Registered Nurse - Mental Health - Dementia Care

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Welcome Bonus of 5% of starting salary and Relocation Packages of upto £8000 available (subject to t&c's)

The Harbour, Blackpool: Female Dementia (Bronte)

Are you passionate about caring for dementia patients? Do you thrive to improve the lives of older people? Would you like to be part of a forward thinking high performing team that embraces change and delivers high quality care? Applications are invited from experienced RMN's or newly qualified.

A great opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated, suitably qualified, experienced, confident and forward thinking individual to work as a Staff Nurse , specifically on our Female Dementia Functional Ward-Bronte.

You must be able to provide clinical leadership and motivation to develop whilst maintaining high professional standards, demonstrating commitment to staff development and patient care.

Main duties of the job

You will promote and maintain high standards of care whilst supporting and assisting to implement local and national strategies and initiatives.

You will need to possess excellent interpersonal skills, a strong commitment to your ongoing professional education and development is essential.

The successful post holder will be expected be able to rotate across the specialty areas and be able to work shifts covering 24 hours, seven days a week.

About us

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.

The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.

For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT

Date posted

19 January 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£27,055 to £32,934 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

351-FYL298-Bronte

Job locations

The Harbour

Blackpool

FY4 4XQ

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Mental Health Nurse Qualification.(RNMH & RNLD) or a student nurse nearing qualification
On-going registration with the NMC.

Knowledge

Essential

Can demonstrate an understanding and knowledge base of mental health conditions and their treatments.
Can demonstrate a working knowledge of physical health conditions and the complications that this can cause to patients experiencing mental ill health.

Experience

Essential

Post Graduate experience or be a student nurse nearing qualification'
Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team structure.
Experience of assessing, planning, implementing and reviewing care needs

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Mental Health Nurse Qualification.(RNMH & RNLD) or a student nurse nearing qualification
On-going registration with the NMC.

Knowledge

Essential

Can demonstrate an understanding and knowledge base of mental health conditions and their treatments.
Can demonstrate a working knowledge of physical health conditions and the complications that this can cause to patients experiencing mental ill health.

Experience

Essential

Post Graduate experience or be a student nurse nearing qualification'
Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team structure.
Experience of assessing, planning, implementing and reviewing care needs

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.