Job summary
Parklands Hospital are recruiting Staff Nurses for four of our Mental Health Inpatient Wards.
Please see details below of the wards we are recruiting for:
*Beechwood Ward - An 18 bed Older Person's Acute Admission Ward. We promote least restrictive practice & are a very experienced team. For further info, please contact Elaine Comez on 01256 376432.
*Hazel Ward - PICU - A 10 bed Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit for male service users of working age. We aim to provide a service to people who are detained under the Mental Health Act. For further info, please contact Charlotte Dodd on 01256 376536.
*Cherry Ward - A 16 bed female only ward, with a further 2 MoD speciality beds, for patients with acute mental health needs. For further info, please contact Clare Thomas on 01256 303070.
*Juniper Ward - An 18 bed male only ward with a further 6 MoD speciality beds. We hold a morning meeting with our patients to plan the day & address any challenges. We close the day with Tea and Toast which is an evening reflection group. For more info, please contact Jessamy Vincent on 01256 376372.
In joining our team, there are opportunities to further your training & take a lead role in areas of interest. We provide access to training relevant to your role as a Staff Nurse & an opportunity to develop beyond this with access to the Southern Health ACE Academy, which can provide funding for external training & higher education as well as career coaching & mentorship.
Main duties of the job
This role will be supported by our Practice Nurse Educator to support a personalised development plan for our qualified staff. You will have access to training to enable you to progress in your chosen field. Alongside this Parklands is undergoing to skill mix review to ensure we are able to truly provide a therapeutic environment for our patients and their families.
Our Trust vision is to deliver "world class treatment and care, together" with our service uses, their families and our partners in health and care. We have established an ambitious programme of transformation to support the improvements we need to make and create a needs based, holistic approach to physical and mental wellbeing, treatment and recovery for our patients and resilience support for carers and families.
Our local vision is accredited services that will deliver responsive, evidence based recovery focused care for those in mental health crisis in our inpatient Unit at Parklands, Basingstoke. Parklands has 64 beds in 3 wards (increasing to 82 beds in July 2021) for adults and older people and includes a 10 bedded PICU.
Our staff are our most valuable asset; and excellent, well trained and motivated staff will help us deliver this transformation, creating a culture of compassion, collaboration and continuous improvement. Our values remain the strong drivers of our culture
About us
Are you committed to providing remarkable care and service?
Are you passionate about helping people and want to make a difference every day?
We want to meet you!
Southern Health is one of the largest Foundation Trusts in the UK, specialising in mental health, adult and child community health and learning disabilities. We are committed to promoting the welfare and safeguarding of children, young people and adults at risk of abuse and neglect through our 6,500 strong workforce.
Southern Health has over 300 sites across the county and we serve 1.5 million people throughout all stages of their lives. Our aim is to work alongside the people we support (and our health and care partners) to deliver the best possible care and constantly improve.
Here at SHFT we have so much to be proud of:
- Working as a team and supporting each other, we put patients and our staff at the heart of everything we do.
- We have a skilled and diverse workforce and are committed to our staff development, offering bespoke training packages, leadership pathways and career opportunities.
- We offer a variety of benefits such as an amazing pension scheme, generous annual leave, Childcare Choices scheme, many discounts (Blue Light card, The Company Shop, NHS Staff Discounts, cycle to work scheme) and much more.
Come to work with us, together we will provide outstanding treatment and care to improve lives.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be required to contribute where required to the provision of a 24 hour, seven day acute inpatient service.
You will work under the supervision of the Ward Manager and Nurse Team Leaders, adhering to the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Code of Professional Conduct and relevant professional guidelines. You will be responsible for the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care.
You will develop, implement and evaluate care plans in conjunction with patients, carers and other professionals ensuring individual needs are met. You will carry out all relevant forms of care, taking charge of the ward from time to time as allocated. As part of your professional development programme, you will be expected to attend additional training and actively participate in monthly supervision.
You will work as an active member of the wider unit team, taking lead responsibility for a key project/ subject matter.
You will be required to prioritise attendance at all training, attend supervision and apply reflective practice continuously to enable learning needs to be identified and met.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be required to contribute where required to the provision of a 24 hour, seven day acute inpatient service.
You will work under the supervision of the Ward Manager and Nurse Team Leaders, adhering to the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Code of Professional Conduct and relevant professional guidelines. You will be responsible for the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care.
You will develop, implement and evaluate care plans in conjunction with patients, carers and other professionals ensuring individual needs are met. You will carry out all relevant forms of care, taking charge of the ward from time to time as allocated. As part of your professional development programme, you will be expected to attend additional training and actively participate in monthly supervision.
You will work as an active member of the wider unit team, taking lead responsibility for a key project/ subject matter.
You will be required to prioritise attendance at all training, attend supervision and apply reflective practice continuously to enable learning needs to be identified and met.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RMN
- Sub part 1 of the NMC Register
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
- Commitment to Lifelong Learning and completion of the rotational developmental programme of training.
Desirable
- Evidence of formal post registration learning
- Level 2 Computer/IT Qualification or European Computer Driving License (ECDL)
- Completion of SHFT Preceptorship
Experience
Essential
- Theoretical knowledge and understanding of the Mental Health Act and legal aspects of mental health care
- In depth working knowledge and understanding of the principles of social inclusion, promoting independence and recovery focused
- Experience of coordinating Care Programme Approach (CPA) meetings and writing reports for CPA's, managers meetings and mental health review tribunals
- Coordinating and managing the ward for a span of duty
- Able to carry out supervision of staff
- Managing personal and professional boundaries
- Experience of working independently demonstrating; initiative, decision-making and prioritising skills
- Self-managing emotions and resilience in a range of situations
- Motivating patients with the belief that patients can achieve
- Demonstrate evidence of team working
- Ability to provide high quality holistic nursing care to patients
- Leadership skills with the ability to; supervise, teach and role model qualified and un-registered staff including students
- Good verbal, written and communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills; active listening, negotiation, assertiveness, negotiation, decision making, social awareness
- Good level of IT skills -- Outlook (email), word, excel
- Able to provide clear, effective and accurate record keeping in line with Trust Policies and procedures
- Self-motivated with excellent time and stress management skills
- Facilitation skills
Desirable
- Knowledge of risk assessments and outcome measures
- Facilitating group and/or project work
- Strength, stamina and physical fitness
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RMN
- Sub part 1 of the NMC Register
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
- Commitment to Lifelong Learning and completion of the rotational developmental programme of training.
Desirable
- Evidence of formal post registration learning
- Level 2 Computer/IT Qualification or European Computer Driving License (ECDL)
- Completion of SHFT Preceptorship
Experience
Essential
- Theoretical knowledge and understanding of the Mental Health Act and legal aspects of mental health care
- In depth working knowledge and understanding of the principles of social inclusion, promoting independence and recovery focused
- Experience of coordinating Care Programme Approach (CPA) meetings and writing reports for CPA's, managers meetings and mental health review tribunals
- Coordinating and managing the ward for a span of duty
- Able to carry out supervision of staff
- Managing personal and professional boundaries
- Experience of working independently demonstrating; initiative, decision-making and prioritising skills
- Self-managing emotions and resilience in a range of situations
- Motivating patients with the belief that patients can achieve
- Demonstrate evidence of team working
- Ability to provide high quality holistic nursing care to patients
- Leadership skills with the ability to; supervise, teach and role model qualified and un-registered staff including students
- Good verbal, written and communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills; active listening, negotiation, assertiveness, negotiation, decision making, social awareness
- Good level of IT skills -- Outlook (email), word, excel
- Able to provide clear, effective and accurate record keeping in line with Trust Policies and procedures
- Self-motivated with excellent time and stress management skills
- Facilitation skills
Desirable
- Knowledge of risk assessments and outcome measures
- Facilitating group and/or project work
- Strength, stamina and physical fitness
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
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Additional information
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
