Job summary
A Recruitment & Retention premia has been introduced to attract and retain qualified nurses within the Secure & Specialist Learning Disability Division. For nurses working on the Whalley LSU site they will receive a premia of £1200.
We are looking for motivated, hardworking and enthusiastic Registered Nurses with excellent values to support adults with a primary diagnosis of learning disability with additional needs including autism and mental health issues. These posts will be within our Low secure learning disability wards and our individual packages of care based at the Whalley site. You must be a registered learning disability or mental health nurse, possess excellent communication skills, be reliable, punctual, flexible, and work well in a team, being adaptable to changing situations. You will need to be able to work calmly and efficiently within a busy and intensive environment dealing with unpredictable situations whilst remaining focused on providing a person-centred approach to care and treatment.
The Trust provides services that offer opportunity for people to progress through pathways to more independent community living.
This is an exciting time to join the Trust and influence the development of new services for people with intellectual disabilities and complex needs. The Trust's services operate within the least restrictive principle and have adopted modern training approaches to 'No Force First' and 'Perfect Care'.
Main duties of the job
The role of the staff nurse within the Secure & Specialist Learning Disability Division is to assess the individual total care needs of patients in order to provide a high standard of nursing care in secure environments.
The staff nurse will review and assess the effectiveness of individual care plans and implement revised care plans whilst working as a member of a multi-disciplinary team. They will supervise the work of Nursing Assistants as required during each shift to ensure that standards of clinical practice are maintained (in their own work and in the work of anyone they are required to clinically supervise).
The staff nurse will provide support to the patient grouping in order to ensure that views, values, rights and welfare are protected and will operate in a role that is primarily therapeutic in nature, developing effective therapeutic relationships with patients.
About us
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 11 million people.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For full details of role requirements and the main responsibilities please see attached Job Description & Personal Specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For full details of role requirements and the main responsibilities please see attached Job Description & Personal Specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Mental Health or Learning Disability nurse, registered on the NMC register.
- Evidence of continued professional development
Desirable
- Teaching & assessing / mentorship qualification
- Educational development courses in mental health
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Multi-disciplinary working
- NMC Code of Conduct
- Knowledge, understanding and use of the Care Programme Approach (CPA).Promotes people's equality, diversity and rights
- To ensure actions contribute to quality
- Knowledge and understanding of Mental Health Act legislation
- Knowledge of Service Governance
- Commitment to clinical supervision
- Knowledge of therapeutic boundaries
Desirable
- Supervising others
- Post qualification experience
Values
Essential
- Continuous Improvement
- Accountability
- Respectfulness
- Enthusiasm
- Support
- High professional standards
- Responsive to service users
- Engaging leadership style
- Strong customer service belief
- Transparency and honesty
- Discreet
- Change oriented
Skills
Essential
- Effective communication skills (written & verbal)
- Good interpersonal skills with the ability to manage difficult situations
- Able to assess, plan, implement & evaluate programmes of care
- Ability to carry out Personal Safety Training
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Mental Health or Learning Disability nurse, registered on the NMC register.
- Evidence of continued professional development
Desirable
- Teaching & assessing / mentorship qualification
- Educational development courses in mental health
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Multi-disciplinary working
- NMC Code of Conduct
- Knowledge, understanding and use of the Care Programme Approach (CPA).Promotes people's equality, diversity and rights
- To ensure actions contribute to quality
- Knowledge and understanding of Mental Health Act legislation
- Knowledge of Service Governance
- Commitment to clinical supervision
- Knowledge of therapeutic boundaries
Desirable
- Supervising others
- Post qualification experience
Values
Essential
- Continuous Improvement
- Accountability
- Respectfulness
- Enthusiasm
- Support
- High professional standards
- Responsive to service users
- Engaging leadership style
- Strong customer service belief
- Transparency and honesty
- Discreet
- Change oriented
Skills
Essential
- Effective communication skills (written & verbal)
- Good interpersonal skills with the ability to manage difficult situations
- Able to assess, plan, implement & evaluate programmes of care
- Ability to carry out Personal Safety 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.
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).
