Mental Health / Learning Disability Senior Staff Nurse Community Service (Part time Days) Northampton Working across the STS (Supportive Transition Service) Billing Lodge, Lime Trees & Glendale Part time: 22 hours per week Shift pattern: 10.00am 16.00pm or 11.00am 17.00pm 4 days out of 7 Salary: Up to £39,496 pro rata per annum, plus shift enhancements (Depending on Experience) We are St Andrew's. We are a mental health Charity and our purpose is to inspire hope for those living with complex mental health needs. We are looking to a future with less stigma, more community support, more research and education, and we aim to be at the forefront of inspiring real change. We want to ensure we can all live in a society where everyone with complex mental health needs is heard, valued and has hope for their future. Come and join us, and support us to help people transform their lives. Supportive Transition Service St Andrews community services offer supportive transition that are innovative own front door single occupancy, bespoke properties, registered under St Andrews Healthcare. Each Supportive Transition Service (STS) provides an individualised person centred approach for complex individuals who otherwise do not have a route out of hospital. A role within STS represents a real opportunity to support individuals through a transition period from hospital. Treatment programmes involve significant periods of time outside and are firmly focused on supporting community reintegration. About you You will have in depth experience of working with our patients in a mental health service. Being a strong team player, you will be able to build and maintain effective relationships across clinical teams. You will have good interpersonal skills with the ability to develop rapport with patients. You will also be highly resilient, able to work under pressure and have good problem solving skills. You will have an active NMC registration. Some of the main duties of a Senior Staff Nurse are to: Plan, organise and deploy staff according to competencies and workload in order to meet patient needs. Develop, implement, review and promote the importance of effective outcome focused care plans to meet individual preferences and needs, attending and contributing to ward rounds. Effectively communicate with all MDT members, taking positive risks to manage the care environment and reduce the use of restrictive practices. Build and monitor ongoing relationships with patients, their families and carers to encourage trust, whilst listening to and interpreting their needs and concerns. Ensure all patient records, records of risk and interventions that have been taken, are up to date and accurate. Use refection and supervision to learn from events and generate opportunities to improve patient outcomes. Receive and provide clinical supervision. Support the division to deliver specific outcome measures. Complete required ward audits in line with the Clinical Governance strategy. We offer an excellent package that includes: Excellent professional and career development and training opportunities Transform our Leadership development program Pension and life assurance Sickness policy on par with the NHS 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays increasing further with service Access to huge savings through retail discount and cashback schemes from St Andrews Reward Gateway, Blue Light Card and Health Service Discounts Cycle to work scheme Free parking Paid DBS application Our patients and your colleagues will expect you to live the St Andrews CARE values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Excellence every single day. ADZN1_UKTJ