Main area PICU and 136 Suite Grade Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (day and night shifts) Job ref 246-ESU6980610-A
Site Woodland site Town Ipswich Salary £29,970 - £36,483 gross per annum (pro rata) Salary period Yearly Closing 23/04/2025 23:59
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.
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.
YOUR APPLICATION
We can provide all our job application materials in alternative formats so that these are accessible to everyone. Should you require any documents within this job pack in an alternative format, please do not hesitate to contact us at recruitment@nsft.nhs.uk.
Job overview
Staff Nurse: Lark ward – PICU Unit & 136 Suite
Are you an energetic person who wants to make a difference and be part of our specialist team?
We value life skills, lived experience and a commitment to work with us to meet the needs of our patients, carers and relatives. We are keen to integrate individuals existing skills into the services we provide, and to support development through training.
Excellent interpersonal skills are essential to build good working relationships and to support seamless delivery of care.
We are committed to delivering quality therapeutic care with every member of our team making a valuable contribution. We pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team.
Our PICU unit provides care and treatment for men in the most critical time of their mental health recovery. The team offers a more intensive service than other inpatient wards. This is due to our environment, levels of staffing and number of people cared for on the ward.
We also provide care for patients detained under section 136 of the Mental Health Act. Working in collaboration with patients, carers and families to provide high quality person centred care and support. To keep them fully informed throughout the detention assessment and discharge process.
Reducing restrictive practice is an important aspect of our care delivery. We always use the least restrictive option and maximise patients independence wherever possible.
Main duties of the job
* Ensure that nursing practice is person centred and promote the direct involvement of patients and carers in the development of the plan of care from admission to discharge.
* Identify personal learning and training needs through appraisal and personal development plans linked to service needs.
* Take responsibility for ensuring that personal nursing practice is informed by relevant local and national developments and is evidenced based.
* Under the direction of the Ward Manager/Senior Charge Nurse, participate in clinical audit and clinical governance activities.
* Undertake risk assessments.
* Act as the named nurse for a group of patients with ultimate responsibility for providing individualised plans of care for each patient.
* Delegate appropriate tasks to Junior staff.
* Effective management/co-ordination of shifts.
* Share information with other members of the multi-disciplinary team, verbal or written.
* Attend appropriate meetings.
* Provide and receive clinical supervision as per Trust guidance.
* Act as a mentor to students in line with NMC requirements for Registered Nurses including attending annual mentor updates and evidence for Triennial Review.
* Participate in recruitment, selection and induction of Junior staff.
* Report and record incidents, complaints and accidents involving patients, staff or visitors in accordance with Trust and Service Standards.
* Co-production with family, carers and patients.
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.
Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.
Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you’ll never be far from the beautiful coastline. We’re an hour from London and have excellent direct train line to London. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.
Detailed job description and main 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!
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 pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
* NHS discounts and many more
Person specification
Skills
* Ability to work regularly unsupervised
* Good observation and reporting skills
Knowledge
* Understanding of issues surrounding confidentiality
Qualifications
* Nursing degree or equivalent RN(MH)
* Mentorship qualification or willingness to undertake training
Experience
* Previous experience of working with people with mental health needs
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.
The Trust has now introduced a DBS Update Service which is a contractual requirement. You need to subscribe when you have applied for your DBS clearance and there is a time limit to subscribe of 19 days after receipt of your DBS disclosure. Please ensure that this is completed within the set time scale.
This update service is an annual subscription at a cost of £16 to you. This will enable the Trust to have instant online access to your DBS record, with your consent, and so will remove the need for you to have to apply for this repeat check again.
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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