Nursing Assistant

Job summary

Woodlands is located within the grounds of the Rotherham Foundation Trust site and currently comprises of two ward; Brambles 15 beds and Glade 15 beds. The wards offer inpatient facility for patients experiencing functional mental health issues, organic illnesses and cognitive rehabilitation. We do aid in the management of combined mental illness and frailty, also accommodating an all age approach within a frailty framework.

Patient care is governed by our multi-disciplinary collaborative approach where extensive assessment and individualised treatment plans form part of our pathways whilst stabilising acute symptoms. We are committed to the ethos of the recovery model promoting hope, optimism and innovative ways of working in partnership with patients.

Main duties of the job

If you are committed to enabling the assessment, recovery and management of older people's mental health concerns, we would like to hear from you to ensure we provide continued high quality care whilst supporting the existing team in a dynamic clinical environment.

We value highly motivated, enthusiastic and resilient staff to work alongside members of the multi-disciplinary team whilst taking direction from qualified staff nurses. Support will be offered through regular clinical and managerial supervision, in-house and external training; facilitated reflective practice sessions with our on-site Psychologists and an individual approach to your future developmental needs.

About us

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 3700 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.

We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.

We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values.

To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:

http://workwith.rdash.nhs.uk/