Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust
This is an exciting time to join Secure Care Services at Northgate Park, Morpeth due to developments within the service.
We are looking for a motivated, hard-working and enthusiastic Registered Mental Health or Learning Disability Nurses with excellent values to support adults with complex needs in a secure care setting.
You must have excellent communication skills, be reliable, punctual, leading the team with the ability to adapt/respond to changing situations. In return, we offer excellent opportunities for career progression, established forums for staff health and well-being, as well as exposure to development.
We currently have 2 band 5 registered nurse opportunities within Elsdon Ward at Sycamore, for men who present with mental health conditions who either have offended or displayed offending-type behaviour and pose a significant danger to themselves or the public.
Main Duties of the Job
The Service offers a range of treatment programmes that incorporate a wide selection of needs-based individual and group treatments. These specific therapies are reinforced by a consistent environmental behavioural approach, which encourages individuals to display a positive outlook with respect to themselves and those around them.
As a CNTW employee, we will support you in your personal and career development. You'll have access to a great range of training opportunities through our in-house Academy including Coaching, Apprenticeships, and our Leadership Development Programme.
We are committed to improving the working lives and health and wellbeing of our staff, and that's why we have our Thrive programme. Thrive is here to support your whole wellbeing, which covers emotional, physical, psychological, financial, career, and social aspects.
About Us
We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented, and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return, we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.
Job Responsibilities
Please find attached job description for full details.
Closing date: 2nd January 2025
We welcome your application.
Person Specification
Education and Qualification
* Post registration clinical experience
* Successfully completed the OSCE exam
Knowledge and Experience
* Experience of working with service users with complex mental health/learning disability needs
* Clinical Supervision
* Mental Health/Learning Disabilities needs
Skills and Competencies
* Good interpersonal and communication skills
* Collaborative working
* Time management
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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