Job summary
Calling all Band 5 Registered Mental Health Nurses or Registered Learning Disability Nurses - both experienced and newly qualified.
We have vacancies in our W omens Service for Staff Nurses (Band 5) at the Forensic Service both at John Howard Centre and Wolfson House.
As a Staff Nurse, your role will be to provide holistic nursing care to patients from admission to discharge and to work with the ward management team to innovate and inspire change and excellence across all aspects of the care environment. You will be a role model to unregistered nursing staff and able to demonstrate care and compassion in all that you do.
You might be a newly qualified nurse or a more experienced practitioner. You will be a motivated clinician who is able to communicate and demonstrate therapeutic interventions with adults who are experiencing acute mental health problems, with knowledge of the physical health issues related to this patient group, reflected in good documentation and the ability to evidence care. Your focus will be on the recovery of patients and improving the patient experience. We offer an excellent preceptorship programme to newly qualified nurses and a nurse development programme to all registered nursing staff, as well as opportunities to apply for an Aspiring Leadership Programme for those who wish to progress into management. Supervision and support and reflective practice is offered to all staff.
Main duties of the job
ELFT has long been recognised as a centre of excellence for mental and health care, innovation and improvement. Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
So it is a very exciting time for you to come and work for us.
Working for your organisation
About us
Join our CQC outstanding trust in Bedfordshire & Luton, by applying for one of our exciting Band 5 opportunities within our in-patient wards.
We offer a nationally recognised Preceptorship programme, that is used as an example of regional excellence; with dedicated support to help you consolidate your knowledge and skills during the first six months of qualification and progress your career further.
ELFT offer exceptional opportunities for continued professional development and career progression; with development programmes for progression onto Band 6-8, with the emphasis on valuing your contribution and identifying clinical leaders of the future.
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please kindly refer to the job description and person specification attached to this vacancy for further information.
Join our CQC outstanding trust in Bedfordshire & Luton, by applying for one of our exciting Band 5 opportunities within our in-patient wards.
We offer a nationally recognised Preceptorship programme, that is used as an example of regional excellence; with dedicated support to help you consolidate your knowledge and skills during the first six months of qualification and progress your career further.
ELFT offer exceptional opportunities for continued professional development and career progression; with development programmes for progression onto Band 6-8, with the emphasis on valuing your contribution and identifying clinical leaders of the future.
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please kindly refer to the job description and person specification attached to this vacancy for further information.
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name
Grace Ngwena
Job title
Lead for Nurse Development
Email address
grace.ngwena@nhs.net
Telephone number
07876398543
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please kindly refer to the job description and person specification attached to this vacancy for further information.
Join our CQC outstanding trust in Bedfordshire & Luton, by applying for one of our exciting Band 5 opportunities within our in-patient wards.
We offer a nationally recognised Preceptorship programme, that is used as an example of regional excellence; with dedicated support to help you consolidate your knowledge and skills during the first six months of qualification and progress your career further.
ELFT offer exceptional opportunities for continued professional development and career progression; with development programmes for progression onto Band 6-8, with the emphasis on valuing your contribution and identifying clinical leaders of the future.
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please kindly refer to the job description and person specification attached to this vacancy for further information.
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name
Grace Ngwena
Job title
Lead for Nurse Development
Email address
grace.ngwena@nhs.net
Telephone number
07876398543
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential
- Working towards gaining Nursing professional Registration
Experience
Essential
- Working with people with mental health problems/ learning disabilities
- Managing challenging and aggressive behaviour.
- Working within a multidisciplinary team environment.
- Experience of providing individualized and culturally sensitive care.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care.
- Minimising clinical risk and reducing restrictive practices.
- Able to manage time so that deadlines are met.
- Ability to recognise stress.
- Ability to work as part of a team.
- Able to work sensitively and compassionately with patients.
- Emotional Intelligence and Personal Resilience
- To have knowledge of Mental Health presentations and appropriate interventions.
- NMC Code of Conduct.
- Knowledge of risk management and how to plan care to account for risk.
Desirable
- Current Developments in nursing.
- Awareness of supervision and reflective practices.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential
- Working towards gaining Nursing professional Registration
Experience
Essential
- Working with people with mental health problems/ learning disabilities
- Managing challenging and aggressive behaviour.
- Working within a multidisciplinary team environment.
- Experience of providing individualized and culturally sensitive care.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care.
- Minimising clinical risk and reducing restrictive practices.
- Able to manage time so that deadlines are met.
- Ability to recognise stress.
- Ability to work as part of a team.
- Able to work sensitively and compassionately with patients.
- Emotional Intelligence and Personal Resilience
- To have knowledge of Mental Health presentations and appropriate interventions.
- NMC Code of Conduct.
- Knowledge of risk management and how to plan care to account for risk.
Desirable
- Current Developments in nursing.
- Awareness of supervision and reflective practices.
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).
