Main area: Adult community mental health.
Grade: Band 5
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (9-5 Monday to Friday)
Job ref: 246-WSU6692184
Employer: Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Newmarket Hospital
Town: Newmarket
Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 gross per annum/pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 03/11/2024 23:59
Registered Mental Health Nurse
Band 5
Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing, older people's and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk.
At any one time, around 23,000 people in Norfolk and Suffolk are receiving care and attention from the Trust. We believe in whole life care - seeing people in the context of their whole lives, understanding the importance of good physical health, friends, family, spirituality, culture, home, work, education and a sense of purpose and achievement to experience good mental health.
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the diversity of our local communities within our teams. We welcome applications from all talented individuals with the relevant qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience.
We are committed to delivering quality-driven mental health services. Every individual makes a valuable contribution. We are proud of our staff who have been commended for the care they provide. Do you value working positively, respectfully and together? If so, we’d love you to join us!
We will consider flexible working arrangements for our roles; please indicate in your application if this is something you require.
Job overview
We are seeking to recruit a Band 5 Registered Nurse to join our Bury North Community Mental Health Team (BNCMHT). You may be a Mental Health Nurse with experience in community Mental Health. We are looking to appoint nurses who can join our Team and bring with them fresh ideas and ambition.
BNCMHT is an Adult community mental health team covering Newmarket and the surrounding areas.
Our primary focus is on collaborative working; placing great emphasis on the assessment/recovery model. Many aspects relating to service user recovery are reflected within the assessment tools the patients and staff use and the philosophy that underpins patient-centered care.
Are you a qualified RMN looking to work within a fantastic team that aims to provide world-class care to our service users? If so, please submit your application.
Main duties of the job
You will need to be enthusiastic and conscientious and do everything you can to provide the best care to our service users. We are looking for someone who displays compassion, empathy and is sensitive in your approach to people who may be distressed or have a challenging manner.
* You can expect to manage your own caseload of Adult patients with severe and enduring mental illness.
* You will support and cover duty for service users in distress.
* You will communicate with all other statutory and non-statutory agencies.
* You will attend all relevant multi-disciplinary team meetings.
In return, we offer a supportive team environment where you will develop your own knowledge of psychosocial interventions and positive health promotion, with first-hand experience of engaging service users within a community setting.
BNCMHT is a caring and nurturing team. You will be made to feel extremely welcome. Regular supervision, both managerial and clinical, is offered every four weeks, and appraisals are meaningful and collaborative. We develop our own staff and generally have a stable staff collective.
Working for our organisation
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.
Benefits
Some of the benefits you can expect:
* A comprehensive in-house & external training programmes
* Career progression
* Starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
* NHS discounts and many more
This post attracts a recruitment premium of £3,000 (pro-rata for part-time roles). This is a one-off payment with half paid on appointment and half paid after the completion of a satisfactory probation period (6 months). The premium is taxable. Please note that should you leave employment, or choose to move to an alternative post within the Trust that does not attract this recruitment premium, you will be required to reimburse all or some of the payment. This recruitment premium is for external applicants only and not applicable to newly qualified nurses.
Person specification
Professional Qualification
* Nursing Degree or Equivalent RN (MH)
Knowledge
* Understanding of issues surrounding confidentiality
* Awareness of security and its impact and willingness to expand knowledge on it.
Skills
* Ability to work regularly unsupervised
* Good interpersonal and communication skills
* Good observation and reporting skills
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES
Apart from its legal duties in relation to equality and diversity, the Trust recognises and actively promotes the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief.
As a part of the Disability Confident Employer Guaranteed Interview Scheme, we interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job vacancy (outlined in the Person Specification). We encourage you to indicate your eligibility through TRAC jobs when applying.
DISCLOSURE AND BARRING SERVICE CHECK (formerly CRB)
FOR POSTS WITH DIRECT SERVICE USER CONTACT - Please be advised that due to recent changes in the DBS Service, organisations no longer receive copies of DBS Disclosures – these are sent directly to candidates only. Therefore, it will be your responsibility, if successful, to ensure that this is taken to the appointing officer as soon as you receive it.
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