Learning Disability Nurse
Reference
PRI97128
Location
Priory Hospital Burgess Hill, Gatehouse Lane, Goddards Green, Hassocks, West Sussex, BN6 9LE
Priory Group Division
Healthcare
Salary
£36,176- £38,596 (DOE) + £5000 Welcome Bonus
Hours
Full & Part Time Available
Vacancy Type
Permanent - Part Time, Permanent - Full Time
Job Advert Role Description
Priory Hospital Burgess Hill has a new and exciting opportunity for you to join our Team; in September 2023 we opened a third ward which is a 10 bedded male adult PICU.
The hospital is currently split across three units:
1. EA – male psychiatric intensive care ward
2. AJ – male psychiatric intensive care ward
3. MS – acute general adult male-only ward
New members of our team have an exceptional opportunity to help shape the future of our services and a genuine chance to be part of transforming them. With a renewed focus on quality and excellence at its heart the service aims to grow and extend its current offering.
This is your chance to play an influential part in developing and improving the current services and to make a real and lasting difference to the lives of the people in our care.
The Services offered at Burgess Hill (Acute & PICU) are aimed at supporting stabilisation and recovery and affords the opportunity to offer a variety of Therapeutic Interventions aimed at developing coping strategies within one hospital environment.
The expertise provided enable us to support patients with a high level of risk and challenging behaviours including individuals with risk of violence and aggression, harm to self and trauma alongside people who may require a period of stabilisation transitioning from high dependency care or acute cate, depending on diagnosis.
Our clinical programmes focus on:
4. Working collaboratively with the discharge teams to ensure a smooth transition to further support, into existing community services, or to an individual’s home were possible.
5. Restore and maintain our patients’ quality of life by providing the therapeutic approaches and coping strategies that are most appropriate.
6. Building skills to increase independence to promote people stepping down to care in the least restrictive setting, appropriate to their health needs.
7. Substance misuse and addictions treatment support.
There are ample opportunities within Priory Hospital Burgess Hill which is looking for nurses who want to be part of our journey to ‘Outstanding’ and who put patient care at the forefront of everything they do.
Priory Healthcare Benefits
8. Excellent salary
9. Free on-site parking
10. Subsidised Meals on Duty
11. 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
12. Birthday Holiday - Your Birthday as an extra day's annual leave
13. Enhanced maternity pay
14. Contributory pension scheme
15. Flexible benefits including reduced rates and access to new schemes including gym membership, IT technology (laptops / tablets / smartphones) and private healthcare
16. Access to development opportunities
17. Sponsorship of professional qualifications through our Individual Professional Development (IPD) panel
18. Leadership & management development
19. Long service award
20. Refer a friend bonus
21. Relocation support (including payment for accommodation or moving costs) up to £3000 (Terms apply)
Additional benefits for nurses at Burgess Hill:
22. £5000 Welcome bonus
23. Overtime available
24. Fully funded DBS
25. Fully funded NMC registration
26. Return to Practice support
27. Mentorship experience
28. CPD top up
29. Management and Leadership development opportunities
Percentage of pro rata splits for Welcome bonus based on working hours:
16 hours and below contract – 0%
16.5 – 32.5 hour contract – 50%
33 hour + contract – 100%
Job Profile
30. Deliver high quality, service users focussed care
31. Participate in the development of new services and care pathways
32. Engage in continuous quality improvement within your service
Knowledge, Skills, Qualifications & Abilities
33. Registered nurse with active NMC PIN
34. Demonstrates a positive attitude and commitment to change, improvement and quality
35. Ability to develop and use flexible and innovative approaches to practise.
36. Excellent verbal, interpersonal and written communication skills
At Priory, you’ll be joining the UK’s largest provider of high-quality mental health care with around 350 services across the country. Since joining forces with rehabilitation specialists, MEDIAN, we aim to be the leading European provider of mental health and rehabilitative services.
By joining us, you’d be key to helping us bring the best of MEDIAN and Priory to our patients and residents.
Disclosure
All roles will be subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), Access NI or Disclosure Scotland. We are an equal opportunities employer. Priory will cover the cost of a DBS check.
Due to limits on sponsorship allocations, we are not currently in a position to offer sponsorship to new candidates for these roles, this remains under review.
Division DBS info
About us
As one of the UK’s leading providers of behavioural care and specialist support services to adults and young people, Priory Group promise a challenging and fulfilling career with the support of a world class organisation willing to invest in your development.
Across our network of hospitals, residential care homes, education facilities and supported living services, we are making a real and lasting difference to the lives of the people we support.
Disclosure
All roles will be subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), Access NI or Disclosure Scotland. We are an equal opportunities employer. Priory Group will cover the cost of a DBS check.