Job summary
If you are looking for a step into healthcare, SABP can
offer you a great environment that will enable you to develop your skills. Our
flexible working patterns of long days, and nights give options
that support an improved work life balance.
We are excited to be recruiting 5 Registered Nurse post to
our teams.
We will provide the necessary support to ensure your
development within your role. We are keen to support and develop our staff
through a clear career pathway and encourage promotional opportunities within the
Trust.
If you are looking for a new challenge, enjoy variety in
your work and wish to be part of a team striving to make a difference for our
community by supporting people with mental health or learning disability needs
then we want to hear from you.
The Meadows is a single storey building in the grounds of the Noble Park housing development in the former West Park Hospital site in Epsom. It is a 24/7 hospital service with 24 beds for the care of people aged over 65 years who have dementia or organic mental ill-health (i.e decreased function due to medical or physical disease, rather than a psychiatric illness).
There are three single sex wards, each with eight beds:
- One ward is for people with mental ill-health (functional, e.g bipolar or depression)
- Two wards are for people with dementia.
Main duties of the job
·
To assess, plan,
implement and evaluate the nursing care needs of a specific group of service user
·
To supervise,
mentor and teach qualified and unqualified staff including students
·
To lead the
clinical management of designated of service users, in assessing, planning,
implementing and evaluating nursing care
·
To ensure the
junior staff and students are actively engaged in patient activity
·
To observe report
and record changes in the service user physical, mental health and behaviour
·
To work with the
MDT in planning and delivering care
·
To maintain
working knowledge of legislation, policy and guidance pertaining to mental health
and learning disabilities
·
To identify and
provide and supervise therapeutic activities, emotional support and stability
to clients to ensure effective engagement whilst maintaining professional boundaries
·
To create and
maintain professional supportive relationships with all members of staff with
other professionals and agencies to enhance recovery
·
To be responsible
for the correct administration of prescribed medication
·
To work within
the Trust and Professional guidelines related to consent and capacity to
consent
About us
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading
provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental
ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We
also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in
Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire.
We actively
seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the
mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and
voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use
services and carers.
Surrey is a
beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the
South Coast.
Our historic
market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and
our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country withing easy
reach.
For
international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.
Job description
Job responsibilities
· To supervise, mentor and teach qualified and unqualified staff including students
· To co-ordinate the patient environment on a shift by shift basis
· To co-ordinate care for a specified group of service users
· To lead the clinical management of designated of service users, in assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating nursing care
· To ensure the junior staff and students are actively engaged in patient activity
· To observe report and record changes in the service user physical, mental health and behaviour
· To work with the MDT in planning and delivering care
· To maintain working knowledge of legislation, policy and guidance pertaining to mental health and learning disabilities
· To identify, provide and supervise the necessary physical care to service users to help those complete daily living activities i.e. personal hygiene, diet and fluid intake, clothing and laundry, manual handling, personal environment, manual handling, elimination, maintaining rest and sleep and activity, physical observations
· To act in a manner to respect the customs, individuality, values, sexuality and spiritual beliefs and activity, supporting the individual to fulfil these. To identify and take action when any behaviour undermines diversity and equality
· To identify and provide and supervise therapeutic activities, emotional support and stability to clients to ensure effective engagement whilst maintaining professional boundaries
· To create and maintain professional supportive relationships with all members of staff with other professionals and agencies to enhance recovery
· To undertake prescribed physical observations as follows: blood pressure, temperature, respirations, blood sugars, urinalysis, weight and height, and report exceptions as appropriate
· To be responsible for the correct administration of prescribed medication
· To work within the Trust and Professional guidelines related to consent and capacity to consent
· To understand the range of interventions available, the evidence base and potential outcomes for service users
Job description
Job responsibilities
· To supervise, mentor and teach qualified and unqualified staff including students
· To co-ordinate the patient environment on a shift by shift basis
· To co-ordinate care for a specified group of service users
· To lead the clinical management of designated of service users, in assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating nursing care
· To ensure the junior staff and students are actively engaged in patient activity
· To observe report and record changes in the service user physical, mental health and behaviour
· To work with the MDT in planning and delivering care
· To maintain working knowledge of legislation, policy and guidance pertaining to mental health and learning disabilities
· To identify, provide and supervise the necessary physical care to service users to help those complete daily living activities i.e. personal hygiene, diet and fluid intake, clothing and laundry, manual handling, personal environment, manual handling, elimination, maintaining rest and sleep and activity, physical observations
· To act in a manner to respect the customs, individuality, values, sexuality and spiritual beliefs and activity, supporting the individual to fulfil these. To identify and take action when any behaviour undermines diversity and equality
· To identify and provide and supervise therapeutic activities, emotional support and stability to clients to ensure effective engagement whilst maintaining professional boundaries
· To create and maintain professional supportive relationships with all members of staff with other professionals and agencies to enhance recovery
· To undertake prescribed physical observations as follows: blood pressure, temperature, respirations, blood sugars, urinalysis, weight and height, and report exceptions as appropriate
· To be responsible for the correct administration of prescribed medication
· To work within the Trust and Professional guidelines related to consent and capacity to consent
· To understand the range of interventions available, the evidence base and potential outcomes for service users
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified Mental Health Nurse
- Degree / diploma level
Desirable
- Successful completion of Practice assessor/supervisor training
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of post qualification study
- Newly qualified applications or Band 5 currently working on Older Adult inpatient unit or community service
Desirable
- Previous Older Adult experience or working in the Community
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
Essential
- 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.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified Mental Health Nurse
- Degree / diploma level
Desirable
- Successful completion of Practice assessor/supervisor training
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of post qualification study
- Newly qualified applications or Band 5 currently working on Older Adult inpatient unit or community service
Desirable
- Previous Older Adult experience or working in the Community
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
Essential
- 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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
