Employer: Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Bracken House
Town: Nottingham
Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 per annum (pro rata for part time)
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 21/11/2024 23:59
Staff Nurse (RMN)
Band 5
Job overview
The Mental Health Division of Nottinghamshire Healthcare Foundation Trust comprises three directorates: Adult Mental Health, Mental Health Services for Older People, and Specialist Services. More than 2,800 dedicated staff provide vital healthcare services for our patients in various settings, ranging from community to acute wards, covering a vast geographical area.
We’re investing heavily in our staff, facilities, and patient care. As we move into this new chapter, we need a strong, motivated, and compassionate workforce to reflect our core values of Honesty, Compassion, Trust, Respect, and Teamwork. There has never been a better time to join our growing team.
Main duties of the job
An opportunity has arisen for a dynamic Staff Nurse to join the team at Bracken House Rehabilitation Unit. Bracken House is a busy 18-bedded rehabilitation unit for working-age adults experiencing mental health problems.
We have a strong Recovery focus. We value diversity and a diverse range of perspectives about mental health. We pride ourselves on our work with families and carers. We have a busy therapeutic group programme as well as individual working, and opportunities for our patients' personal development, learning skills, and robust support for move on.
We are seeking a proactive, compassionate, caring, and recovery-focused registered nurse (mental health) with excellent communication skills to join our existing dynamic multidisciplinary team to be involved in extensive assessments and formulations to support the planning and delivery of patients' care. The multidisciplinary team all work in a collaborative, evidence-based manner that is responsive to people’s needs.
The post is full-time; part-time can be considered, and features combinations of shift patterns including early, late, and night shifts.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The main responsibilities of the job are:
1. To assess, plan, implement, promote, and evaluate safe, creative, and effective treatment plans in collaboration with the patient’s diverse needs, their carers, and other professionals.
2. Interventions will be evidence-based and designed to reduce stress and anxiety, manage risk, and aid recovery.
3. To maintain accurate, timely, and relevant clinical records both written and computerized.
4. Responsible for the safe monitoring, management, and administration of medication as required by Trust policy.
5. To be aware of and apply the principles of Infection Prevention and Control and to comply with policy, procedure, and guidance.
6. To obtain and interpret physical healthcare observations.
7. Demonstrate and be responsible for the safe application of relevant, up-to-date legislation including the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, and Deprivation of Liberty safeguards.
8. You must be a RMN or equivalent and registered with the NMC. You must be able to work flexible hours on a 24hr rota including weekends and bank holidays.
9. Applicants must have some experience of working within the mental health setting, be flexible, hardworking, and compassionate with a desire to work in a fast-paced environment.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Demonstrate continued professional development to maintain professional registration.
Knowledge
* Knowledge and understanding of current legislation and understanding of clinical risk assessments.
* Knowledge of the nursing 6 C's.
* Awareness of national and local issues impacting nursing care.
Training
* Willingness to undertake new clinical practices, education, and training that will enhance service delivery.
Skills
* Ability to work as part of a team.
* Ability to be flexible and handle conflict issues.
* Good skills in assessment, intervention, and evaluation of patients' nursing care.
Values and Behaviours
* All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion, Teamwork.
* All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role.
Experience
* Experience of working with people with mental health issues, or lived experience of mental health issues.
* Demonstrates satisfactory clinical expertise for the role.
Contractual Requirements
* Ability to work to meet the needs of the service, including working unsocial hours and bank holidays.
Additional Information
* The closing date given is a guide. We reserve the right to close the post early once we have received a sufficient number of applicants, so we advise you to submit your application early to prevent disappointment.
* We will be requesting references by email. Please ensure you include email addresses and contact numbers for your referees to avoid delay in the recruitment process.
* The Trust believes in treating everyone with dignity and respect and encourages applications from all sectors of the community. We guarantee an interview to candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum essential criteria.
* Communication regarding your application will be sent via email; therefore, please ensure you regularly check your spam/junk folder.
* For eligible posts, DBS disclosures are mandatory before commencement of employment. If you are in a position that is deemed a regulated adult and/or child care role, you will not be able to start your employment until we have received a satisfactory DBS Disclosure.
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
George Mujati, Natalia Rea, and Chanceline Gopti (Clinical Team Leaders)
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