering a high standard of care using good communication skills to engage with the patients, supporting with personal care when required. Be able to do physiological observations and know how to and who to report any concerns found. There will be the opportunity for development and learning new skills such as phlebotomy, doing ECG', supporting with monitoring of clinical equipment. As part of the Team you will be expected to attend all mandatory training and keep up to date with your training records.
Sandringham Ward is currently doing long days and nights. The expectation of the role will be to work over a 24 hour rotation.
About us
On Sandringham Ward we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.
Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.
Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!
Some of the benefits you can expect:
1. NHS pension
2. a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
3. career progression
4. starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
5. staff physio service
6. NHS discounts and many more.
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Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
7. Care certificate - or must be achieved within first 12 weeks of employment.
8. NVQ L2/3 in H&SC or Diploma L2/3 in H&SC or apprenticeship L2/3 in H&SC
Skills
Essential
9. Ability to work without direct supervision, liaising appropriately with other practitioners in the team.
10. Able to use own initiative whilst liaising with other team members
Experience
Essential
11. Previous experience within the health care sector
12. Understanding of issues surrounding confidentiality.