Staff Nurse

Job summary

Would you like to join us at Melbury Lodge where we provide you with excellent training, support and development opportunities?

If so then we would like to talk to you?

Due to internal staff promotions we are currently recruiting for a mental health nurse to join us at Melbury Lodge in our Mother & Baby unit on a permanent contract.

Melbury Lodge is located close to the Solent Coast and the beautiful New Forest National Park and have excellent transportation links, either by rail (direct to Waterloo) and by road (M3/M27).

We are looking to appoint nurses who are highly motivated, enthusiastic, flexible and resourceful individuals who are committed to providing support and assistance to patients in their recovery.

Perinatal mental health is a very rewarding area to work in not only for the outcomes for our service users but also the training opportunities we have from specialist Perinatal training courses across the country and psychological interventions training. But most importantly, personal development, (this year alone we have promoted 6 nurses internally from within the unit).

Our Trust also offers a competitive staff benefits package to make sure our staff are well looked after, and make sure they receive what they deserve to make them feel valued.

If this sounds interested to you, please get in touch! We would love to hear from you!

For further information, please contact Samantha Neale or Charlotte Swain on 01962 897711.

Main duties of the job

To assess, plan, implement and evaluate the nursing care needs of a specific group of service users. To supervise, mentor and teach qualified and unqualified staff. To co-ordinate the patient environment on a shift by shift basis. To lead the clinical management of a designated group of service users in assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating nursing care. To ensure that junior staff and students are actively engaged in patient activity. To observe, report and record changes in the service user physical, mental health and behaviour. To work with the MDT in planning and delivering care. To maintain working knowledge of legislation, policy and guidance pertaining to mental health and learning disabilities. To identify, provide and supervise the necessary physical care to service users to help them complete daily living activities. To act in a manner to respect the customs, individuality, values, sexuality, spiritual beliefs and activity, supporting the individual to fulfil these. To identify and take action when any behaviour undermines diversity and equality. To identify, provide and supervise therapeutic activities, emotional support and stability whilst maintaining professional boundaries. To create and maintain professional supportive relationships with all members of staff. To undertake prescribed physical observations. To be responsible for the correct administration of prescribed medication. To work within Trust and Professional Guidelines related to consent and capacity to consent

About us

Southern Health is one of the largest NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK, specialising in mental health and learning disabilities, as well as offering physical health community-based services.

With a workforce of more than 7000 and a footprint that spans more than 200 sites across Hampshire, we're committed to providing the best possible healthcare, reaching a range of diverse communities, whilst placing patients and staff at the forefront of all our endeavours.

We are currently working closely with other NHS Trusts to combine all our collective community, mental health, and learning disability services, with the plan to create a new larger, more integrated and accessible organisation.

The transformation will happen in stages; Hampshire CAMHS, part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust joined Southern Health in February 2024, with Isle of Wight NHS Trust mental health and community services transitioning across in May 2024. The final combination of Southern Health and Solent NHS Trust services is expected in late 2024, when our new organisation, to be known as Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, will be formed.

Our new Trust will continue to cater to the unique needs of different communities, making healthcare across the county more accessible, as well as offering staff more opportunities for career development, training and partnership working.

Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare in Hampshire.

Employer details

Employer name

Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Melbury Lodge

Royal Hampshire County Hospital, Romsey Road

Winchester

Hampshire

SO22 5DG

Employer's website

https://www.southernhealth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Melbury Lodge

Royal Hampshire County Hospital, Romsey Road

Winchester

Hampshire

SO22 5DG

Employer's website

https://www.southernhealth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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