Main area Mental Health Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours
* Full time
* Part time
37.5 hours per week (Shift Work - 12.5 hours)
Job ref 354-AB-20880
Site Mill View Hospital Town Brighton Salary £37,338 - £44,962 pa / pro rata for part time Salary period Yearly Closing 20/03/2025 23:59
Come and join us
We're looking for people who share our values (compassion, accountability and optimism) to help us provide high quality care to the patients, carers, families and local communities we serve. We specialise in providing NHS mental health and learning disability services.
So what can we offer you in return?
We're an organisation which puts people first. We'll do everything possible to help you feel respected, valued and included. We'll help you learn, acquire new skills and gain further experience to support your career development. And we'll provide the opportunity for you to bring your fresh ideas to work about how we can do things differently and continue improving.
You will also be joining a health and care system committed to working together to do the best we can for the communities we serve. Above all, at Sussex Partnership you'll have the chance to make a difference to the lives of the patients, carers and families across our communities.
As a Trust we are committed in making a difference. Your development is important to us, so don't forget to ask us during interview what opportunities we can offer. We can offer fully funded lifelong learning opportunities such as an apprenticeship from GCSE to Masters level.
If you like the sound of that, then come and join our team.
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity arising for charge nurse posts on our new female acute ward at Mill View Hospital!
As a Charge Nurse, you will have opportunities to deliver patient-centred care supporting patients in their recovery. You will be a vital part of our multi-disciplinary team undertaking detailed assessments of patients with complex mental health needs. You will be expected to administer and monitor medication.
You will provide clinical and managerial leadership on the ward, supervising junior staff and trainees and regularly taking charge of the clinical environment over a span of duty. We work closely with other teams and professionals to ensure the effective discharge of patients.
We work flexibly to meet the needs of our 24-hour service, including evenings, nights, and weekends.
This post offers the Trust's £2,000 Golden Hello or Relocation Incentive for Band 5-6 Nurses & Practitioners, (pro rata and subject to terms and conditions; please see attached Protocol Document for full details).
Main duties of the job
You will be working alongside an established and experienced multi-disciplinary team (MDT). This consists of nurses, healthcare assistants, nursing associates, doctors, the occupational therapy team, a psychologist, the pharmacy team, and an art therapist.
We are passionate about providing the highest standards of care and ensuring to implement least restrictive practice.
Working for our organisation
We are looking for an experienced nurse to join our new female acute ward!
The ward (which is yet to be named) will be a 13-bedded female acute mental health ward. We will primarily work with individuals who are aged 18-65 and we are located within Mill View Hospital in Hove.
Our shared values within the team at Mill View are important to us, and we work collaboratively as a hospital to ensure the most positive patient outcomes.
We value diversity and opportunity for everyone that works here and we are incredibly proud to have won the Equality and Diversity award at the Positive Practice Awards 2021 and Team of the Year Award in 2019.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Clinical practice, including own professional development:
1. To communicate effectively with service users, family and carers; demonstrating an ability to be adaptable in the way they provide information which is sensitive to their ethic and cultural background and ensures that they are understood.
2. To initiate and develop ways of working that reflect the gender-specific needs of service users.
3. To provide clinical leadership to the team, being knowledgeable about and where appropriate lead decisions about the care of all of the patients admitted to the ward.
4. To act as primary nurse for service users within the inpatient setting.
5. To work within the CPA framework, taking a proactive approach consistent with clinical and service need.
6. To carry out detailed assessment and risk assessment of the service users needs through the utilisation of a range of assessment and interviewing techniques and gathering of information from a wide range of sources.
7. To develop care plans in conjunction with the multi-disciplinary team that are based around the service users individual need, that is recovery focused and builds on their strengths and are outcome-based.
8. Plan and implement interventions with the service user that is responsive to the service user’s needs that are applied in a stepped approach which will lead to a therapeutic outcome.
9. Monitor, evaluate and modify treatment in conjunction with the multi-disciplinary team in order to measure progress and ensure effectiveness of the intervention.
10. To have the ability to deal with service users and their relatives in times of distress.
11. Liaise with and work alongside other teams and professionals to ensure the effective discharge of the service user from the inpatient setting.
12. To administer and monitor medication prescribed to individual service users, providing information and advice as required and complying with Trust and Nursing and Midwifery Council Policy on the administration of medication.
13. Inform the Ward Manager and other appropriate senior managers when circumstances threaten the health and safety of patients or staff; or threaten the reputation or assets of the Trust.
14. Work with the Ward Manager and other members of the multidisciplinary team to establish an effective therapeutic environment in which care can be delivered.
15. Ensure that they maintain an up-to-date knowledge of mental health legislation and code of practice, and the Mental Capacity Act both to inform their practice but also to ensure that other members of the ward team are executing their responsibilities within the legal framework.
16. Assist the Ward Manager in the effective running of the ward in accordance with Trust and local policies and procedures.
17. Promote effective communication between junior staff, the Ward Manager, other members of the multi-disciplinary team and senior managers within the Trust.
18. Inform the Ward Manager when the conduct or performance of any member of staff allegedly falls below the standards expected of staff within the Trust.
19. Regularly act as the nurse in charge of the ward.
20. Participate in the staff recruitment process as and when required.
21. To deputise for the Ward Manager as and when required.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse with current registration (mental health / LD/ Adult) appropriate to the job role.
* Completion of Mentorship Course/ENB equivalent
* Evidence of continuous professional development
Knowledge & Experience
* Significant post-qualifying experience relevant to the care group
Sussex Partnership NHS FT is committed to supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our communities. Our workforce is currently under-represented from Black and Minority, Ethnic and disabled communities and we would welcome applications from these communities.
We regret that we are unable to advise candidates if they have not been shortlisted. If you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.
In the event of an excessive number of applicants the Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy earlier than indicated.
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust takes its responsibilities for the safeguarding and protection of children and young people and vulnerable adults very seriously and expects this of all its employees and bank workers. The Trust works with adult and children’s social care to ensure that the integrated service has systems in place to equip staff and bank workers with the knowledge and skills to recognize abuse, and take action to safeguard and protect vulnerable adults and children and young people. It is expected that all staff and bank workers familiarise themselves with the appropriate structures and policies and with the Sussex child protection and safeguarding procedures and the Sussex multi-agency policy and procedures for safeguarding vulnerable adults and undertake the relevant essential training and further training appropriate to their role.
Successful candidates are normally offered salaries at the bottom of the relevant salary range. However, where previous or equivalent NHS experience in a similar role can be demonstrated and evidenced, this may be taken into consideration when setting the starting salary.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
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