Job summary
Are you an experienced Nurse who is looking for a new challenge, a newly qualified/student Nurse looking for an exciting place to start your career? If so, then BEH is the place for you!
We are recruiting into a number of Band 5Nursing vacancies across the inpatient forensic mental Health wards.
There are excellent training and leadership opportunities for all staff nurses with a structured development program as well as a range of clinical specialist training such as trauma informed care, CBT, motivational interviewing, DBT and QI training. We specifically provide preceptorship programs for all newly qualified nurses, and also run group supervision programs and band-5 development forums for our nurses.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for nurses with excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, have the ability to negotiate, problem solve and influence, able to work under pressure while remaining calm and maintaining quality, have a flexible and creative approach to problem solving and are physically fit and able to complete control and restraint (TAMVA/PMCB) & manual handling training and able to carry out physical activities to join our teams of nurses within our inpatient forensic wards. We are encouraging all qualified nurses (experienced and new) to apply. You do not need to possess any forensic nursing experience as training will be provided to all successful candidates.
About us
Barnet, Enfield and Haringey NHS Trust are the main providers of specialist Forensic mental health services in North London (North London Forensic services). These include Health and Justice, inpatient (low and medium secure services) wards and community forensic mental health and learning disability services. outstanding.
The Trust is committed to flexible working and wherever possible will endeavor to accommodate requests for specific working patterns taking into account service needs.
Barnet Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust wishes to encourage people who have experienced mental health problems to apply for any post within the Trust for which they meet the person specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please kindly refer to the job description and person specification that is attached to the vacancy profile.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please kindly refer to the job description and person specification that is attached to the vacancy profile.
Person Specification
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- Professional registration RMN
- First degree, mental health nursing
EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- Experience of working within a mental health setting (as a student for newly qualified staff)
- Identify, initiate and manage effective practice in a patient centred way
- Knowledge of implementing clinical Policies and Procedures
- Knowledge of a full range of therapeutic skills and approaches
- Knowledge of the principles of diversity to be applied to clinical and workplace practice in relationships with service users, their relatives and carers and colleagues
SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Essential
- Able to demonstrate an understanding of the personal and clinical needs of individual service users, their relatives and carers
- Ability to effectively run the ward as and when necessary
- Able to participate in effective teamwork
- Ability to communicate effectively with staff at all levels
- Ability to work under pressure yet remain calm
PERSONAL QUALITIES
Essential
- Ability to work well within a team
- Ability to take charge of ward and show initiative
- Display 'can do attitude and positive attitude to change
OTHER REQUIREMENTS
Essential
- Able to complete PMCB training
Person Specification
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- Professional registration RMN
- First degree, mental health nursing
EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- Experience of working within a mental health setting (as a student for newly qualified staff)
- Identify, initiate and manage effective practice in a patient centred way
- Knowledge of implementing clinical Policies and Procedures
- Knowledge of a full range of therapeutic skills and approaches
- Knowledge of the principles of diversity to be applied to clinical and workplace practice in relationships with service users, their relatives and carers and colleagues
SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Essential
- Able to demonstrate an understanding of the personal and clinical needs of individual service users, their relatives and carers
- Ability to effectively run the ward as and when necessary
- Able to participate in effective teamwork
- Ability to communicate effectively with staff at all levels
- Ability to work under pressure yet remain calm
PERSONAL QUALITIES
Essential
- Ability to work well within a team
- Ability to take charge of ward and show initiative
- Display 'can do attitude and positive attitude to change
OTHER REQUIREMENTS
Essential
- Able to complete PMCB training
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).
