Senior Staff Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

Position:Senior Staff Nurse (RNLD or RMN) - NMC Registered

Location:Birmingham

Hours:Full and part time available - Days and/or Nights on a rolling rota.

Flexi-bank also considered

Salary Details:Up to £39,000 per annum depending on experience

Are you a Registered Senior Staff Nurse looking for a new opportunity to work in an organisation that will help to develop you to achieve your goals? Oldbury is a rehabilitation hospital with 13 en-suite bedrooms and 2 independent flats providing supportive rehabilitation for men with learning difficulties, ASC and/or mental health diagnosis. Our nurses do something extraordinary every day by making a difference to the lives of people with intellectual disability, mental health disorders and complex needs.

Are you a caring and committed individual who wants to work with a company that understands how important Staff Nurses are to our patients recovery? If so, we are now looking to appoint experienced and preceptor Senior Staff Nurses on either a full or part time basis.

Benefits:

• Paid Overtime
• Free Meals supplied on site
• Company paid sick pay
• Company pension
• NMC Renewal Paid
• 33 days annual leave
• Share Save Scheme
• Free Employee Assistance Programme
• Annual Employee Awards Evening
• Employee Recognition Schemes
• Career progression within the company
• CareTech Foundation - Opportunity to apply for family and friends grants
• Free DBS check

Essential:

• RMN or RNLD Qualified
• NMC Registered
• Able to work on a shift rota including nights
• Have experience working with individuals with mental health/learning disabilities and/or autism
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Be resilient and able to work under pressure
• Be willing to take ownership for the delivery of quality care

Desirable:

• Experience in working in MH/LD hospital environment

Role and Responsibilities:

• To ensure a comprehensive assessment is completed for the patients journey
• Ensure that each patient as an individual care plan and risk assessment, which considers the patient (if appropriate) and their carers views, with regular reviews
• To administer medicine within the guidelines and framework of the Nursing and Midwifery Council and organisation protocols
• Practice within the defined parameters under the Mental Health Act 1983/2007.
• Provide clinical leadership and supervision for the rehab/support workers and students
• Ensure all clinical documentation is of a high standard and patient notes are maintained and filed in the appropriate way
• Provide a highly specialised range of clinical interventions and knowledge of evidence-based models of practice relevant to the patients needs
• Working autonomously with confidence and competence to provide a highly specialised and safe service to the patient
• To take appropriate action when working with vulnerable adults and children following guidelines and Trust procedures, liaising with appropriate agencies as required
• Maintain and contribute to the standards of professional care, ethics, policies and procedures
• Maintain professional standards of practice at all times

This is not an exhaustive list of duties and responsibilities, the post holder may be required to undertake other duties following appropriate discussion with their line manager.

Who we are!

Coveberry, part of theCareTechfamily, are a leading specialist healthcare provider, with Hospitals and centres throughout England, delivering wide ranging services in Adult Mental Health and Learning Disabilities, Specialist Brain Injury, Child and Adult Mental Health Services (CAMHS) including eating disorders, and social care for children with special needs.

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. If you have not heard back within 14 days please consider your application to be unsuccessful on this occasion.

Person Specification

General Requirements

Essential

• Please refer to job description above

Desirable

• Please refer to job description above

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Caretech Community Services Ltd

Address

Oldbury

B69 4SJ

Employer's website

https://www.caretech-uk.com/ (Opens in a new tab)