Job Description

You will be joining our Adult Mental Health Ward at The Redwoods Centre, Shrewsbury. Birch Ward is a 16 bedded mixed gender adult acute ward caring for patients of working age.



the post is a part time permanent position and you will be required to work both day and night shifts on a roster basis.



Your career with us will be enjoyable and rewarding as you develop specialist skills and make a real difference for some of the most vulnerable people in society.



Check out the videos below showcasing why you should grow your career here with us at MPFT:



Why Work for Mental Health Services at MPFT - YouTube



Development and Progression Within Mental Health Services at MPFT - YouTube



What is it like to be an Inpatient Mental Health Nurse at MPFT? - YouTube



What you will be doing



Working on an identified adult mental health ward, with the flexibility of working across wards, dependent on skill and service need.



Delivering high quality clinical service-to-service users and their families.



Be responsible for the management and care delivery of patients referred to the Ward, by liaising with statutory and non-statutory agencies where appropriate and developing a network of support to patients and their carers to ensure a high standard of therapeutic care is delivered.



To be responsible for managerial and clinical supervision of other team members where identified.



Delivering therapeutic interventions, in accordance with an agreed care plan, to an identified group of people experiencing mental health related difficulties.



To be responsible for the management of the clinical area in the absence of the ward manager and quality lead.



To implement agreed monitoring of effectiveness of care implementing the essence of care guidance.

Things that you will have:

Registered professional (NMC)



Post registration course/s at degree or diploma level



Registered student practice supervisor and assessor



Leadership qualification (Desirable)



A high level of self-motivation and a flexible approach



By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;



Supporting your career development and progression



Excellent NHS Pension scheme



Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave



Options for flexible working



Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days)



Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources



If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients



Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate



Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates



Salary sacrifice bikes up to 2k



Free car parking at all trust sites



Free flu vaccinations every year



Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to 250 (if the criteria is met)



We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.



Please be aware that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in completing application forms will be monitored to ensure fairness and transparency. If you have used AI you must state this in your application.



Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications



Before applying for this exciting opportunity, we encourage you to view the full job description and person specification.