Main area Nursing Grade Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours
* Full time
* Flexible working
37.5 hours per week (Long days(07:00-19:30) and nights(19:00-07:30)) Job ref 246-CEN7000838
Site Julian Hospital-Blickling Ward Town Norwich Salary £29,970 - £36,483 gross per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 20/03/2025 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.
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.
Nearly 3,800 full and part-time practitioners care for our service users in hospitals, in the community and in their own homes, whilst an additional 1,400+ staff provide non-clinical support, including cleaning, catering, delivering supplies, ward administration, information technology, human resources and financial services.
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
Staff Nurse: Blickling Ward
We are looking for energetic people who want to make a difference and be part of a specialist team who like to think outside of the box.
We value life skills, lived experience and a commitment to work with us to meet the needs of the service user and their carers and relatives. We are keen to integrate individuals existing skills into the services we are able to provide, as well as supporting personal and professional development through training and professional development.
You should have excellent interpersonal skills that you would utilise to build good working relationships with staff, carers and service users across the scope of our care delivery to support seamless delivery of care.
We are committed to delivering quality therapeutic care with every member of our team making a valuable contribution.
On Blickling Ward 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.
Please only apply if you are a registered nurse with an NMC Pin number.
Main duties of the job
* Ensure that nursing practice is person centred and, as far as possible, promoting 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 evidence based.
* Under the direction of the Ward Manager/Senior Charge Nurse, participate in clinical audit and clinical governance activities.
* Carry out Risk Assessment.
* Act as the named nurse for a group of patients with ultimate responsibility for providing an individualised plan of care for each patient.
* Delegate appropriate tasks to junior staff where appropriate.
* Effective management/co-ordination of shifts.
* Share information with other members of the multi-disciplinary team, either 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.
* 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.
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 nursing 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 or Broads National Park. We’re an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. 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
By becoming a part of our team, you will receive strong support in enhancing your knowledge and skills to provide evidence-based interventions for the service user group. Your personal growth will be nurtured through valuable Appraisal and a tailored training program (comprising both internal and external training sessions). Regular reflective practice sessions, mandatory clinical supervision, and Line management supervision will be available to you on a monthly basis. Moreover, you will have the chance to actively engage in Quality improvement projects within the service.
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for a more detailed overview of your Key Accountabilities. If you believe you have the necessary qualities to make a positive impact in your local communities, please 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
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.
Other
* Generally interested and motivated to work in a care environment
* Fitness to undergo PMA training and perform full duties of post
* Ability to travel independently
Knowledge
* Understanding of issues around confidentiality.
* Working knowledge/application of the Mental Health Act 1983
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 £13 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.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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