Newly Qualified Nurse - Mental Health

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

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Job summary

Are you a student nurse graduating this summer? Come and start your career with us at Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation Trust...

We're looking for compassionate, motivated nurses to join our teams across Norfolk and Suffolk. We have opportunities in a variety of our services so we'd love to hear from those soon to be graduating to discuss what a career with our Trust could look like...

There are endless opportunities available, and we are keen to welcome new faces to join our teams; we can offer both full and part time hours, as well as the potential to rotate around services if this is something that interests you. We understand everyone has commitments outside of work, so welcome conversations around flexible working options too.

We understand that to attract the best people, we also need to develop career pathways and support staff to reach their full potential, that's why we're investing in our education and training provision to ensure we can offer you an environment in which you'll thrive.

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.

If you're a newly qualified nurse with experience or an interest in mental health and are looking to start your career in a setting that will support a robust induction, preceptorship, coaching and continued professional development- apply today!

Main duties of the job

When you join us, you can expect to be supported by a proactive team. Our multi-disciplinary teams come from a variety of different backgrounds and settings, so bring with them a diverse range of skills and experience that you can learn from.

We're passionate about development and you'll be supported to continue to train and develop to progress in your career with us.

We're looking for dedicated, enthusiastic nurses who are going to be our future leaders, shaping our services and the way we care for our service users, their families and carers in the years to come...

We welcome candidates to come and have informal discussion with our clinical leaders, to determine what opportunities that will suit you.

About us

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.

Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established nursing networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.

Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.

Date posted

01 August 2022

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£25,655 to £31,534 a year gross per annum / pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

246-NQN-2022-08A

Job locations

Hellesdon Hospital, Norwich

Norwich

NR6 5BE


Job description

Job responsibilities

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!

*Please note this opportunity is for student nurses graduating from university this year (2022)*

Job description

Job responsibilities

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!

*Please note this opportunity is for student nurses graduating from university this year (2022)*

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Nursing degree or equivalent RN(MH)
  • Mentorship qualification or willingness to undertake training

Experience

Desirable

  • Previous experience of working with people with mental health needs

Skills

Essential

  • Good interpersonal and communication skills
  • Ability to display calm, mature response to difficult situations
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Nursing degree or equivalent RN(MH)
  • Mentorship qualification or willingness to undertake training

Experience

Desirable

  • Previous experience of working with people with mental health needs

Skills

Essential

  • Good interpersonal and communication skills
  • Ability to display calm, mature response to difficult situations

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Address

Hellesdon Hospital, Norwich

Norwich

NR6 5BE


Employer's website

https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Address

Hellesdon Hospital, Norwich

Norwich

NR6 5BE


Employer's website

https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)


For questions about the job, contact:

Recruitment Project Manager

Lucy Nelson

lucy.nelson@nsft.nhs.uk

Date posted

01 August 2022

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£25,655 to £31,534 a year gross per annum / pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

246-NQN-2022-08A

Job locations

Hellesdon Hospital, Norwich

Norwich

NR6 5BE


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