About the role
This is a highly skilled nursing role where you’ll be accountable and responsible for supporting people’s holistic needs. It requires a range of clinical and nursing skills.
You’ll provide the highest standards of nursing care for adults living with complex care and health needs. Our care focuses on maximising independence and building everyday living skills.
No two days will ever be the same, but your day-to-day responsibilities will include:
1. assessing, planning and providing person-centred nursing care for the people we support
2. the safe administration of medication
3. promoting health and wellbeing
4. supporting people with additional communication needs
5. liaising with external health care professionals such as Dieticians and Physiotherapists
6. being the Nurse in Charge of a small unit whilst on shift, accountable for the nursing care of our service users
7. managing situations when people display behaviours of concern
8. promoting choice, dignity, independence and respect.
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About you
Above all, you’re someone who identifies with our Exemplar Health Care values of fun, integrity, responsiveness, success and teamwork.
We’re looking for Registered Nurses with experience working with mental health service users / patients.
You’ll also be:
9. a great role model – able to coach, teach and support your colleagues
10. someone with a calm nature who can deal with, and defuse, challenging situations
11. an advocate of best practice in nursing
12. able to demonstrate a range of clinical skills
13. knowledgeable about assessment, admission and discharge processes
14. knowledgeable of the Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards and committed to working within its Codes of Practice.
A career with us will give you the opportunity to learn new skills and see the rewarding progress the people we support make.
To apply for this role, you must have a first-level nursing registration with a valid Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) PIN. We’re looking for Registered Nurses with experience in mental health.
What we offer
We offer great rewards and perks including:
15. excellent supervision, peer support, learning opportunities and career prospects
16. retail and lifestyle reward discounts
17. free DBS check
18. electric car salary sacrifice scheme
19. paid NMC membership
20. paid access to the RCNi Learning platform
21. 24/7 counselling and support
22. Blue Light Card eligibility.