Registered Mental Health Nurse

306 North London NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

We currently have an exciting range of vacancies available for newly qualifying or experienced nurses in Inpatient Wards in Barnet Division, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust.

If you are looking for a diverse workforce focused on quality improvement, patient care and staff development, then BEH is the place to be!

For Newly qualified we offer:

Preceptorship Programme

We understand that being a newly qualified practitioner can feel quite daunting and bring numerous challenges. We also recognise that the transition to registered practitioner is unique to each and every person. To help support you we have developed a bespoke preceptorship programme, which includes:

Preceptorship in the workplace
Taught sessions
Reflection
Action learning sets
Peer support
Provision of a range of learning materials

Our preceptorship programme has received the Quality Mark 2018/19 from Capital Nurse.

We are looking for applications from enthusiastic, highly motivated newly qualified nurses with a desire to develop and progress quickly in their careers.

If this is you then we look forward to receiving your application.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification documents

Note: PLEASE DON'T APPLY IF YOU DON'T HAVE A RIGHT TO WORK (RTW) IN THE UK.

Main duties of the job

Opportunity to Gain Experience in a Wide Range of Specialist Settings

We employ staff in both inpatient and community settings across a variety of areas including the below and more:

Acute Inpatient
Older People's Mental Health Services

You will also have the opportunity to apply to our rotation programme aimed at developing our staff beyond preceptorship.

To assess, plan, implement and evaluate client care that is based on best practice and delivers high standard of nursing care.

To co-ordinate the individual's assessment and subsequent care plan as agreed with the multi-disciplinary team.

To effectively communicate with clients, family and colleagues

To work and contribute to quality delivery of safe care in a dynamic team

About us

North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.Our Five-Year Strategy:

1. We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.

2. With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all

3. We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.

4. We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.

Why NLFT?

We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.

We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.

NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme

Excellent internal staff network

In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.

Date posted

14 November 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£32,720 to £39,769 a year Per annum inclusive of Outer London HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

306-BEH-2437

Job locations

Barnet Division-Dennis Scott Unit: Shannon, Thames and Ken Porter Wards

Dennis Scott Unit, Deansbrook Roak

London

HA8 0AD

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please kindly refer to the job description and person specification by clicking on the JD/PS attachment in the advert.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please kindly refer to the job description and person specification by clicking on the JD/PS attachment in the advert.

Person Specification

QUALIFICATION

Essential

Experience of working within a mental health setting (as a student for newly qualified staff)
Identify, initiate and manage effective practice in a patient centred way.

Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge of implementing clinical Policies and Procedures.
Working knowledge of MHA 1983.
Knowledge of the principles of diversity to be applied to clinical and workplace practice in relationships with service users, their relatives and carers and colleagues.

SKILLS & ATTRIBUTES

Essential

Able to demonstrate an understanding of the personal and clinical needs of individual service users, their relatives and carers.
Ability to effectively run the ward as and when necessary
To make balanced judgements and decisions.
Ability to communicate effectively with staff at all levels.

Person Specification

QUALIFICATION

Essential

Experience of working within a mental health setting (as a student for newly qualified staff)
Identify, initiate and manage effective practice in a patient centred way.

Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge of implementing clinical Policies and Procedures.
Working knowledge of MHA 1983.
Knowledge of the principles of diversity to be applied to clinical and workplace practice in relationships with service users, their relatives and carers and colleagues.

SKILLS & ATTRIBUTES

Essential

Able to demonstrate an understanding of the personal and clinical needs of individual service users, their relatives and carers.
Ability to effectively run the ward as and when necessary
To make balanced judgements and decisions.
Ability to communicate effectively with staff at all levels.

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).

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