Job summary
Midlands Partnership Foundation Trust provides a comprehensive range of mental health services to the population of Staffordshire and Shropshire. The Hatherton Centre is a 47-bedded medium-secure facility incorporating an assessment unit, a rehabilitation unit, long-term medium secure service, Intensive Care unit, a well-equipped Living Skills Centre and a Sports Hall. The service also provides a multi-agency community service, forensic liaison scheme, out-patient facilities and court assessment and engagement schemes.
The role requires working shifts over a 24 hr period including weekends and nights.
Applications are invited for the above post from motivated individuals who are committed to working in a caring role, able to state clearly what they have to offer and how they would cope and respond to the needs of this challenging and demanding client group. In return we can offer you excellent education and training opportunities.
Main duties of the job
Main duties:
To provide support and spend therapeutic time with an allocated group of service users with mental health needs within a secure setting.
To promote service users recovery through the delivery of high quality, outcome measured care and evidence based interventions.
To assist Registered Professionals in the implementation and evaluation of individualised care plans.
Due to the nature of ward provision you will be required to undertake 24 hour shift working on a rotational basis.
About us
By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;
- Supporting your career development and progression
- Excellent NHS Pension scheme
- Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
- Options for flexible working
- Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days)
- Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
- If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
- Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
- Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
- Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
- Free car parking at all trust sites
- Free flu vaccinations every year
- Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)
We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.
Please be aware that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in completing application forms will be monitored to ensure fairness and transparency. If you have used AI you must state this in your application.
Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications
Job description
Job responsibilities
For full responsibilities please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification. In summary:
To act as key worker to an individual or group of service users,coordinating all aspects of care in accordance with the Care ProgrammeApproach (CPA).7.2 Assessment of patients individual care needs.7.3 The development of programmes of care.7.4 Implementation of agreed programmes of care.7.5 Evaluates effectiveness of programmes of care.7.6 Ensures compliance with NMC Code of Conduct
Job description
Job responsibilities
For full responsibilities please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification. In summary:
To act as key worker to an individual or group of service users,coordinating all aspects of care in accordance with the Care ProgrammeApproach (CPA).7.2 Assessment of patients individual care needs.7.3 The development of programmes of care.7.4 Implementation of agreed programmes of care.7.5 Evaluates effectiveness of programmes of care.7.6 Ensures compliance with NMC Code of Conduct
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Mental Health nursing UK NMC registration
- Possess or be working towards a relevant teaching and assessing qualification
Experience
Essential
- Ability to demonstrate experience of working in wide range of healthcare settings (this includes pre-registration experience)
- Experience of working within a forensic setting
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrate a sound knowledge of the Mental Health Act (1983) with particular reference to Part 3
- Demonstrate an awareness/understanding of forensic mental health legislation framework and relevant national policy
- Demonstrate an awareness/understanding of the evidence that underpins the care and treatment of mental health problems, autism, ADHD and learning disabilities.
- Demonstrate a working knowledge of multi disciplinary/inter agency working and the need to work across professional boundaries
- Demonstrate an understanding of the use of an evidence-based approach to underpin clinical practice and have the ability to illustrate the application of this.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Mental Health nursing UK NMC registration
- Possess or be working towards a relevant teaching and assessing qualification
Experience
Essential
- Ability to demonstrate experience of working in wide range of healthcare settings (this includes pre-registration experience)
- Experience of working within a forensic setting
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrate a sound knowledge of the Mental Health Act (1983) with particular reference to Part 3
- Demonstrate an awareness/understanding of forensic mental health legislation framework and relevant national policy
- Demonstrate an awareness/understanding of the evidence that underpins the care and treatment of mental health problems, autism, ADHD and learning disabilities.
- Demonstrate a working knowledge of multi disciplinary/inter agency working and the need to work across professional boundaries
- Demonstrate an understanding of the use of an evidence-based approach to underpin clinical practice and have the ability to illustrate the application of this.
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).
