Job summary
Employer heading
Staff Nurse
Band 5
Job overview
This post is eligible for a Golden Hello payment of £2,750 for new starters who are external to the Trust. This is payable in 3 instalments over a 2 year period. This payment is only eligible to new starters who do not already hold a contract of employment with the Trust. This post also includes paid enhancements for unsocial hours working during night, weekends and bank holidays.
The Wells Road Centre has five wards offering comprehensive assessment and recovery focussed individualised care and treatment packages for patients who experience a mental health disorder, personality disorder or intellectual disabilities combined with a history of offending behaviour.
We are looking for nurses to join our teams, in a challenging but rewarding role, to help reduce risk and make a difference to the lives of our patients.
Therefore, applicants will need to
the ability to work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team
deliver high quality nursing care with a compassionate and caring attitude within a Low Secure setting
be committed and motivated to providing innovative care
promote and maintain high standards of care through excellent communication, motivation, supervision and role modelling
We want to help our staff reach their full potential and are committed to providing the support, skills and development needed to succeed. This includes monthly supervision clinical and managerial a robust preceptorship package, and a band 5-6 development programme.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for caring and compassionate nurses who work collaboratly with our patients in order to achieve recovery with the end goal of discharge.
We are looking for highly motivated nurses with excellent clinical and communication skills to be part of our teams.
you will be responsible for the safety and security of the patients and ensure that high levels of care are provided and care delivered in accordance with the MDT process and care plans.
Working for our organisation
Nottinghamshire Healthcare employs over 10,000 colleagues who help #MakeADifference every day. We provide intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and South Yorkshire. Care is delivered from over 120 sites within the community from acute settings and across low, medium and high secure environments including prisons.
As one of the largest mental health and community trusts in the East Midlands and one of the biggest employers in Nottinghamshire. We are also home to national and regional services such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.
We are committed to flexible and agile working, including the opportunity to join our bank.
Your health and wellbeing is our priority and as such we invest significantly in this via our in-house Occupational Health Service, Staff Counselling Service and Health and Wellbeing Team.
We offer a number of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) groups, our Green Champions Network, Freedom to Speak Up Network. Health and Wellbeing Champions Network and Menopause Champions. We provide care to a diverse range of communities and are passionate about supporting diversity and inclusion in the Trust.
If you believe in our values of Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion and Teamwork, then we would love to hear from you!
#TeamNottsHC
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To provide a defined level of assessment and access to interventions for a diverse patient group and their families under the care Programme approach, who present with significant mental health problems/disorders.
To provide a realistic timely and occasionally intensive support to patients within an Inpatient setting. To provide education and supervision to junior staff members, peers, and other professionals.
Role Context:
A registered nurse (Mental Health/Learning Disability) with current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). The role requires a clinician with skills to assess patient’s needs, analyze and develop treatment plans within a multidisciplinary framework.
Person specification
Values and Behaviours
Essential criteria
- • All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values:
- • All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust’s expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation
Physical requirement
Essential criteria
- Able to undertake training in the management of violence reduction
- • Has the physical ability to perform the full range of nursing duties
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Professional Qualification (Mental Health/Learning Disabilities/General) to degree level or equivalent.
- Maintains current registration with the NMC
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrate continued professional development to maintain professional registration
Training
Essential criteria
- Willingness to undertake new clinical practices, education and training that will enhance service delivery.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates satisfactory clinical expertise for the banding.
Desirable criteria
- • Specialist and area specific experience.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge and understanding of current legislation and understanding of clinical risk assessments
- Knowledge of the nursing 6 c’s
Desirable criteria
- Awareness of national and local issues impacting of nursing care
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Good written/oral communication skills
- Diplomatic, caring & sympathetic
- Good skills in assessment intervention and evaluation of patients nursing care
- IT skills
Contractual requirements
Essential criteria
- Ability to work to meet the needs to the service (including unsocial hours and bank holidays)
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Emma Robinson
- Job title
- Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0115 9691300
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