Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the well established team on Rowan 2 as a Staff Nurse.We are looking for registered Mental Health Nurses who are driven to provide high quality care to female patients, aged 18-65 in an acute inpatient setting.
We are looking for nurses who are approachable, compassionate and motivated with good communication skills and who excel at being part of a team.
The role will include working alongside an experienced nursing, medical, psychology and allied health professional team to provide enhanced level of patient centred care aimed to support our patients within their recovery.
You will become part of a supportive multi-disciplinary team with focus on assessment of need, treatment and recovery, while placing the service user and their families at the centre of care planning.
If you are driven to provide good quality care for vulnerable woman and you believe in our Trusts fundamental standards then this may be the opportunity for you.
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
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a mental health nurse who has a passion and commitment to caring for woman and their families living with mental health disorders. We want nurses who put the 6Cs into practice on a daily basis and have a supportive and considerate nature, to work within a cohesive inter-professional ward team.
In return we offer the chance to develop your professional decision making and complex care management skillsfor a wide range of long term conditions preparing you for a career path in many different areas of nursing.
We are committed to your personal and professional development and actively encourage participation in CPD courses. We are able to support newly qualified nurses through preceptorship and further development opportunities in a range of areas for more experienced staff nurses.
We encourage you to bring your existing skills and experiences to enrich our clinical area and work with us to create a robust, caring and compassionate ward environment for our patients.
You will need to be available to work a flexible 24 hour working pattern on a rotating basis to include nights and weekends.
About us
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
Job description
Job 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 healthproblems/disorders.
To provide a realistic timely and occasionally intensive support to patients within an Inpatientsetting.
To provide education and supervision to junior staff members, peers and other professionals
Job description
Job 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 healthproblems/disorders.
To provide a realistic timely and occasionally intensive support to patients within an Inpatientsetting.
To provide education and supervision to junior staff members, peers and other professionals
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional Qualification (Mental Health/Learning Disabilities/General).
- Maintains current registration with the NMC or due to receive soon
Desirable
- Demonstrate continued professional development to maintain professional registration
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge and understanding of current legislation and understanding of clinical risk assessments
- Knowledge of the nursing 6 c's
Desirable
- Awareness of national and local issues impacting of nursing care
Skills
Essential
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Diplomatic, caring & sympathetic
- Ability to be flexible and handle conflict issues
- Good skills in assessment intervention and evaluation of patients nursing care
- Good written/oral communication skills
Contractual
Essential
- Ability to work to meet the needs to the service (including unsocial hours and bank holidays)
Desirable
Values and Behaviours
Essential
- All staff should be able to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion as identified within the Trust's Equality and Diversity Policy and associated Equality, Diversity and Human Rights legislation
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional Qualification (Mental Health/Learning Disabilities/General).
- Maintains current registration with the NMC or due to receive soon
Desirable
- Demonstrate continued professional development to maintain professional registration
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge and understanding of current legislation and understanding of clinical risk assessments
- Knowledge of the nursing 6 c's
Desirable
- Awareness of national and local issues impacting of nursing care
Skills
Essential
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Diplomatic, caring & sympathetic
- Ability to be flexible and handle conflict issues
- Good skills in assessment intervention and evaluation of patients nursing care
- Good written/oral communication skills
Contractual
Essential
- Ability to work to meet the needs to the service (including unsocial hours and bank holidays)
Desirable
Values and Behaviours
Essential
- All staff should be able to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion as identified within the Trust's Equality and Diversity Policy and associated Equality, Diversity and Human Rights legislation
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
