Main area: Mental Health
Grade Band: 5
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (shifts inclusive of nights)
Job ref: 383-ACA-5195-24
Employer: Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Kingsway Site
Town: Derby
Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 per annum, pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 23/02/2025 23:59
Registered Mental Health Nurse
Band 5
Job overview
We are building brand new healthcare facilities as part of our Making Room for Dignity programme and have exciting opportunities for Registered Nurses across these units and our other inpatient wards in Derby.
This is an opportunity to join a new wider multi-disciplinary team, supporting a range of patients with complex acute mental health needs. This is an opportunity to have a voice in developing our services.
Our team supports those with a functional mental health illness. We work proactively with our patient group and their loved ones, promoting independence and choice in their care.
We are looking for experienced nurses to help shape the new services which are due to open March 2025 and our existing wards.
Unfortunately, we are unable to accept those who are under the preceptorship programme at this time.
Main duties of the job
You will:
* Work as part of a team responsible for the delivery of Patient/Client Centred Care.
* Promote and support service user and carer involvement as autonomy and choices are an integral part of the philosophy of the Trust.
* Respond to the needs of people in an honest, non-judgemental and open manner which respects the rights of individuals and groups.
* Work closely with colleagues to ensure that clinical services are delivered to the highest standard and in accordance with the most recent evidence-based guidance.
* As a registered nurse, be personally accountable for your professional practice that will be delivered in accordance with the legal and professional responsibilities outlined by the NMC.
* Ensure that services are provided in a safe and supportive environment and at all times adopt a professional approach to your work promoting a positive image to service users/carers and the general public.
Working for our organisation
Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of ‘making a positive difference in people's lives’.
Benefits include:
* Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
* 27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years’ service
* Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
* Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
* Health service discounts and online benefits
* Incremental pay progression
* Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7
* Access to our LGBTI+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network
* Health and wellbeing opportunities
* Structured learning and development opportunities
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification. To apply, please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.
Post preceptorship and full NMC registration required.
You must be dynamic, organised, enthusiastic and motivated with evidence of continued professional development, with excellent communication and assessment skills and be able to use your initiative and keep calm in a busy and unpredictable environment.
You will join a nurturing team providing individualised recovery-focused assessment and care planning.
The post will provide an ideal opportunity to extend your skill base in acute care with opportunities to become involved in a variety of work streams including patient, service and staff development.
You will be expected to work shifts across a 7 day week, including weekends and Bank Holidays.
Person specification
Education
* RMN or equivalent
* Completed student mentorship programme or willing to undertake
* Supervision training completed or willing to complete
Experience
* Demonstrate the development of post registration clinical competence.
* Demonstrate knowledge and awareness of professional accountability and codes of conduct and their application in practice.
* Demonstrate knowledge and developing expertise of CPA / Risk Assessment and Management skills
* Demonstrate up to date evidence-based knowledge
* Able to work shifts
* Ability to lead and co-ordinate a shift
* Aware of named nurse framework
* Able to support Junior staff with clinical supervision
* Experience of nursing females in acute setting
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.
Address: Recruitment Team
Telephone: 01332 564856, option 1, option 1 (please note, my normal working days are Wed, Thurs & Fri)
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