Are you caring, compassionate, flexible and have excellent communication skills?
If yes, we have career opportunities available for you within Mersey Care as a registered mental health nurse on Austen ward at Hollins Park site in Warrington.
We are a 17 bedded Male acute ward offering care and treatment to adults age 18 onwards.
This is an exciting opportunity for individuals interested and committed to delivering excellent service user care within a safe, secure, and therapeutic environment.
Austen ward is a dynamic and challenging environment, with a hard-working and dedicated staff team who strive to provide consistent, high standards of care to the diverse client base that we care for.
The range of skills you can learn and develop is expansive and varied. Working in this environment can encourage you to become a dynamic, creative, and strong leader as well provide you with the ability to think on your feet, problem solve and manage a challenging setting.
On Austen ward we encourage staff to gain further knowledge by enriching their skills through the opportunity to enrol on many of our development, leadership and training courses.
Main duties of the job
You will support the clinical team in the delivery of a high standard of care by assisting with and carrying out a range of duties as directed by registered staff. This will be in line with individual care and treatment plans for patients and service users.
You will demonstrate an attitude which respects and values patients, service users and their carers ensuring they are at the centre of care and treatment planning.
Working for your organisation
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together.
About us
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Qualifications
Essential criteria
* Appropriate professional qualification by RMN AHP Social Worker
Desirable criteria
* Degree
* Evidence of post registration study.
* Approved training in phlebotomy
Experience
Essential criteria
* Experience of working with a range of people with mental health problems
* A demonstrated understanding of Equality and Human Rights
Desirable criteria
* Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team.
Values
Essential criteria
* Continuous Improvement
* Accountability
* Respectfulness
* Enthusiasm
* Support
* High professional standards
* Responsive to service users
* Engaging leadership style
* Strong customer service belief
* Transparency and honesty
* Discreet
* Change oriented
Knowledge/Skills
Essential criteria
* Able to communicate effectively.
* Possess good listening and negotiation skills
* Ability to work as a member of a team.
* Effective Care Co-ordination
* Care Planning and evaluation
* Quality and clinical audit.
* Health & Safety/Risk Management Mental Health Act
* Demonstrate a good knowledge of the Code of Conduct and the nurses responsibility to identify gaps in their knowledge base.
* Demonstrate knowledge in the concepts of mentorship, preceptorship and supervision.
Employer details
Employer name
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Austen Ward, Hollins Park hospital
Hollins Lane, Winwick
Chesire
WA2 8WA
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