Job Description

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Job overview

Are you someone who is passionate about delivering compassionate & individualised care, driving quality improvement and able to provide clinical leadership within an inpatient mental health setting providing functional mental ill health acute?



If you have the qualities described above then we want you to think about coming to be a part of our team.



At NSFT, we have an exciting opportunities for Band 5 Nurses to join our Yare Ward team.



This vacancy is for Sandpiper Ward is an 16 bed male only and Kestrel a 16 beds female ward at Hellesdon Hospital. We provide the services that promotes rehabilitation, recovery and quality of life using recovery based principles and processes for patients who are detained under a variety of sections under the mental health act 1983 (2007).


We have skilled teams of professionals that includes: nurses, psychiatrists, occupational therapists, activity co-coordinators, physiotherapists and psychologists, supported by administration staff.




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Main duties of the job

We want to recruit Nurses who have experience in or an interest to develop new skills to support patients with a functional diagnosis and complex mental health and physical health needs in an older persons service. We are seeking a variety of skills and knowledge to join our teams, to enrich our workforce and provide the best care experience for our patients.



These are very rewarding care environment and staff report to regularly feeling that they have made a positive difference to our patients, their families and carers.



If you would like to understand the complexities of functional related illness within older persons and the physical health needs of patients, we will ensure that you receive the training and time to update yourself with this necessary knowledge base that is unique to this field of nursing.


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Working for our organisation

We welcome informal discussions and would love you to get in touch to talk about the opportunities available and come and visit to see what we are all about.



Working for NSFT.

Benefits:

Benefits included with this role are:-


NHS pension A comprehensive in house & external training programmes Career progression Starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays) Staff physio service NHS discounts and many more

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing their experiences and learning from each other.


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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Interview dates are yet to be set; you will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.


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Person specification

Qualifications

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Essential criteria

NMC Registered with Nursing Degree or Equivalent

Experience

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Essential criteria

Previous experience working in mental health services #

Desirable criteria

Previous experience working in care sector

Skills

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Essential criteria

Good observation and reporting skills Ability to motivate others #

Desirable criteria

Ability to supervise others

Knowledge

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Essential criteria

Understanding of issues surrounding confidentiality #

Desirable criteria

Awareness of security and its impact and willingness to expand knowledge on it. Working knowledge /application of the Mental Health Act 1983

Other

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Essential criteria

Flexibility of duty and hours over a 24hr 7 day a week period Ability to travel independently Able to work as part of a close team #

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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.