Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for enthusiastic and highly motivated Registered Mental Health Nurses within the Tees, Esk & Wear Valleys Older Persons Mental Health Inpatient service.
This post is only open to those candidates who already have their NMC registration in place and have successfully completed the preceptorship programme. Please note: Newly qualified applicants or those due to qualify will be recruited via a separate process.
Main duties of the job
This post is for an opportunity to work on Westerdale South which is a male and female organic ward. As a Staff Nurse you will be encouraged to become involved in the large multi-disciplinary team approach striving towards excellent patient care. You will be involved in all aspects of the patient journey from holistic assessment, treatment and discharge planning to ensure that on discharge individual needs are met in various levels of care.
Westerdale South is a 14 bed organic ward which is a mixed sex unit we work on a zonal model of care which supports to eliminate risk and ensures that regular engagement. We are a multi-disciplinary team and work proactively to support those in our care.
Our ward is fully equipped with appropriate activity and therapeutic space to enable patients to engage in meaningful and therapeutic activity, promoting wellbeing and a sense of occupation and achievement.
About us
We will support you by offering regular supervision, training opportunities and encourage your development and role within this developing team on the delivery of Patient Centred Care, support for carers and evidence based practice.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description for further detailed information regarding the role and main responsibilities.
Shifts include long days and nightshifts.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description for further detailed information regarding the role and main responsibilities.
Shifts include long days and nightshifts.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RNMH, current professional registration with NMC.
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development.
- MIP, FLIP, ENB 998 Teaching & Assessing in Clinical Practice or City & Guilds 730 Teaching in Adult Education or willingness to work towards. Qualification must be achieved within agreed timescale.
- Trained Clinical Supervisor (within agreed timescale).
- Key skills in literacy, numeracy and ITQ level 2 (or equivalent)
Desirable
- Post-graduate qualification in a relevant area
Experience
Essential
- Working with people with mental ill health.
Desirable
- Working in a person centred therapeutic organisation
- Working in an inpatient environment
- Working collaboratively with service users and their families/carers
- Working in a multi-disciplinary team
- Working in partnership with other agencies
Knowledge
Essential
- Evidenced based knowledge of best practice in caring for patients in the designated field.
- Care Programme Approach and its application in practice.
- Clinical Risk Assessment and Management and its application in practice.
Skills
Essential
- Communicate complex and sensitive information effectively to patients, carers/families and all members of the multidisciplinary team.
- Undertake lead professional / care co-ordinator responsibilities (within agreed timescale).
- Manage own time and prioritise effectively
- Co-ordinate and prioritise the activities of a team.
- Motivate and work positively and assertively with other members of the team.
- Provide (within agreed timescale) effective teaching, training and clinical supervision
- Use approved techniques in physical intervention (within agreed timescale).
Desirable
- Competency in ECG and venepuncture
- Presentation Skills
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RNMH, current professional registration with NMC.
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development.
- MIP, FLIP, ENB 998 Teaching & Assessing in Clinical Practice or City & Guilds 730 Teaching in Adult Education or willingness to work towards. Qualification must be achieved within agreed timescale.
- Trained Clinical Supervisor (within agreed timescale).
- Key skills in literacy, numeracy and ITQ level 2 (or equivalent)
Desirable
- Post-graduate qualification in a relevant area
Experience
Essential
- Working with people with mental ill health.
Desirable
- Working in a person centred therapeutic organisation
- Working in an inpatient environment
- Working collaboratively with service users and their families/carers
- Working in a multi-disciplinary team
- Working in partnership with other agencies
Knowledge
Essential
- Evidenced based knowledge of best practice in caring for patients in the designated field.
- Care Programme Approach and its application in practice.
- Clinical Risk Assessment and Management and its application in practice.
Skills
Essential
- Communicate complex and sensitive information effectively to patients, carers/families and all members of the multidisciplinary team.
- Undertake lead professional / care co-ordinator responsibilities (within agreed timescale).
- Manage own time and prioritise effectively
- Co-ordinate and prioritise the activities of a team.
- Motivate and work positively and assertively with other members of the team.
- Provide (within agreed timescale) effective teaching, training and clinical supervision
- Use approved techniques in physical intervention (within agreed timescale).
Desirable
- Competency in ECG and venepuncture
- Presentation Skills
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).
