Job overview

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy early should a sufficient number of applications be received.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 5 staff nurse to join our team at 439 Ipswich Road, an assessment, rehabilitation and recovery service. This is a 24hr NHS Inpatient facility offering a Trust-wide age inclusive service for male and female patients suffering from severe and enduring mental health problems.

This qualified multidisciplinary specialist service is primarily aimed at service users with complex needs and provides a bridge between a hospital and community setting. It is able to offer the flexibility and responsiveness required to offer containment of risks whilst helping people to work on making choices and taking back personal responsibilities.

Service users typically have complex risk histories, issues of institutionalisation from long admissions and high levels of vulnerability.

You will provide high-quality, evidence-based nursing care in an inpatient setting, taking responsibility for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating individual care plans. Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team, you will ensure care is person-centred and responsive to patient needs.

This role involves close collaboration with service users, carers, clinicians, and partner organisations, and requires participation in a 24/7 shift rota, including weekends and bank holidays.

Main duties of the job

JOB SUMMARY:

• Assist the ward in the day to day operation of the clinical area, and the development of the team.
• Work collaboratively as a Key Worker within the multidisciplinary team, acting as a role model for good practice; this includes liaising with associated professionals and other agencies, and offering support and guidance to clinical team as necessary.
• Ensure effective communication with patients, relatives, visitors and staff. To include the management of clinical risk, ensuring that risks are assessed, identified and care planned for individuals, and that any issues of concern are communicated within the multidisciplinary team, this includes environmental factors.  
• Ensure effective communication with clients, carers, visitors and staff. Make effective use of evidence based practice in day to day clinical practice.
• Implement and ensure effective use of the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act where necessary. Represent nursing team and provide reports for Manager’s Hearings and Mental Health Act Tribunals. 
• Ensure safe standards apply to the administration of medication.
• Support colleagues in interventions relating to the management of violence and aggression, including de-escalation techniques and the use of physical intervention (DC&R techniques) as necessary.
• Ability to work flexibly over a 24 hour period in order to meet the operational requirements of the unit.

Working for our organisation

EPUT are looking for motivated staff who shares our Trust values of Care, Learn and Empower. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including;

• Season Ticket Loans
• NHS discounts for staff
• Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
• Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
• The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
• Day One Flexible Employer

The Trust supports and actively encourages flexible working for all employees. We offer many options and you are encouraged to ask the recruiting manager what is possible for this role. If appointed, you will have the opportunity to apply for a flexible working request from the first day of your employment

Join our Staff bank

What is Staff Bank?

Our EPUT NHS staff bank is an entity managed by the trust that hires clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals to take on shifts at our trust hospitals and community settings. Here at EPUT we maintain our own bank of specialist staff to ensure that we are able offer safe and effective care at all times.

All our permanent staff are automatically enrolled onto the staff bank however this does not mean you have to work any additional shifts, but the option is there for you if you wish.

If you are joining our Trust in a fixed term role, please indicate on your New Starter Paperwork that you wish to join our staff bank