Nurse Support Practitioner

Everyturn Mental Health

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an individual who is experienced in complex mental health care to join our specialist team as a Nursing Support Practitioner.

To be successful in the role, you will be passionate about delivering person-centred dementia care, possessing good communication and interpersonal skills and will have recent experience caring for people with dementia, preferably as a Support Worker.

Main duties of the job

You will be joining our team of hard-working and caring professionals within Alderwood, a 24-hour specialist mental health care unit for older people commissioned by the NHS. Your main role will be to be to assist our residents who have dementia in the general domestic routine of their home and to provide clear and positive leadership to our team of Support Workers.We are looking for people who embody our values of compassion, accountability, respect, excellence, and innovation which sit at the heart of everything we do. We are here so nobody struggles alone, and you will be an essential part of this.

About us

We are proud to have been recognised and certified as a Great Place to Work, which speaks volumes on how much we value our staff members. In return for the hard work and dedication from our teams, we offer the following benefits:

  • 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays (rising to 32 days at 5 years service) and the option to purchase or sell day
  • Enhanced pension
  • Wagestream-ability torelease earnings, giving youinstant access to your pay
  • Vitality Wellbeing Programme including Employee Assistant Programme, GP and priority physiotherapy access and shopping discounts with the opportunity to sign up for a Blue Light Card
  • Enhanced life assurance scheme, payment being three times your annual salary
  • Plus, many more great benefits on offer

Here at Everyturn Mental Health we champion equality, diversity and inclusion within the organisation by ensuring our opportunities are open to all and our approach is inclusive. We positively encourage applications from candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion/belief, marital status, or pregnancy/maternity.

We welcome you to be yourself at work and have a range of Colleague Networks for members and allies of the LGBTQ+; Black, Asian and minority ethnic; menopause and neurodivergent communities.

In order to streamline our recruitment process, once we have received a sufficient number of applications, we reserve the right to expire vacancies, so please submit your application as soon as possible.

Date posted

01 May 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£25,000 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

B0419-24-0109

Job locations

Alderwood Old Peoples Home

Rectory Place

Gateshead

Tyne And Wear

NE8 1XD


Job description

Job responsibilities

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an individual who is experienced in complex mental health care to join our specialist team as a Nursing Support Practitioner.

To be successful in the role, you will be passionate about delivering person-centred dementia care, possessing good communication and interpersonal skills and will have recent experience caring for people with dementia, preferably as a Support Worker.

You will be joining our team of hard-working and caring professionals within Alderwood, a 24-hour specialist mental health care unit for older people commissioned by the NHS. Your main role will be to be to assist our residents who have dementia in the general domestic routine of their home and to provide clear and positive leadership to our team of Support Workers.We are looking for people who embody our values of compassion, accountability, respect, excellence, and innovation which sit at the heart of everything we do. We are here so nobody struggles alone, and you will be an essential part of this.

About you

We would love to hear from you, if you possess the following:

  • Experience of working with people who have enduring and complex mental health needs, who can present with behaviours that challenge.
  • GCSE Maths and English minimum Grade C (or equivalent qualification).
  • NVQ Level 3 (or greater) in Health and Social Care this is not essential, but if you do not have this, you must undertake this course within the role.
  • Genuine desire to work with this client group.

Able to work under pressure/possess a high level of emotional resilience.

What we offer in return

We are proud to have been recognised and certified as a Great Place to Work, which speaks volumes on how much we value our staff members. In return for the hard work and dedication from our teams, we offer the following benefits:

  • 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays (rising to 32 days at 5 years service) and the option to purchase or sell day
  • Enhanced pension
  • Wagestream-ability torelease earnings, giving youinstant access to your pay
  • Vitality Wellbeing Programme including Employee Assistant Programme, GP and priority physiotherapy access and shopping discounts with the opportunity to sign up for a Blue Light Card
  • Enhanced life assurance scheme, payment being three times your annual salary
  • Plus, many more great benefits on offer

Here at Everyturn Mental Health we champion equality, diversity and inclusion within the organisation by ensuring our opportunities are open to all and our approach is inclusive. We positively encourage applications from candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion/belief, marital status, or pregnancy/maternity.

We welcome you to be yourself at work and have a range of Colleague Networks for members and allies of the LGBTQ+; Black, Asian and minority ethnic; menopause and neurodivergent communities.

In order to streamline our recruitment process, once we have received a sufficient number of applications, we reserve the right to expire vacancies, so please submit your application as soon as possible.

Job description

Job responsibilities

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an individual who is experienced in complex mental health care to join our specialist team as a Nursing Support Practitioner.

To be successful in the role, you will be passionate about delivering person-centred dementia care, possessing good communication and interpersonal skills and will have recent experience caring for people with dementia, preferably as a Support Worker.

You will be joining our team of hard-working and caring professionals within Alderwood, a 24-hour specialist mental health care unit for older people commissioned by the NHS. Your main role will be to be to assist our residents who have dementia in the general domestic routine of their home and to provide clear and positive leadership to our team of Support Workers.We are looking for people who embody our values of compassion, accountability, respect, excellence, and innovation which sit at the heart of everything we do. We are here so nobody struggles alone, and you will be an essential part of this.

About you

We would love to hear from you, if you possess the following:

  • Experience of working with people who have enduring and complex mental health needs, who can present with behaviours that challenge.
  • GCSE Maths and English minimum Grade C (or equivalent qualification).
  • NVQ Level 3 (or greater) in Health and Social Care this is not essential, but if you do not have this, you must undertake this course within the role.
  • Genuine desire to work with this client group.

Able to work under pressure/possess a high level of emotional resilience.

What we offer in return

We are proud to have been recognised and certified as a Great Place to Work, which speaks volumes on how much we value our staff members. In return for the hard work and dedication from our teams, we offer the following benefits:

  • 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays (rising to 32 days at 5 years service) and the option to purchase or sell day
  • Enhanced pension
  • Wagestream-ability torelease earnings, giving youinstant access to your pay
  • Vitality Wellbeing Programme including Employee Assistant Programme, GP and priority physiotherapy access and shopping discounts with the opportunity to sign up for a Blue Light Card
  • Enhanced life assurance scheme, payment being three times your annual salary
  • Plus, many more great benefits on offer

Here at Everyturn Mental Health we champion equality, diversity and inclusion within the organisation by ensuring our opportunities are open to all and our approach is inclusive. We positively encourage applications from candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion/belief, marital status, or pregnancy/maternity.

We welcome you to be yourself at work and have a range of Colleague Networks for members and allies of the LGBTQ+; Black, Asian and minority ethnic; menopause and neurodivergent communities.

In order to streamline our recruitment process, once we have received a sufficient number of applications, we reserve the right to expire vacancies, so please submit your application as soon as possible.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working with people who have enduring and complex mental health needs, who can present with behaviours that challenge.
  • GCSE Maths and English minimum Grade C (or equivalent qualification).
  • NVQ Level 3 (or greater) in Health and Social Care this is not essential, but if you do not have this, you must undertake this course within the role.
  • Genuine desire to work with this client group.
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working with people who have enduring and complex mental health needs, who can present with behaviours that challenge.
  • GCSE Maths and English minimum Grade C (or equivalent qualification).
  • NVQ Level 3 (or greater) in Health and Social Care this is not essential, but if you do not have this, you must undertake this course within the role.
  • Genuine desire to work with this client group.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Everyturn Mental Health

Address

Alderwood Old Peoples Home

Rectory Place

Gateshead

Tyne And Wear

NE8 1XD


Employer's website

https://www.everyturn.org/careers-at-everyturn/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Everyturn Mental Health

Address

Alderwood Old Peoples Home

Rectory Place

Gateshead

Tyne And Wear

NE8 1XD


Employer's website

https://www.everyturn.org/careers-at-everyturn/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Date posted

01 May 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£25,000 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

B0419-24-0109

Job locations

Alderwood Old Peoples Home

Rectory Place

Gateshead

Tyne And Wear

NE8 1XD


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