Staff Nurse

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Do you want to experience what it's like working on a PICU? Do you have a passion for reducing restrictive practice?

We welcome newly qualified nurses, return to practice nurses and staff who are looking for a change within their current roles.

We are looking for Staff Nurses to join our motivated and dynamic team. Amber Ward has gone through a remarkable journey over the past couple of years and we are continuing to strive for even greater success.

We are a 12 bedded mixed sex ward based within Langley Green Hospital in Crawley. Crawley is situated closely to London and Brighton and benefits from a thriving, vibrant and diverse community.

In your application we would love to know what attributes you would bring to our team and we love to hear about what drives the nurses of today. If you want to work somewhere where your ideas are heard and your development will be supported- please apply and/or contact us.

We welcome you to arrange a visit to Langley Green Hospital alongside your application or give us a follow on our Twitter page: @LGH_AmberPICU

We will support you and invest in you- don't miss this exciting opportunity!

For further details / informal visits please contact: Gemma Rose Amber Ward and 136 Place of Safety Ward Manager

01293 590431

gemma.rose@spft.nhs.uk

Main duties of the job

If you come and join our team on Amber Ward, you will enhance your knowledge of the PICU pathway and also have the opportunity to work within the 136 suite. You will work collaboratively with other wards and services within the hospital and the wider community, including forensic services and the police.

On Amber Ward we strive to reduce restrictive practice at all times and as a team we are passionate about how we can continue to achieve this. If this is your passion as well, then please come and join our team!

This post offers a Golden Hello, or a Relocation package up to a maximum of £2000. (pro rata applies and subject to terms and conditions. Please see attached Protocol document).

Covid-19 full vaccination may be a condition of employment for this role, unless an exemption applies. The successful applicant may have contact with vulnerable service users and we will therefore seek proof of being fully vaccinated during the recruitment process.

About us

We believe that staff who feel valued by their employers and are truly engaged and will provide a better outcome for those using our service.

This is what our staff have had to say about working on Amber Ward:

"I feel so lucky to work alongside such a passionate and supportive team who always go above and beyond".

"As a newly qualified nurse the preceptorship academy built my confidence"

"I am so proud to work at Langley Green Hospital with fantastic people, staff and service leaders".

Date posted

15 June 2022

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£25,655 to £31,534 a year per annum / pro rata for part time

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

354-AN-20268-C

Job locations

Amber Ward- Langley Green Hospital

Crawley

RH11 7EJ

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description in regards to the role and responsibilities of the job.

If you have any further questions regarding these then please do not hesitate to get in contact with us!

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description in regards to the role and responsibilities of the job.

If you have any further questions regarding these then please do not hesitate to get in contact with us!

Person Specification

Knowledge/Experience

Essential

Knowledge of MHA (1983/2007).
Knowledge of Mental Capacity Act (2005), to include practical knowledge of FACE documentation, DOLS and Best Interest decisions.
Child and Adult safe guarding procedures.

Person Specification

Knowledge/Experience

Essential

Knowledge of MHA (1983/2007).
Knowledge of Mental Capacity Act (2005), to include practical knowledge of FACE documentation, DOLS and Best Interest decisions.
Child and Adult safe guarding procedures.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).