Mental Health Nurse
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Job summary
Come and Join Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, where we offer a wide variety of challenging and rewarding roles within a supportive, innovative and dynamic work environment!
We have a fantastic opportunity for a Band 5 Mental Health Nurse to come and join our expanding team at Stewart House, The Rise, Narborough, LE19 4SL.
Stewart House is a 30 bedded rehabilitation service which cares for people with severe and enduring mental health difficulties. We support service users to gain or regain their confidence and skills in everyday activities, which promotes a positive approach to long-term recovery. People wishing to join the team at Stewart House should be motivated to work in a service that offers a recovery-oriented approach, delivering person-centred care through collaboration and involvement.
The successful candidate will support and contribute to the service redesign and will work closely with the management team to ensure colleagues and service users are represented throughout the changes to mental health services.
The team is friendly, dynamic, and constantly evolving to offer the best support and treatment to patients. The health and well-being of our team members is very important to us, and we offer a robust induction period, as well as regular supervision and support.
Main duties of the job
- You will be involved in providing a high level of safe and effective care.
- Be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of care.
- Adhere to all Trust policies, procedures, and guidelines.
- Liaise with the multidisciplinary team.
- Provide mentorship and support to others.
This job includes assessing the needs of patients, working collaboratively with the patients to meet the need, evaluating and care planning the needs, administration of medication, observing for side effects, attending to any emergencies on the shift, being named nurse to patients and working with families to get the best outcome for the patients, preparing for and attending CPA, Tribunals and ward rounds including writing the reports, and taking physical and mental health observations. You will be referring patients to external/ internal organisations as needed.
About us
We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible.
About Us
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups. Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents. We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy. For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy). All jobs will require permission to work in the UK. For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started. Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.
Details
Date posted
15 April 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£29,970 to £36,483 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
003242
Job locations
Stewart House, Stewart Avenue
Narborough
Leicester
Leicester
LE19 4LN
Employer details
Employer name
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust
Address
Stewart House, Stewart Avenue
Narborough
Leicester
Leicester
LE19 4LN
Employer's website
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