Job summary
Kingsley Ward is a 20 bedded mixed sex inpatient ward for the assessment and treatment of patients who are deemed to have mental health illnesses. Specifically, but not exclusively, depressive, anxiety and psychotic disorders.
Working on Kingsley Ward will be incredibly rewarding. You will join and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of making a positive difference in people's lives.
The Kingsley Team strive to support their peers to make them feel welcome and achieve their best, this post would benefit both new starters and the experienced.
Main duties of the job
It takes a special person to work in this role. You'll be someone who treats others with kindness, compassion and empathy, someone who shows others respect and works as part of a team to provide the best care to our patients, their carers and family.
Our vision is to provide supportive care which is inclusive and individual. You will be expected to work as a named nurse enabling you to develop effective and meaningful therapeutic relationships. Working on Kingsley offers you the opportunity to be a link nurse supporting you to develop more specialized skills in areas such as falls, safeguarding, physical health and wellbeing & recovery.
Your hard work and dedication will be recognised, valued and rewarded.
It's an exciting time to be joining the team as we begin our journey to transform our inpatient services. We are making improvements to our inpatient environments at the same time as redeveloping Millbrook to be a specific base for Mental Health Services for Older People.
About us
We have a huge variety of opportunities in our expansive Trust covering geographically from South Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire to Leicester, providing mental health inpatient and community services, community health services, forensic mental health services and secure prison healthcare across the East Midlands.
We have more than 100 sites and a huge scope of unique opportunities to develop your career and gain some amazing experiences. We strive to be a great place to work and offer many staff benefits and tailored staff support and wellbeing programmes.
Do you want to make a difference?
Do you believe in Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion and Teamwork?
Then Nottinghamshire Healthcare is the perfect place for you to start, maintain or further your career.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Suitable applicants will:-
be a registered mental health nurse some experience of working with this patient group is desirable but not essential;
have excellent verbal and written communication skills;
be able to problem solve and be an able negotiator;
have the ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team;
be reliable, motivated, and flexible with the desire to work with older adults;
be an effective team player, able to work with a wide range of professionals as well as patients and their families;
be hard-working and able to maintain and contribute to a high standard of care;
be able to work on a 24-hr rota basis, including nights, weekends and Bank Holidays.
This post attracts a Golden Hello payment of £2,750 for successful applicants recruited and not currently employed by the Trust.
Interested? please feel free to contact:
Charlotte Bartram- Kingsley Ward Manager: 01159691300 ext 11528
Lynne Oldfield- Clinical Lead Kingsley Ward 01159560837
Holly Goundry- Clinical Lead Kingsley Ward 01159560837
Job description
Job responsibilities
Suitable applicants will:-
be a registered mental health nurse some experience of working with this patient group is desirable but not essential;
have excellent verbal and written communication skills;
be able to problem solve and be an able negotiator;
have the ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team;
be reliable, motivated, and flexible with the desire to work with older adults;
be an effective team player, able to work with a wide range of professionals as well as patients and their families;
be hard-working and able to maintain and contribute to a high standard of care;
be able to work on a 24-hr rota basis, including nights, weekends and Bank Holidays.
This post attracts a Golden Hello payment of £2,750 for successful applicants recruited and not currently employed by the Trust.
Interested? please feel free to contact:
Charlotte Bartram- Kingsley Ward Manager: 01159691300 ext 11528
Lynne Oldfield- Clinical Lead Kingsley Ward 01159560837
Holly Goundry- Clinical Lead Kingsley Ward 01159560837
Person Specification
registration
Essential
- RMN trained
- NMC registered.
Experience
Desirable
- working with older people
- working in mental health
Skills
Essential
Desirable
- good coomunication
- good documentation
Person Specification
registration
Essential
- RMN trained
- NMC registered.
Experience
Desirable
- working with older people
- working in mental health
Skills
Essential
Desirable
- good coomunication
- good documentation
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
