Band 5 Staff Nurse - Bristol

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

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Job summary

I am Julie Stott the ward manager of STEPS Eating Disorders Inpatient Unit. I am looking for aBand 5 RMN/LD Nurse to join the Team on our 10 bedded standalone unit at Acer Unit, Blackberry Hill Hospital in Bristol.

STEPs is an AIMS Accredited ward which specialises in providing outstanding care for service users with eating disorders.

The unit has also been awarded Team of the year in 2017 and 2021

i am looking for a Band 5 RMN/LD nurse that has some knowledge of working as a Band 5 RMN/LD Nurse or a newly qualified nurse. It is desirable that you are enthusiastic and motivated to work with eating disorders. You should be able to demonstrate effective shift coordination and organisational skills in a clinical area, providing support clear clinical leadership to Health care assistants working on the ward. You will need to demonstrate effectiveness in ensuring the continuity of care for service users and full implementation of Trust policies.

You will have an opportunity to take responsibility for specific duties within the ward, such as key-working and clinical management of service user needs, as well as maintaining expected service delivery standards.

Support will be through the brilliant supervision structures we have in place. Through this support there is the opportunity to develop specialist knowledge in eating disorders, and in your role as a Specialist Eating Disorders nurse.

For further information please contact Julie Stott, Ward manager 01173784413

Main duties of the job

Medication rounds, ward round, CPA meetings, admission, discharges, NGT feeding, liaison with medical acute wards, liaison with community ED services.

shift co-ordinate, supervision of junior staff and students, meal and snack supervision and post meal supervision. general observations and NEWS,

Group and individual work with patients

About us

We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust) a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care. We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset. Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.

At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.

Date posted

10 July 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£28,407 to £34,581 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

342-SS133-0723

Job locations

Blackberry Hill Hospital

Manor Road

Bristol

BS16 2EW

Job description

Job responsibilities

Medication rounds, ward round, CPA meetings, admission, discharges, NGT feeding, liaison with medical acute wards, liaison with community ED services.

shift co-ordinate, supervision of junior staff and students, meal and snack supervision and post meal supervision. general observations and NEWS,

Group and individual work with patients

Job description

Job responsibilities

Medication rounds, ward round, CPA meetings, admission, discharges, NGT feeding, liaison with medical acute wards, liaison with community ED services.

shift co-ordinate, supervision of junior staff and students, meal and snack supervision and post meal supervision. general observations and NEWS,

Group and individual work with patients

Person Specification

Essential

RN3: Mental Health Nurse,
Maintain accurate, appropriate records
Knowledge of medication rounds and safe administration and disposal of drugs
develop an excellent therapeutic relationship
communicate effectively and efficiently with other members of the team
Effective report writing to provide clear relevant information for ward rounds, case Conferences, MHA tribunals
effective risk assessment and management
Motivated to provide the highest standard in a changing service

Desirable

Leadership skills
clinical supervision,

Person Specification

Essential

RN3: Mental Health Nurse,
Maintain accurate, appropriate records
Knowledge of medication rounds and safe administration and disposal of drugs
develop an excellent therapeutic relationship
communicate effectively and efficiently with other members of the team
Effective report writing to provide clear relevant information for ward rounds, case Conferences, MHA tribunals
effective risk assessment and management
Motivated to provide the highest standard in a changing service

Desirable

Leadership skills
clinical supervision,

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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