Are you someone who is passionate about delivering compassionate & individualised care, driving quality improvement and able to provide clinical leadership within an inpatient mental health setting providing functional mental ill health acute?
If you have the qualities described above then we want you to think about coming to be a part of our team.
At NSFT, we have an exciting opportunity for Band 5 Nurses to join our Yare Ward team.
Yare Ward is a 15 bed male only ward at Hellesdon Hospital. It provides a service that promotes rehabilitation, recovery and quality of life using recovery-based principles and processes for patients who are detained under a variety of sections under the Mental Health Act 1983 (2007).
We have a skilled team of professionals that includes: nurses, psychiatrists, occupational therapists, activity coordinators, physiotherapists, and psychologists, supported by administration staff.
Main duties of the job
We want to recruit Nurses who have experience in or an interest to develop new skills to support patients with a functional diagnosis and complex mental health and physical health needs in an older persons service. We are seeking a variety of skills and knowledge to join our teams, to enrich our workforce and provide the best care experience for our patients.
This is a very rewarding care environment and staff report to regularly feeling that they have made a positive difference to our patients, their families and carers.
If you would like to understand the complexities of functional related illness within older persons and the physical health needs of patients, we will ensure that you receive the training and time to update yourself with this necessary knowledge base that is unique to this field of nursing.
About us
We welcome informal discussions and would love you to get in touch to talk about the opportunities available and come and visit to see what we are all about.
Benefits:
Benefits included with this role are:
* NHS pension
* A comprehensive in-house & external training programmes
* Career progression
* Starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
* Staff physio service
* NHS discounts and many more
Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing their experiences and learning from each other.
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!
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Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* NMC Registered with Nursing Degree or Equivalent
Experience
Essential
* Previous experience working in mental health services
Desirable
* Previous experience working in care sector
Skills
Essential
* Good observation and reporting skills
* Ability to motivate others
Desirable
* Ability to supervise others
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
* Flexibility of duty and hours over a 24hr 7 day a week period
* Ability to travel independently
* Able to work as part of a close team
Employer details
Employer name
Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust
Address
Yare Ward, Hellesdon Hospital
Norwich
NR6 5BE
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