Job summary
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 ?
At Wedgwood House, we have exciting opportunities for an existing or aspiring band 6 nurse to join the team on Northgate Ward. If you have the qualities described above then we want you to think about coming to be part of our Wedgwood family and join us.
Main duties of the job
As part of our ongoing strive for excellence we are developing a 'care team' approach patient centred care. The Charge Nurse will be expected to take responsibility for supporting that care team, working within governance processes to support the implementation of individualised and responsive care. This is a really exciting opportunity to be able to demonstrate leadership amongst a small group of individuals.
About us
Wedgwood House is a purpose-built mental health unit comprising 2 acute mental health inpatient wards, an older person's inpatient ward, as well as crisis, home treatment and psychiatric liaison services.
There will be opportunities for people who want to focus on the clinical aspects of the role as well as those thinking about the management side of things. We will look to support you to develop your skills in a variety of ways , be that through our existing band 6 development programme, leadership courses, mentorship as well as more formal qualification. If you have the drive to provide excellent care, can demonstrate high quality clinical skills and are willing to go the extra mile to help make a difference to people's lives then we would love to hear from you.
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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.
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!
Interviews are to be confirmed, candidates may only be given a minimum of 3 days notice, please note this date is provisional and may be subject to change. 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.
Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs
**This post attracts a recruitment premium of £3,000 (pro-rata for part time roles). This is a one off payment with half paid on appointment and half paid after the completion of a satisfactory probation period (6 months). The premium is taxable. Please note that should you leave employment, or choose to move to an alternative post within the Trust that does not attract this recruitment premium, you will be required to reimburse all or some of the payment.Please note this recruitment premium is for external applicants only. and not applicable to newly qualified nurses**
Job description
Job responsibilities
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.
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!
Interviews are to be confirmed, candidates may only be given a minimum of 3 days notice, please note this date is provisional and may be subject to change. 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.
Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs
**This post attracts a recruitment premium of £3,000 (pro-rata for part time roles). This is a one off payment with half paid on appointment and half paid after the completion of a satisfactory probation period (6 months). The premium is taxable. Please note that should you leave employment, or choose to move to an alternative post within the Trust that does not attract this recruitment premium, you will be required to reimburse all or some of the payment.Please note this recruitment premium is for external applicants only. and not applicable to newly qualified nurses**
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience as band 5 on inpatient ward
Desirable
- Worked as band 6 on inpatient wards
Recovery focus/person centred
Essential
- Evidence in supporting information around person centred care / recovery focused approaches
Desirable
Leadership skills
Essential
- Evidence in supporting information demonstrates leadership skills / knowledge
Desirable
- Additional training / experience in leadership roles
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC or equivalent registration
Desirable
- additional nursing / skills based qualifications
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience as band 5 on inpatient ward
Desirable
- Worked as band 6 on inpatient wards
Recovery focus/person centred
Essential
- Evidence in supporting information around person centred care / recovery focused approaches
Desirable
Leadership skills
Essential
- Evidence in supporting information demonstrates leadership skills / knowledge
Desirable
- Additional training / experience in leadership roles
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC or equivalent registration
Desirable
- additional nursing / skills based qualifications
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).
