Job overview

We are looking for a Band 7 enthusiastic and motivated Registered Learning Disability or Mental Health Nurses to join our team in the Assessment and Treatment in-patient unit at Townend Court. The successful applicants will have the potential to lead a team of nurses and healthcare assistants to provide a high standard of evidence based care.

Learning Disability services have been changing and continue to evolve to meet the clinical demands of a modern inpatient facility and we are looking for the right candidates to join this team. If you are excited by service change and improvement this could be the opportunity you are looking for.

Our service is enrolled in the National NHSE Culture or Care Programme which challenges us to support cultural change and a new bold, re imagined model of care for the future across all NHS-funded mental health, learning disability and autism inpatient settings. The new clinical leads will be integral in leading this team, and have the exciting opportunity to shape our services through co-production with our service users and staff teams.

Main duties of the job

As an enthusiastic and motivated clinical lead you will provide clinical guidance and expertise to the nurses and health care assistants. You will work closely alongside the ward manager and wider MDT to ensure that evidence based, high quality care is delivered at all times and staff have the appropriate skills and support to be able to achieve this.

You will be an excellent role model to the staff that you supervise and to the wider MDT, and will nurture junior members of staff in the development of strong nursing team.

You will receive support from the modern matron, service manager and the wider senior leadership team, and will work to clinically lead and develop the service at a ward level providing assurance to senior leadership around quality improvement and patient safety.

Working hours will include shifts which are long days and nights.

Working for our organisation

We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website

We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.

We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you’ll need to get you started.

We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.

We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.

From city to countryside, market towns to moors you’ll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.

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