Job Description

Priory Hospital Enfield provides a full care pathway which includes acute services for both males and females, along with Medium Secure and Low Secure units for males. The full multidisciplinary team works with those who have a diagnosis of mental illness and associated challenging behaviours.



Our aim is to support all of patients through our developed care pathway using the recovery approach. Our patients are at the centre of what we do and they co-produce their own treatment plans with us.



Our Approach



We ensure patients receive the best possible experience possible and we enable them to function at their optimum level by providing the skills necessary for greater independence.



Our extensive facilities give patients every opportunity to retain and learn skills which will help them to recover and reintegrate into the community when it is appropriate.

All patients go through the following process:

Assessed as required

Medication and risks reviewed

Psychological assessments take place - cognitive, personality, and projective assessments



One-to-one psychological therapy sessions provide support and counselling so that patients can work collaboratively with their team to address their behaviour and risk and prepare for re-engagement into the community. In addition we offer a range of evidence-based group therapies targeted to address risk-related behaviours and to promote recovery, with approaches informed by:



Mentalisation-based treatment (MBT)

Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)

Schema therapy

Motional interviewing

Cognitive analytic therapy (CAT)

Dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT)



The Environment



We believe that the environment in which our therapy takes place, is just as important as the treatment itself and we provide:



Fitness room

Occupational therapy kitchen

Games and leisure room

Courtyard and grounds access for sports and exercise

Computer suite including Microsoft Works and supervised internet access

Local transport links including bus services, and links to underground and over-ground rail

Community resources



The hospital is close to Edmonton town centre and has community resources available to the patients who have leave where appropriate.



Job Profile



Deliver high quality, service users focussed care

Participate in the development of new services and care pathways

Support the local implementation of the Group Nursing Strategy

Engage in continuous quality improvement within your service



Knowledge, Skills, Qualifications & Abilities



Registered nurse with active NMC PIN with 12 months post qualifying experience

Relevant clinical experience

Demonstrates a positive attitude and commitment to change, improvement and quality

Ability to develop and use flexible and innovative approaches to practise.

Excellent verbal , interpersonal and written communication skills



Priory Healthcare Benefits



Excellent salary

Free on-site parking

Supplemented meals on duty

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Birthday Holiday - Your Birthday as an extra day's annual leave

Enhanced maternity pay

Contributory pension scheme

Flexible benefits including reduced rates and access to new schemes including gym membership, IT technology (laptops / tablets / smartphones) and private healthcare

Access to development opportunities

Sponsorship of professional qualifications through our Individual Professional Development (IPD) panel

Leadership & management development

Long service award

Refer a friend bonuses

Relocation support (including payment for accommodation or moving costs) up to 3000 (Terms apply)

Additional benefits for nurses at Priory Hospital Enfield:

5000 Welcome bonus

Fully funded DBS

Fully funded NMC registration

Return to Practice support

Mentorship experience

CPD top up

Management and Leadership development opportunities



Are Registered Mental Health Nurses Superheroes?



At Priory Group, you don't have to have superhuman powers to be a hero in our eyes. We want the care our nurses provide to our service users to be super. As a mental health nurse at Priory you'll be part of a company that is supportive and has your welfare and interests at heart. Mental health nursing is a tough but rewarding career and we want to make sure that our relationship with you is a long-term thing, not a flash in the pan.



It takes a genuine desire to help other people, along with a lot of dedication and compassion to be a Mental Health Nurse. In return, we want to make sure you get the reward you deserve which is why we offer market leading salaries as well as bonuses and benefits, you'll get job satisfaction and we'll support you to develop your skills and grow with the company via our Career Pathways programme. You'll get to build therapeutic relationships with the people you care for so you can help them through their difficult time and find ways to take control over their own health. It's a chance to make a real and lasting difference to someone.



At Priory, you'll be joining the UK's largest provider of high quality mental health care with around 350 services across the country. Since joining forces with rehabilitation specialists, MEDIAN, we aim to be the leading European provider of mental health and rehabilitative services. By joining us, you'd be key to helping us bring the best of MEDIAN and Priory to our patients and residents.



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About us



As one of the UK's leading providers of behavioural care and specialist support services, Priory promise a challenging and fulfilling career with the support of a world class organisation willing to invest in your development.



Across our network of hospitals, residential care homes and supported living services, we are making a real and lasting difference to the lives of the people we support.



Priory maintains that vaccination remains our very best line of defence against COVID-19 and believes that our colleagues working with vulnerable individuals have a professional duty to be vaccinated. As part of our wider infection control efforts, and to meet our commissioner and customer requirements, we continue to record vaccination status for all colleagues and we therefore request that you disclose this information as part of your application. Your vaccination status will not affect any offer of employment and will be held in line with GDPR requirements. We thank you for your understanding.



Disclosure



All roles will be subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), Access NI or Disclosure Scotland. We are an equal opportunities employer. Priory will cover the cost of a DBS check.



Due to limits on sponsorship allocations, we are not currently in a position to offer sponsorship to new candidates for these roles, this remains under review.