Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for Band 5 Registered Mental Health Nurses to work within our trust. We are looking for motivated individuals to work full-time and part time within our inpatient and community services - SWLSTG Mental Health Trust with bases in Springfield Hospital (Tooting), Queen Mary's Hospital (Roehampton) and Tolworth Hospital (Tolworth).
Build yourself a career that matters ......with our help.Come and care with us ...... work, earn and learn.Start as a Healthcare Facilitator and begin the journey to realise your dream of a career in nursing. Join us as a Healthcare Facilitator and you will be able to combine doing a job that makes a positive difference to people in your area, with learning new skills and achieving qualifications in care and nursing.
What we need from you:o A positive and caring attitudeo Strong valueso Enthusiasmo Sensitivityo A determination to do a good jobo Willingness to learno If you have some experience of care work that is great - but if not - and the things above are a good description of you - then please apply
What we will give you in return:o A good starting salary and the potential to earn more as you learno Plenty of guidance and development from your supervisors and colleagueso The satisfaction of supporting people who really need your careo Training and development to achieve the Care Certificateo The opportunity to go on to do further training, such as Functional Skills.
Main duties of the job
This is an excellent opportunity to come and work in some of our different services at the Trust.
We have various opportunities in different services such as;
- Acute Care Pathway
- CAMHS
- Forensic, Specialist and National
- Community
- Cognition and Mental Health in Ageing
We also have opportunities across different parts of South London including our sites at Springfield Hospital in Tooting, Queen Marys in Roehampton and Tolworth Hospital.
You will be joining a multi-disciplinary team that is committed to the provision of highly quality service user centred care. Our teams are looking for compassionate, extraordinary nurses that want to make an impact on the health and social care for local people with mental health problems in South West London and more specialist mental health services for people throughout the UK.
Interview and Assessment date - Friday 29 April 2022 - the interview and assessment will be run online via Microsoft Teams
About us
Agile and Flexible Working:
As one of the few Trusts in London we are proud to offer flexible working as part of our new ways of working, and we are happy to talk flexible working
About Our Locations:
Tooting (Wandsworth)
Richmond (Barnes)
Richmond (Teddington)
Queen Mary's hospital (Roehampton)
Kingston (Tolworth)
Sutton, Cheam and Wallington (Jubilee Health Centre)
Benefits:
We offer a number of excellent staff benefits and understand the importance of a healthy work life balance. Some of our benefits are highlighted here:
- Generous pay, pensions and leave
- Work life balance
- Career development
- Subsidised car parking
- NHS discounts
Other benefits include:
- Eye examinations
- Looking after your health
- Cycle to work scheme
- Car lease scheme
- Season ticket loan
- Staff restaurants
We look forward to receiving your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Skills
Working autonomously within the parameters of the role leading onimplementing the delivery of quality nursing care, contributing to thephysical, psychological, social, recreational and spiritual care in a recovery focused way through therapeutic engagement and activities, and taking steps to address any issues that arise.
Leading on and undertaking activities to ensure that the fundamentals ofcare are met - nutrition, hydration, hygiene, comfort, emotional and socialsupport.
Co-ordinating and evaluating collaborative patient-centred care;getting feedback and improving plans with the multi-disciplinaryteam (MDT).
Providing accurate information about care in an accessible formatto patients and their relatives / carers.
Liaising and working positively with members of the multidisciplinary team and partner organisations.
Administering, and monitoring the side-effects of, medication;monitoring service user compliance.
Safety; safe custody of medicines, sharps, clinical equipment,report all incidents following trust policy.
Developing the management of care needs through:a. Initial data collectionb. Monitoring of individual service user / patient progressc. Feedback and discussiond. Producing reports and in-care reviewse. Devising a plan of care and interventions supervised by a Registered Nurse.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Skills
Working autonomously within the parameters of the role leading onimplementing the delivery of quality nursing care, contributing to thephysical, psychological, social, recreational and spiritual care in a recovery focused way through therapeutic engagement and activities, and taking steps to address any issues that arise.
Leading on and undertaking activities to ensure that the fundamentals ofcare are met - nutrition, hydration, hygiene, comfort, emotional and socialsupport.
Co-ordinating and evaluating collaborative patient-centred care;getting feedback and improving plans with the multi-disciplinaryteam (MDT).
Providing accurate information about care in an accessible formatto patients and their relatives / carers.
Liaising and working positively with members of the multidisciplinary team and partner organisations.
Administering, and monitoring the side-effects of, medication;monitoring service user compliance.
Safety; safe custody of medicines, sharps, clinical equipment,report all incidents following trust policy.
Developing the management of care needs through:a. Initial data collectionb. Monitoring of individual service user / patient progressc. Feedback and discussiond. Producing reports and in-care reviewse. Devising a plan of care and interventions supervised by a Registered Nurse.
Person Specification
Education and Qualification
Essential
- Registered Adult Nurse and/or Registered Mental Health Nurse and/or Registered Learning Disabilities Nurse
Desirable
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Experience of research-based/reflective practice, e.g. understanding and ability to use supervision to reflect on skills, attitude and knowledge and develop these by using evidence based practice.
- Knowledge of relevant Professional and Clinical legislation
- Understanding of Care Co-ordination under CPA
Desirable
- Experience of working in the community
- Experience of managing a caseload
- Experience of Interagency working
Person Specification
Education and Qualification
Essential
- Registered Adult Nurse and/or Registered Mental Health Nurse and/or Registered Learning Disabilities Nurse
Desirable
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Experience of research-based/reflective practice, e.g. understanding and ability to use supervision to reflect on skills, attitude and knowledge and develop these by using evidence based practice.
- Knowledge of relevant Professional and Clinical legislation
- Understanding of Care Co-ordination under CPA
Desirable
- Experience of working in the community
- Experience of managing a caseload
- Experience of Interagency working
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).
