There is an opportunity for a Band 6 for 9 months to cover maternity leave.
Are you looking for a role where you can develop your leadership skills and enhance patient care?
Rollesby Ward is a 10 bedded female PICU (Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit) in Norwich, covering both the Norfolk and Suffolk area.
Within this role, it is important to show skills in leadership, communication, risk assessment, and knowledge of the Mental Health Act. It is also important that the individual works in a caring and empathic way towards others and is approachable to both patients and staff.
Rollesby Ward often participates in Quality Improvement projects and is continually looking to improve the work it completes. As a charge nurse, we would look for your assistance and input in making this happen.
For internal applicants, we can offer fixed-term roles as secondments with your current manager's approval. Please advise your recruitment officer if you would like to be considered for this role on a secondment basis.
Main duties of the job
Rollesby Ward is looking for an enthusiastic and caring new staff member who, as a charge nurse, would have an active role in leadership and role modeling excellent care to others. This can include:
1. Having excellent knowledge of the Mental Health Act.
2. Maintaining excellent record-keeping skills, including care documentation and audits.
3. Communicating effectively within the multi-disciplinary team and with other professionals such as social care.
4. Leading a care team, ensuring patient needs are advocated for and that staff feel supported in their role.
5. Keeping up to date with the most recent NICE guidelines and local procedures and sharing any changes with the team.
6. Being a lead in a certain area for the ward, e.g., Infection Control, Safeguarding.
7. Contributing towards and understanding the gatekeeping of patients, facilitating safe, timely, and effective transfer in and out of a PICU ward.
8. Ensuring that adequate supervision is given to those who you have been allocated.
9. Participating in Quality Improvement projects where relevant.
10. Being trained in, or able to be trained in, Prevention and Management of Violence and Aggression.
About us
Benefits included with this role are:
* A comprehensive in-house & external training programmes.
* Career progression.
* Starting annual leave of 27 days per annum, increasing to 33 days per annum based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays).
* 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 responsibilities
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities. 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
* RMN
* Leadership / Management Training
Experience
* Ability to problem solve autonomously.
* At least 2 years experience as Band 5.
Skills
* Ability to show leadership and management skills.
* Evidence of pro-active involvement within a multi-disciplinary team.
Knowledge
* Understanding of issues around confidentiality.
* Understanding of medicines management and treatment.
Other
* Fitness to undergo full PMA training and perform full duties of the post.
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.
£37,338 to £44,962 a year gross per annum.
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