Staff Nurse

East London NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Staff Nurses - Across Luton & Bedfordshire & London

Are you ready to join an organisation, which values its staff, patients and community? Our values are; We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users, carers, colleagues and partners of our organisation.

At ELFT, we provide community health, mental health and primary care services to a population of around 1.8million across, Bedfordshire, Luton, and East London (Tower Hamlets, Newham and City & Hackney).

We are looking to recruit Permanent Staff Nurses to join services in Acute Admissions, Older People, Child & Adolescent, Rehabilitation Services, and Mother & Baby Psychiatric Unit. As a Staff Nurse, you will be working with a wide range of multi-disciplinary team ensuring defined and person care planning care for our services users is implemented and promotes recovery.

If you enjoy working as part of a team as well autonomously, compassionate, resilient and able to work in a challenging yet rewarding role then please apply.

As a Trust, we value our staff and offer a wide range of benefits;

NHS Discounts (show your ID at various Food, Drink, Health & Beaut & Shopping outlets)
Cycle to Work Schemes
Car Lease Schemes
2days Additional Leave (if no sickness absence)
Learning and Development opportunities - CPD
Refer a friend scheme up to £500 - (specific roles only)

Main duties of the job

Lead in the planning, implementation and evaluation of group and individualised nursing care using where possible, evidence-based practice.
Work closely and collaboratively with patients, families/carers and the multi-disciplinary team to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care.
Work closely and collaboratively with patients, families/carers and the multi-disciplinary team to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care.
Take and record patient observations as required.
Assist with patients' personal care.
To promptly report all observed change in service user conditions, accidents, incidents and other important information and take action as directed

About us

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.

Date posted

05 August 2022

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£30,786 to £37,841 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

363-TRUSTWIDE1118

Job locations

Luton, Bedfordshire & London

London and Luton

E1 8DE

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please kindly refer to the job description and person specification attached to this vacancy for further information.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please kindly refer to the job description and person specification attached to this vacancy for further information.

Person Specification

Education/ Qualification/ Training

Essential

Registered Nurse (Mental Health) OR Registered Nurse (Learning Difficulty) OR Registered Nurse (Adult)

Experience

Essential

Working with people with mental health problems/ learning disabilities
Managing challenging and aggressive behaviour
Working within a multidisciplinary team environment
Experience of providing individualized and culturally sensitive care

Knowledge/Skills

Essential

Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care
Able to manage time so that deadlines are met
Ability to work as part of a team
Knowledge of risk management and how to plan care to account for risk

Desirable

Current Developments in nursing
Awareness of supervision and reflective practices

Person Specification

Education/ Qualification/ Training

Essential

Registered Nurse (Mental Health) OR Registered Nurse (Learning Difficulty) OR Registered Nurse (Adult)

Experience

Essential

Working with people with mental health problems/ learning disabilities
Managing challenging and aggressive behaviour
Working within a multidisciplinary team environment
Experience of providing individualized and culturally sensitive care

Knowledge/Skills

Essential

Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care
Able to manage time so that deadlines are met
Ability to work as part of a team
Knowledge of risk management and how to plan care to account for risk

Desirable

Current Developments in nursing
Awareness of supervision and reflective practices

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).