Mental Health Nurse - Suffolk Rehabilitation and Recovery Service
At Suffolk Rehabilitation and Recovery Service (SRRS), we care for those with a mental illness who can find it harder to integrate back into the community. This is a mixed gender 10-bedded ward in Ipswich. We are looking for a person who is kind and compassionate to others and is proactive in helping people reach their potential.
As a nurse, you will be allocated up to three patients within your care team, made up of Rehabilitation workers and a fellow nurse, to ensure that their recovery goals are facilitated and work towards a meaningful discharge. This can be through helping patients to understand their medication, improving links to the community such as through jobs, education, or support groups, and working closely with community teams.
At SRRS, we reflect the trust values of positivity, respect, and teamwork. You will be working among a team of Psychologists, Doctors, Nurses, Rehabilitation workers, and Occupational Therapists, as well as outside agencies such as social care and advocacy, to which service user input will be central.
Within this job role, you will be offered training, as well as at least monthly support from your line manager. We believe that within a team, it is important that staff feel listened to and are able to make change happen.
Main Duties of the Job
1. Primary nursing of patients including care planning with the patient and, where relevant, in conjunction with carers.
2. Working to increase independence with patients, for example, with doctors and pharmacy changing patient to stage 2 medication, meaning that under direct supervision of a nurse, they take their own medication before eventually keeping their own medication in a safe. Another example could be budgeting work with Occupational therapy.
3. Taking part in multi-disciplinary meetings and preparing patients for this also before reviews take place.
4. Dispensing of medication.
5. Working within legalities of the job, checking of T2/T3 forms, reading of 132 rights, writing tribunal reports where necessary.
6. Signposting to other services such as advocates, drug and alcohol services, education, recovery college, etc.
7. Facilitating groups on the ward - training will be provided for this.
8. Relevant assessments for nurses such as risk assessments, physical health assessments such as MUST and Waterlow, weekly physical health observations.
9. Auditing will need to be completed such as for medication, leave, and carer contacts.
10. Supervision for 1-2 rehabilitation workers when integrated within the team.
About Us
Here at NSFT, 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 Responsibilities
Please see attached job description which includes person specification and criteria for the job listed.
Previous Applicants Need Not Apply
Person Specification
Experience
* Previous experience of working with people with mental health needs.
Qualification
* Nursing degree or equivalent RN(MH).
* Mentorship qualification or willingness to undertake training.
Skills
* Ability to work regularly unsupervised.
* Good verbal and written skills.
* Ability to supervise others.
Knowledge
* Understanding of issues surrounding confidentiality.
* Working knowledge/application of the Mental Health Act 1983.
Other
* Flexibility of duty and hours over a 24hr, 7-day a week period.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such, it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Suffolk Rehabilitation and Recovery Service
£29,970 to £36,483 a year gross per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working Pattern
Reference Number
246-ESU6685271-A
Job Locations
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