Job summary
West London Forensic Service provides a comprehensive multi-disciplinary assessment, treatment and rehabilitation service for male and female mentally disordered offenders, as well as those with challenging behaviour and specialist rehabilitation needs. We have a number of vacancies for band 5 Staff Nurses within our Low Secure and Community Forensic Services.
As a Service we will provide you with supervision and mentorship, ongoing professional development, a well-established and successful preceptorship training programme, a stimulating and challenging working environment and opportunities for career development within West London NHS Trust. We also offer relocation expenses if applicant meets the criteria under West London NHS Trust Relocation Assistance Policy; consisting of a new and unique benefits package which includes lease cars, discount cards for high street stores, supermarkets, holidays and days out.
We can offer bespoke training in relation to specialist Forensic Low Secure and Community Care and a unique opportunity to broaden experience and develop skills from different services within the Low Secure and Community Forensic Services which includes Specialist Community Forensic Team (SCFT). Court diversion, Police Liaison Services, Youth Offending and Forensic Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services.
Main duties of the job
As the Post holder you will be expected to embrace the Trust values of Excellence, Caring, Responsibility and Togetherness and demonstrate these values within your role.
You will participate in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care within the team. You will work within the Multi-disciplinary framework and will be required to demonstrate an attitude that will enhance communication and effective teamwork.
You will be closely involved in developing recovery care pathways for Service Users and supporting user empowerment at all stages of care and treatment.
About us
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse providers of mental health, community and social care in the UK.
Our 3,982 staff care for people in hospital and in the community, helping them to recover and go on to lead full and productive lives. We aim to be the best organisation of our kind in the country.
We provide care and treatment for more than 800,000 people living in the London boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow, delivering services in the community (at home, in GP surgeries and care homes), hospital, specialist clinics and forensic (secure) units.
We'rerated good overall by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Together, we're committed to promoting hope and wellbeing, working with patients, service users, carers, families and partners across the communities we serve.
We are keen to ensure that our workforce reflects the community it serves, particularly in terms of ethnicity, gender, disability, LGBTQ+ and experience of mental illness.
The regulations mandating vaccination for in-scope roles in the NHS have now been removed. The Trust does however continue to encourage and support staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19. Vaccination data will be collected by our recruitment team during your on-boarding if you are happy to provide a copy of your COVID pass.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the job description and personal specification attached to this post to review the detailed job description and main responsibilities in full
What we can offer you:
- Relocation expenses if applicant meets the criteria under West London Mental Health Trust Relocation Assistance Policy.
- The Trust offers a new and unique benefits package which includes lease cars, discount cards for high street stores, supermarkets, holidays and days out.
- As a Trust we will provide you with Supervision and Mentorship, ongoing Professional development, a stimulating and challenging working environment and opportunities for career development within West London Mental Health Trust.
- We can offer bespoke training in relation to specialist Forensic Low Secure and Community Care.
- A well-established successful preceptorship training programme
- A unique opportunity to broaden experience and develop skills from different services within the Low Secure and Community Forensic Services.
Highly regarded preceptorship training programme for newly qualified staff, with accelerated pay progression following the first 12 months.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the job description and personal specification attached to this post to review the detailed job description and main responsibilities in full
What we can offer you:
- Relocation expenses if applicant meets the criteria under West London Mental Health Trust Relocation Assistance Policy.
- The Trust offers a new and unique benefits package which includes lease cars, discount cards for high street stores, supermarkets, holidays and days out.
- As a Trust we will provide you with Supervision and Mentorship, ongoing Professional development, a stimulating and challenging working environment and opportunities for career development within West London Mental Health Trust.
- We can offer bespoke training in relation to specialist Forensic Low Secure and Community Care.
- A well-established successful preceptorship training programme
- A unique opportunity to broaden experience and develop skills from different services within the Low Secure and Community Forensic Services.
Highly regarded preceptorship training programme for newly qualified staff, with accelerated pay progression following the first 12 months.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oRegistered on the NMC register, parts RN3, RNMH and RN4.
- oDiploma in Mental Health nursing.
- oWilling to participate in Preceptorship programme if applicable.
- oWilling to undertake accredited courses in mental health practice leading to degree level.
Desirable
- oDegree in Health Care related subject.
Experience
Essential
- oExperience of working as a student in a health care setting
- oAn understanding of using essential processes that apply to the specific dimensions of the KSF outline
- oTo understand the requirements of the NMC Code of Practice.
Desirable
- oPrevious experience of working in a care environment.
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- oDemonstration of a developing knowledge and skill base of psychiatric nursing care
- oAbility to develop and maintain communication with people about difficult matters and/or in difficult situations.
- oAbility to develop own skills and knowledge and provide information to others to help their development.
- oAbility to promote, monitor and maintain best practice in health safety and security of others.
- oAbility to contribute to improvement of services
- oAbility to contribute to improving quality.
- oAbility to support equality and value diversity.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oRegistered on the NMC register, parts RN3, RNMH and RN4.
- oDiploma in Mental Health nursing.
- oWilling to participate in Preceptorship programme if applicable.
- oWilling to undertake accredited courses in mental health practice leading to degree level.
Desirable
- oDegree in Health Care related subject.
Experience
Essential
- oExperience of working as a student in a health care setting
- oAn understanding of using essential processes that apply to the specific dimensions of the KSF outline
- oTo understand the requirements of the NMC Code of Practice.
Desirable
- oPrevious experience of working in a care environment.
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- oDemonstration of a developing knowledge and skill base of psychiatric nursing care
- oAbility to develop and maintain communication with people about difficult matters and/or in difficult situations.
- oAbility to develop own skills and knowledge and provide information to others to help their development.
- oAbility to promote, monitor and maintain best practice in health safety and security of others.
- oAbility to contribute to improvement of services
- oAbility to contribute to improving quality.
- oAbility to support equality and value diversity.
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
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).
