Nurse Team Leader - Juniper Ward, Parklands Hospital

Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

*******£2500 'Golden Hello' Payment********

(Not applicable to current HIOW NHS Staff)

Juniper Ward is an 18-bed male acute ward with a further 6 Ministry of Defence speciality beds. We are fortunate to have a well-established, multi-disciplinary team including nurses, doctors, OTs, Inpatient social workers, peer support workers, and are a passionate, recovery focussed group.

In joining us, you can expect ongoing support from a dedicated supervisor who will provide clinical support & facilitate your ongoing development & a wider commitment to ensuring that you can be the best Nurse Team Leader possible. There is opportunity to further your training & take a lead role in areas of interest to you among many other benefits. We will provide access to training relevant to your role as a Staff Nurse & an opportunity to develop beyond this with access to the Southern Health Academy of Clinical Excellence.

We know how important a work life balance is & we are open to flexible working. There is an expectation to work unsocial hours & to meet the needs of the service, but we welcome & consider applications for part time working & condensed hours.

Parklands Hospital is comprised of five separate mental health wards, including two acute-admission wards, a PICU, & two Older People's Mental Health wards as well as a Community Crisis Team & Psychiatric Liaison Team. Basingstoke is within easy reach of London, & the hospital is located close to excellent road & rail networks.

Main duties of the job

Contribute to the provision of a 24 hour, seven day inpatient service.

Take charge of a ward regularly and undertake duties delegated by the Clinical Ward Manager.

Provide clinical leadership and support the management of the ward including deployment, supervision, teaching of staff/students and resources.

Assess individual care needs and develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care as well as setting standards of care.

Take responsibility for the management, deployment and supervision of junior staff in the unit throughout the span of duty when on night duty.

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.

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.

Date posted

19 December 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year Based on full time hours

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

348-MNH-3426

Job locations

Parklands Hospital

Aldermaston Road

Basingstoke

Hampshire

RG24 9RH

Job description

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

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.

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.

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.