Mental Health Staff Nurse

East London NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

If you are an existing band 5 looking for a new challenge or about to start your nursing career Bevan Ward are recruiting Band 5 RMN's.

Bevan Ward is a 15 bedded male PICU based within the City & Hackney Centre for Mental Health providing intensive secure care.

The service sets out to provide effective mental health care to help service users recover from a mental health crisis, and support their rehabilitation to get back on track with their lives.

All inpatients have a thorough assessment of their care needs and risk. This leads to the development of a comprehensive treatment plan. A tailored rehabilitation programme will be put in place for each patient focusing on their specific needs and issues.As well stabilising symptoms of mental illness, patients can access occupational and arts therapies, psychological interventions including substance misuse treatment and a range of medical services including regimes of therapeutic medication and the delivery of enhanced physical health care packages.

The ward has a multi-disciplinary team including mental health nurses, clinical support workers, clinical psychologists, a consultant psychiatrist and medical staff.If you feel you are able to contribute to the work we do and the difference we make, we welcome you to apply.

Main duties of the job

To co-ordinate and provide care and treatment to an identified group of patients without direct supervision.

To manage and organise work as required.

Take responsibility for the development and delivery of evidence based practice, ensuring that it supports and reflects service user individual needs, Trust objectives and professional guidance.

Contribute to the development of high quality evidence based in-patient services in a changing health care environment.

Contribute towards ensuring that the ward functions as an integral part of the Directorate's services.

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

13 January 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£32,466 to £39,521 a year per annum inclusive of HCA

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

363-CH11362-B

Job locations

Bevan Ward

City & Hackney Centre for Mental Health

Homerton Row

E9 6SR

Job description

Job responsibilities

Kindly refer to the job description and person specification that is attached to the vacancy profile.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Kindly refer to the job description and person specification that is attached to the vacancy profile.

Person Specification

Education/Training/Qualification

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 and Skills

Essential

Emotional Intelligence and Personal Resilience
To have knowledge of Mental Health presentations and appropriate interventions.
NMC Code of Conduct

Desirable

Current Developments in nursing
Awareness of supervision and reflective practices

Person Specification

Education/Training/Qualification

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 and Skills

Essential

Emotional Intelligence and Personal Resilience
To have knowledge of Mental Health presentations and appropriate interventions.
NMC Code of Conduct

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).