Join our Forensic Low Secure Ward which provides specialist mental health care for individuals requiring a structured setting with compassionate, expert led support.
We focus on rehabilitation, risk management and recovery, helping patients regain independence and transition to a brighter future. With a dedicated team of professionals, we offer personalised treatment plans and therapeutic interventions on this secure empowering unit.
Morris ward is a low secure inpatient service which cares for patients detained under the mental health act who require care and treatment under conditions of low security due to the nature of the risk they pose to themselves and others.
The service will accept men aged 18 and over with severe and enduring mental illness who have persistent, complex and challenging needs who cannot be safely assessed and treated in an open and acute facility and do not require the level of security only available in medium and high secure settings. This includes histories of aggression, absconding, criminal offences, severe and intractable clinical symptoms, and serious drug and alcohol misuse.
The ward team includes a medical team, consultant psychiatrist, nurses, and occupational therapists.
We are looking for candidates who have enthusiasm and passion for meeting the needs of acutely unwell adults with mental health problems, as well as being adaptable, enjoying variety, and being able to work independently while understanding the relevance of teamwork.
Responsibilities:
1. Be responsible for line managing in-patient staff.
2. Ensure that the Trust physical health policy is implemented.
3. Identify clinical risk issues and ensure SMART care plans and risk management plans for each patient.
4. Promote service user and carer involvement by responding constructively to comments, suggestions, complaints, and compliments.
5. Ensure that interventions on the ward are evidence-based and carry out various audits.
6. Conduct supervision, appraisals, and performance reviews in line with the knowledge and skills framework.
7. Participate in Directorate Quality and Safety and Inpatient Experience Group meetings to develop practice and support ward staff.
8. Work closely with support services such as Practice Improvement Practitioners, HR, Finance, and infection control department to ensure adherence to trust policies.
9. Undertake assessment of client’s needs and support the MDT in formulating appropriate individual care plans, taking a holistic approach.
10. Complete 5 days of Prevention and Management of Violence and Aggression course which is yearly updated and implement in practice as required.
11. Deputise in the absence of the Modern Matron.
12. Ensure that relatives and carers of service users feel supported and can communicate effectively with the clinical team.
13. Take steps to maintain the safety and welfare of staff, patients, and visitors to the ward.
Probationary Period:
This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently partway through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).
Starting with NELFT:
NELFT places a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training, and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process, new starters will have the opportunity to meet the executive team, senior managers, and attend a number of drop-in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing, and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.
High-Cost Area Supplement - London:
This post also attracts payment for High-Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £4,551 and a maximum payment of £5,735).
Use of AI:
Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used, then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants from seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.
The post holder will lead in the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of nursing care. This will include managing the daily functioning of the ward, responsibility for all staff management, resource allocation, modernisation and development of the workforce and services, and overseeing patient referrals and assessments.
The post holder is responsible for ensuring that supervision, appraisal, and PDP are embedded in practice. They will promote supervision as a positive influence for practice. The post holder will provide a visible, accessible, and authoritative presence in clinical settings and service areas to staff, patients, and carers. The post holder will bring about contemporary evidence-based nursing interventions, facilitating a culture shift in accordance with the Trust values.
Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer closely to this when completing your application.
We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Any development needs to help you succeed in the role can be discussed at the interview stage.
This advert closes on Monday 24 Feb 2025.
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