Mental Health Nurse - Incentives Apply
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Location
Hove, East Sussex | United Kingdom
Job description
Job overview
We are looking for an experienced or newly qualified mental health nurse to join
Pavilion Ward PICU. Pavilion Ward is a 10 bedded, male, Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). We primarily work with individuals who are aged 18-65 and we are located within Mill View Hospital in Hove.
We are passionate about staff support and patient care and are proud to have won the
Bronze Award for Team of the Year at the Positive Practice Awards in 2023. We are keen to embrace change and you will be supported to be involved in and lead on Quality Improvement initiatives.
Our shared values within the team at Mill View are important to us and we work collaboratively as a hospital to ensure the most positive patient outcomes.
We value diversity and opportunity for everyone that works here and we are incredibly proud to have won the
Equality and Diversity award at the Positive Practice Awards 2021.
This post offers the Trust's £4,000 Incentive for band 5-7 Nurses & Practitioners, as well as a relocation package up to a maximum of £8,000 (subject to terms and conditions).
Main duties of the job You will be working alongside an established and experienced multi-disciplinary team (MDT). This consists of nurses, healthcare assistants, nursing associates, doctors, the occupational therapy team, a psychologist, the pharmacy team and an art therapist.
We are passionate on Pavilion Ward about providing the highest standards of care and ensuring to implement least restrictive practice. We were part of an 18 month quality improvement project which allowed us to monitor and implement change around restrictive practices. This project has now finished but is something that we are continuing to implement on the ward.
The ward is AIMS accredited by the Royal College of Psychiatry, which is a set of additional standards recognising where
outstanding care is being achieved
You can find us on twitter at @pavilion_ward.
Working for our organisation About us Flexible working is important to us at Mill View Hospital and we would consider any flexible working requests you may have which will help you have a healthy work-life balance.
If you have some questions, I'd welcome you to give me a call or drop me an email so we can go through them. I would also be more than happy to show you around the hospital.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities Job responsibilities To deliver a high standard of evidence based inpatient nursing care in the designated care group in partnership with the team, the service users and where appropriate their family
- To act as a primary nurse in the assessment of needs and organising of care. To co-ordinate shifts and provide supervision for support workers and students. To work within a team of nurses and other professionals who are committed to the delivery of a quality service. To adopt a flexible approach to hours of duty, in order to meet the needs of the service over a 24-hour period. To take charge of a designated clinical area and deputise as appropriate. To represent the Ward Manager and/or care team, at appropriate forums and disseminate information as required. To represent the clinical team perspective at multidisciplinary meetings and clinical reviews of patient care. To be an active participant in the multi-disciplinary team, formulating care plans and utilising appropriate assessments.
If you are a qualified or newly qualified nurse, with drive and passion and a desire for self-development, then you are a perfect person to join our team. We have an outstanding preceptorship programme for newly qualified staff and also ensure all staff are provided with a robust supervision plan and also a thorough induction. There are many opportunities for further development within the team and we welcome new ideas, no matter what your role or band is. You will always be listened to.
Person Specification Qualifications Essential - Registered Nurse with current registration (mentalhealth / LD/ Adult) appropriate to the job role.
Desirable - Studying towards Diploma/ Degree.
Knowledge/Experience Essential - Child and Adult safe guarding procedures.
Desirable - Demonstrates ability to assess and manage clinical risk
Person specification Qualifications Essential criteria - Registered Nurse with current registration (mental health / LD/ Adult) appropriate to the job role
Knowledge/Experience Essential criteria - Knowledge of MHA (1983/2007)
- Knowledge of Mental Capacity Act (2005), to include practical knowledge of FACE documentation, DOLS and Best Interest decisions
- Child and Adult safe guarding procedures.
- Change management, organising and prioritising workloads
- Demonstrate ability to enhance care through evidence based knowledge
- Demonstrate professional development relevant to the care group
- Demonstrates ability to assess and manage clinical risk
Sussex Partnership NHS FT is committed to supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our communities. Our workforce is currently under-represented from Black and Minority, Ethnic and disabled communities and we would welcome applications from these communities.
We regret that we are unable to advise candidates if they have not been shortlisted. If you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.
In the event of an excessive number of applicants the Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy earlier than indicated.
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust takes its responsibilities for the safeguarding and protection of children and young people and vulnerable adults very seriously and expects this of all its employees and bank workers. The Trust works with adult and children's social care to ensure that the integrated service has systems in place to equip staff and bank workers with the knowledge and skills to recognize abuse, and take action to safeguard and protect vulnerable adults and children and young people. It is expected that all staff and bank workers familiarise themselves with the appropriate structures and policies and with the Sussex child protection and safeguarding procedures and the Sussex multi-agency policy and procedures for safeguarding vulnerable adults and undertake the relevant essential training and further training appropriate to their role.
Successful candidates are normally offered salaries at the bottom of the relevant salary range. However, where previous or equivalent NHS experience in a similar role can be demonstrated and evidenced, this may be taken into consideration when setting the starting salary.
Employer certification / accreditation badges Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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£28.41k - £34.58k per annum
