Job summary
Would you like to join an innovative organisation committed to ensuring delivery of the best care by the best people? We have a vacancy for a Band 6 Inpatient Forensic Charge Nurse at Beech Ward, our Hertfordshire-based low-secure unit for people with mental illnesses and personality disorders. If making a difference to the lives of others motivates and inspires you, join us to become part of something truly amazing.
This is the perfect opportunity for a Mental Health Nurse with at least two years' experience at Band 5. It would be ideal for someone seeking a new challenge in a dynamic and rewarding environment where no two days are the same. Working hours involve shifts, including some nights, weekends and bank holidays.
Staff benefits include 27 days annual leave, access to one of the UK's best pension schemes, flexible working options, childcare support, CPD opportunities, regular appraisal, subsidised gym membership, access to discounts, and so much more. The successful candidate will receive up to £120 towards their registration fee, which will be paid upon commencement. This payment will be subject to tax and national insurance deductions.
Main duties of the job
The Role:
Under the direction of the Team Leader, the post holder will provide:
comprehensive, professional and effective leadership.
clinical advice and expertise.
managerial support.
The Ideal Candidate:
Our service-users are our number one priority so we need non-judgemental, sensitive staff who are committed to supporting others, even at more challenging times. Excellent communication, interpersonal, organisational and team-working skills are essential for this role, as well as initiative, mature judgment and a calm and friendly manner. The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate an ability to manage competing demands and organise their own work effectively to ensure the smooth running of the unit. They will also need a good understanding of relational security and be prepared to model and promote the Trust's values at all times.
Qualifications And Training:
The successful candidate must have RNMH/RNLD/RMN/RGN and be registered with the NMC. Mentorship training and a minimum of two years' experience at Band 5 are essential. Experience of working in other clinical settings would be an advantage.
About us
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is an outstanding organisation with ambitions to match. We are one of just fivemental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from theCare Quality Commission, and our aim is to be the leading provider of mental health and specialist learning disability services in the country.
Our family of over 3,500 members of staff provide health and social care for over 400,000 people with mental ill-health, physical ill-health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. We also deliver a range of nationally commissioned specialist services including Tier 4 services for children and young people, perinatal services, and medium- and low-secure learning disabilities services.
The care we provide makes a fantastic difference to the lives of our service-users, their families and carers. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout.
Our Trust values are: Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional. These values are at the core of who we are, everything we do, and how we do it!
Would you like to be part of the HPFT family? Would you like work with us to ensure our service users live the fullest lives possible they can? Would you like to be supported in your career to be the best that you can be? Then please read on...
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post-holder will:
- Provide local clinical leadership to the team under the direction of the Team Leader
- Be responsible for the running of an identified clinical area including Key Performance Indicators (PDP, Attendance Management and e-rostering)
- Be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care for service-users
- Teach other nursing and non-nursing personnel
- Be a role model through their own good practice
- Be responsible for maintaining clinical standards and team systems under the direction of the Team Leader
- Assist the team leader in maintaining effective team-working processes, including outcome measures
- Deputise for the Team Leader in their absence
- Manage the unit resources and clinical environment during their shift
[For further details of the role and responsibilities, and for the full Person Specification, please download the JD&PS document.]
Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the United Kingdom (UK) are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Please note that from January 2021, to work in the UK all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply can self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship hereWork in the UK.
It is vital that you provide full and accurate details of your current immigration status on the application form. Overseas applicants applying for entry clearance into the UK must present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided in continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Guidance can be found hereCriminal records checks for overseas applicants.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post-holder will:
- Provide local clinical leadership to the team under the direction of the Team Leader
- Be responsible for the running of an identified clinical area including Key Performance Indicators (PDP, Attendance Management and e-rostering)
- Be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care for service-users
- Teach other nursing and non-nursing personnel
- Be a role model through their own good practice
- Be responsible for maintaining clinical standards and team systems under the direction of the Team Leader
- Assist the team leader in maintaining effective team-working processes, including outcome measures
- Deputise for the Team Leader in their absence
- Manage the unit resources and clinical environment during their shift
[For further details of the role and responsibilities, and for the full Person Specification, please download the JD&PS document.]
Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the United Kingdom (UK) are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Please note that from January 2021, to work in the UK all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply can self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship hereWork in the UK.
It is vital that you provide full and accurate details of your current immigration status on the application form. Overseas applicants applying for entry clearance into the UK must present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided in continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Guidance can be found hereCriminal records checks for overseas applicants.
Person Specification
KNOWLEDGE, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:
Essential
- RNMH/RNLD/RMN/RGN
- Registered with NMC
- ENB 998/Mentorship training
- At least two years' experience at Band 5
- Evidence of CPD
Desirable
- Experience of working in other clinical settings
SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES
Essential
- The ability to communicate effectively within a multi-disciplinary team
- The confidence to work autonomously, use own initiative, and make decisions in complex situations
- The ability to provide and receive complex, sensitive or contentious information, where persuasive, motivational, negotiating, training, empathic or reassuring skills may be required
- The ability to deal with distressing circumstances and challenging behaviour
- The ability to cope with an unpredictable work pattern and frequent interruptions
- An understanding of the legal, safeguarding and social factors involved in care
- Supervision skills
- The ability to work flexibly according to service-user/service needs
- The ability to be receptive to changing environments and promote positive approaches to implementing change
- Leadership qualities
- The ability to remain calm in difficult situations
- A positive approach to work
- A good attention to detail
Desirable
- Specific applicable clinical skills eg cognitive therapy and anxiety management
- Knowledge or experience of implementing quality improvement initiatives
- Car driver
Person Specification
KNOWLEDGE, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:
Essential
- RNMH/RNLD/RMN/RGN
- Registered with NMC
- ENB 998/Mentorship training
- At least two years' experience at Band 5
- Evidence of CPD
Desirable
- Experience of working in other clinical settings
SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES
Essential
- The ability to communicate effectively within a multi-disciplinary team
- The confidence to work autonomously, use own initiative, and make decisions in complex situations
- The ability to provide and receive complex, sensitive or contentious information, where persuasive, motivational, negotiating, training, empathic or reassuring skills may be required
- The ability to deal with distressing circumstances and challenging behaviour
- The ability to cope with an unpredictable work pattern and frequent interruptions
- An understanding of the legal, safeguarding and social factors involved in care
- Supervision skills
- The ability to work flexibly according to service-user/service needs
- The ability to be receptive to changing environments and promote positive approaches to implementing change
- Leadership qualities
- The ability to remain calm in difficult situations
- A positive approach to work
- A good attention to detail
Desirable
- Specific applicable clinical skills eg cognitive therapy and anxiety management
- Knowledge or experience of implementing quality improvement initiatives
- Car driver
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
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).
