University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust
We are looking for an experienced nurse who is ready for a new challenge to work as senior staff nurse within the Corporate vulnerable patient team. This exciting new opportunity has arisen to support the development of children's and adolescent mental health services at UHNM.
PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will need to show a passion for CAMHs. They will need to be able to work autonomously to ensure quality care and safety of our patients at all times and be visionary enough to develop the mental health agenda within the Staffordshire children's hospital and beyond.
With an increasing number of mental health patients being seen within UHNM, a good understanding of how to deal comfortably and confidently with this patient group is essential. An ability to support other staff through training and mentoring is required.
About us
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching, and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.
All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM, and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.
UHNM creates and encourages a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return, we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values co-created by our staff, patients, and carers that unite us as a Trust.
At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust, we know that investing in, supporting, and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.
Job responsibilities
The successful candidates will need to show a passion for CAMHs.
Please see the attached job description and person specification for full details.
Person Specification
* Knowledge and experience about mental health
* Teaching experience
Mental health knowledge
* Mental health knowledge
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.
Address
Staffordshire Children's Hospital at Royal Stoke
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