Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an individual who is experienced in complex mental health care to join our specialist team as a Nursing Support Practitioner.
You will be joining our team of hard-working and caring professionals within Briarwood, a 24-hour specialist mental health care unit for older people commissioned by the NHS. Your main role will be to be to assist our residents who have dementia in the general domestic routine of their home and to provide clear and positive leadership to our team of Support Workers.
Main duties of the job
To be successful in the role, you will be passionate about delivering person-centred dementia care, possessing good communication and interpersonal skills and will have recent experience caring for people with dementia, preferably as a Support Worker.
We are looking for people who embody our values of compassion, accountability, respect, excellence, and innovation which sit at the heart of everything we do. We are here so nobody struggles alone, and you will be an essential part of this.
About you
We would love to hear from you if you possess the following:
- Experience of working with people who have enduring and complex mental health needs, who can present with behaviours that challenge.
- GCSE Maths and English minimum Grade C (or equivalent qualification).
- NVQ Level 3 (or greater) in Health and Social Care this is not essential, but if you do not have this, you must undertake this course within the role.
- Genuine desire to work with this client group.
- Able to work under pressure/possess a high level of emotional resilience.
About us
Were a non-profit, working on behalf of the NHS and local authorities. Were dedicated to supporting people and communities across the country with their mental health. Were here so no one has to struggle alone.
What we offer in return
We are proud to have been recognised and certified as a Great Place to Work, which speaks volumes on how much we value our staff members. In return for the hard work and dedication from our teams, we offer the following benefits:
- 30 days Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays (rising to 32 days at 5 years service) and with the option to purchase or sell days.
- Enhanced Pension
- Refer a Friend payment, Cycle to Work & Enhanced Car schemes
- Vitality Wellbeing Programme including Employee Assistant Programme, GP & priority Physiotherapy access and shopping discounts.
- Fully funded flu vaccines
- Technology salary sacrifice scheme for home appliances, tablets, mobiles, TVs, fitness trackers and more.
- A supportive culture that values work-life balance including agile working and the option to apply for flexible working from day one, career breaks, and up to a weeks special leave a year to help you manage unexpected life events.
- Family friendly policies including Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption pay
- Volunteer Programme
- Enhanced Life Assurance Scheme
Job description
Job responsibilities
Working alongside the Clinical Team Lead and Service Manager, this important role will also
provide supervisory support and day to day co-ordination of the support worker
team.
Working within our services, the post supports service users with the provision of a
quality and compassionate care, ensuring on a day-to-day basis service users
receive care and support according to their individual needs and nursing support
plan.
The postholder will be responsive and sensitive to residents individual needs,
encouraging them to maintain safe independent functioning in an environment that is
both homely and non-institutionalised in its practices or projection.
The postholder will ensure that services are provided in a way that is consistent with
our values, supporting and promoting an organisational culture that values
accountability, respect, excellence, innovation and compassion.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Working alongside the Clinical Team Lead and Service Manager, this important role will also
provide supervisory support and day to day co-ordination of the support worker
team.
Working within our services, the post supports service users with the provision of a
quality and compassionate care, ensuring on a day-to-day basis service users
receive care and support according to their individual needs and nursing support
plan.
The postholder will be responsive and sensitive to residents individual needs,
encouraging them to maintain safe independent functioning in an environment that is
both homely and non-institutionalised in its practices or projection.
The postholder will ensure that services are provided in a way that is consistent with
our values, supporting and promoting an organisational culture that values
accountability, respect, excellence, innovation and compassion.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with people who have enduring and complex mental health needs, who can present with behaviours that challenge.
- Experience of working with families and non-professional carers.
- Experience of working in a community-based setting.
- GCSE Maths and English minimum Grade C (or equivalent qualification).
- NVQ Level 3 (or greater) in Health and Social Care this will be essential to the role, but if you do not have this, you must be prepared to be undertake this course within the role.
- Safe medicate this will be essential to the role, but if you do not have this, you must be prepared to undertake this course within the role.
- Knowledge and awareness of issues relating to mental health.
- Knowledge and awareness of the principles of person centred care and overall (mental and physical) wellbeing.
- Able to recognise safeguarding issues and maintain appropriate boundaries.
- Genuine desire to work with this client group.
- Ability to work positively in difficult and unpredictable circumstances.
- Able to work under pressure/possess a high level of emotional resilience.
- Able and willing to regularly work without direct supervision, using initiative.
- Able to develop good working relationships with and among colleagues.
- Good written and verbal communication skills.
- Good IT skills.
- Good organisation skills and able to prioritise workload.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with people who have enduring and complex mental health needs, who can present with behaviours that challenge.
- Experience of working with families and non-professional carers.
- Experience of working in a community-based setting.
- GCSE Maths and English minimum Grade C (or equivalent qualification).
- NVQ Level 3 (or greater) in Health and Social Care this will be essential to the role, but if you do not have this, you must be prepared to be undertake this course within the role.
- Safe medicate this will be essential to the role, but if you do not have this, you must be prepared to undertake this course within the role.
- Knowledge and awareness of issues relating to mental health.
- Knowledge and awareness of the principles of person centred care and overall (mental and physical) wellbeing.
- Able to recognise safeguarding issues and maintain appropriate boundaries.
- Genuine desire to work with this client group.
- Ability to work positively in difficult and unpredictable circumstances.
- Able to work under pressure/possess a high level of emotional resilience.
- Able and willing to regularly work without direct supervision, using initiative.
- Able to develop good working relationships with and among colleagues.
- Good written and verbal communication skills.
- Good IT skills.
- Good organisation skills and able to prioritise workload.
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.
