Job summary
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- Are you newly-qualified or are you already a registered Mental Health nurse?
- Are you thinking of wanting to see what Older People's Services have to offer?
If so, this post will be ideal for you!
This post will allow you to experience a variety of areas for a period of 18 months and rotate to an alternative area within Older People's Services. This will include organic and functional areas, as well as CMHT, DRRT and OA Crisis Services.
You will have the opportunity to rotate, depending on area, across a range of our services and complete our preceptorship programme (if you are a newly-qualified nurse).
The successful candidate can expect to work within a friendly, professional and committed team, receive regular supervision and have plenty of training opportunities.
Following the rotation, you will be allowed to apply for a substantive position within the area of your choice.
Main duties of the job
We currently have vacancies on the rotation in:
- Cubley Court (Older Adult Organic inpatient's) *
- Tissington (Older Adult Functional inpatient's) *
- In-Reach and Home Treatment team (Older Adult Functional Crisis response team) *
- Dementia Rapid Response Team (Older Adult Urgent and Crisis team) *
- Older Adult Day Services - Insight days with Memory Assessment Services
- CMHTs
* In these areas you will be required to contribute to a 7-day extended hour service.
As a Registered Mental Health nurse, you will be clinically responsible for supporting the delivery of a flexible, responsive local service within a Community Mental Health Team (CMHT), Inpatient wards, Day Services, DRRT and IRHTT.
About us
Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of 'making a positive difference in people's lives.
Our trust values of People First, Honesty, Respect and Do your Best are embedded throughout the organisation. CQC rated us as 'GOOD' overall, commenting on how our colleagues "treated patients with compassion and kindness" and "felt positive and proud about working for the trust."
We have a commitment to promoting staff health and well - being and have an ongoing programme of well - being events both as a profession and in the wider organisation.
Benefits include:
- Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
- 27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years' service
- Yearly appraisal
- Access to profession specific and other training, both internal and external
- Generous NHS pension scheme
- Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
- Health service discounts and online benefits
- Incremental pay progression
- Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7
- Access to our LGBT+ network, BAME Network, Women's Network and Christian Network
- Active Staff Forum that represents staff views
- Health and wellbeing opportunities
- Structured learning and development opportunities across the profession and the wider organisation
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification. To apply, please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.
You will work collaboratively with colleagues, key partners and those within the local community to develop services to meet the mental health needs of the community.
The post holder will communicate with people with a range of mental health needs, to provide and receive complex, sensitive information to people where there are barriers to understanding.
You will employ a wide range of skills, building on and developing their expertise and actively seeking advice and collaboration with issues which may not be readily within their sphere of competence.
As a registered practitioner you are professionally and legally accountable under the NMC code of professional practice.
You will manage a diverse caseload and work closely with the multi disciplinary team.
Involvement in service development and quality improvement projects as we develop pathways across the organisation, build links with our partnership organisations in the community, and grow our peer support services.
You will be involved in recruitment and development of our support staff.
Youll be part of the wider Community in Derbyshire Healthcare, contributing to CPD events, practice development opportunities and workforce development.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification. To apply, please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.
You will work collaboratively with colleagues, key partners and those within the local community to develop services to meet the mental health needs of the community.
The post holder will communicate with people with a range of mental health needs, to provide and receive complex, sensitive information to people where there are barriers to understanding.
You will employ a wide range of skills, building on and developing their expertise and actively seeking advice and collaboration with issues which may not be readily within their sphere of competence.
As a registered practitioner you are professionally and legally accountable under the NMC code of professional practice.
You will manage a diverse caseload and work closely with the multi disciplinary team.
Involvement in service development and quality improvement projects as we develop pathways across the organisation, build links with our partnership organisations in the community, and grow our peer support services.
You will be involved in recruitment and development of our support staff.
Youll be part of the wider Community in Derbyshire Healthcare, contributing to CPD events, practice development opportunities and workforce development.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered mental health nurse
- Due to qualify within the next 2 months
Skills
Essential
- Ability to work well as part of a team.
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Planning and decision making skills
- Computer literate
Knowledge / Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable understanding of mental health disorders and treatment
- Demonstrable knowledge of legislation relevant to mental health.
- Awareness of nursing assessments and interventions and outcome measures relevant to client group.
- Evidence of service receiver and carer involvement activities.
Values
Essential
- Being compassionate
- Be responsive, positive and good listener
- Value and support other people
- Engage and encourage
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered mental health nurse
- Due to qualify within the next 2 months
Skills
Essential
- Ability to work well as part of a team.
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Planning and decision making skills
- Computer literate
Knowledge / Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable understanding of mental health disorders and treatment
- Demonstrable knowledge of legislation relevant to mental health.
- Awareness of nursing assessments and interventions and outcome measures relevant to client group.
- Evidence of service receiver and carer involvement activities.
Values
Essential
- Being compassionate
- Be responsive, positive and good listener
- Value and support other people
- Engage and encourage
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
