Job Summary
Catton Ward at Northside House is a medium secure mental health unit for males over the age of 18 years. It provides admission, assessment and treatment within a secure environment for individuals with severe mental health problems who require a supervised and supported approach to their treatment. Northside House provides a high level of rehabilitation activities to address the individual needs and to support progression along service user treatment pathways. Achievement of rehabilitation goals will allow the patient to function in conditions of lesser security, maximize their independence and autonomy to attain a sense of personal fulfilment, whilst maintaining adequate support for patient and public safety.
It's an exciting time within Secure and Forensic Services, with a focus on quality improvements for our service users as well as wider organisational changes.
Main duties of the job
Management
1. Responsible for the line management of identified members of the service.
2. Monitor the practice of junior staff and identify any learning and development needs in respect of the clinical skills base.
3. Maintain own and lead/supervise staff in maintaining professional, therapeutic relationship/boundaries with patients, carers and colleagues.
4. Provide and ensure provision of regular line management supervision and Appraisals to junior members of staff.
5. Complete ward rotas as required, ensuring ward is sufficiently and safely staffed at all times.
Clinical
1. To be accountable for own professional practice.
2. Support the development and implementation of recovery focused interventions to patients with mental illness.
3. Provide training and support to others as appropriate, including non-statutory agencies.
4. Demonstrate effective personal planning and organisation of personal daily work load and that of others.
5. Work flexibly, managing own working time effectively according to service demands.
6. Make clinical judgements, identifying alternative courses of action, managing and providing a high quality of care and supporting others to do the same.
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.
Date posted
31 January 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£37,338 to £44,962 a year Gross per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number
246-GYW6948366
Job locations
Northside House, St Andrew's Business Park, Norwich, NR7 0HT
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!
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!
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
* RMN
Experience Essential
* At least 2 years post basic experience, 1 year at Senior Staff Nurse.
Desirable
* Management / Leadership of junior staff.
Knowledge Essential
* Understanding of issues surrounding confidentiality
Desirable
* Awareness of security and its impact and willingness to expand knowledge on it
* Working knowledge / application of the Mental Health Act 1983
Other Essential
* Fitness to undergo full PMA training and perform full duties of the post
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.
Employer details
Employer name: Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust
Address: Northside House, St Andrew's Business Park, Norwich, NR7 0HT
Employer's website: https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx
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