Job summary
Registered Nurse - Band 5RMN/RNLD/RGN/
Aspen Centre - located on Warwick Hospital site, Warwick CV34 5BW
Full time / part time permanent roles
Are you unsatisfied and unfulfilled in your current job ? Are you looking to develop a skill set in a new pathway without having to retrain ?
THEN.........
We are looking to recruiting Registered Nurses and we need your help! Experience in Mental health is not essential however you must be motivated, kind, compassionate and be willing to work as part of a team, with a can do attitude to be successful in this role.
We need people who can offer the flexibility to work with the challenges of working shift patterns across 24 hours a day, 7 days per week in a very busy inpatient environment. But we will in return offer opportunity and experience that will support you in developing skills and career development.
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Main duties of the job
As a Band 5 Nurse with strong clinical skills, clear decision-making, and good risk assessment skills, you will work within a cohesive team. You must have an empathic approach to enable and promote recovery. The successful applicants will be able to demonstrate a high level of verbal and non-verbal communication skills. As a Band 5 Nurse you will find that much of your time is spent in face to face contact with our patients as this job puts patient care central to all that we do. A degree of flexibility in approach is required along with a willingness to learn whilst working in an environment that can at times be challenging.
The Aspen Centre aims to provide care which is modern, patient centred and of the highest possible standard. There is an emphasis on collaboration between the patient and the clinical team and the development of a therapeutic alliance.
For more information on this role please see the attached support information. This will give you a better overview of the job role and requirements.
About us
At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.
We put 'people at our heart'; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.
These include:
- generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
- excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
- salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
- discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
- wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
- staff networks and support group
We're always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will have the opportunity to receive bespoke training in eating disorders including clinical interventions such as Nasal Gastric (both theory & practical) and provision of Competency Training over two years to become an Eating Disorder Specialist Nurse.
Benefits for working for Coventry & Warwickshire Partnership Trust include:
- Preceptorship
- Generous annual leave entitlement
- NHS Pension Scheme
- Childcare Vouchers
- Uniform supplied by the Trust
- Health & Wellbeing days
- Run a successful reward and recognition scheme
- Opportunities to grow your experience and work in a wide range of clinical settings
- Training and support with Revalidation
The service received an overall rating of Good by the CQC and an Outstanding for care and compassion of which we are rightly proud. We have also been recognised both locally and nationally by receiving awards for the services we provide.
Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust provides a full range of expanding physical, mental health and learning disability services to children, young adults, adults and older adults over many sites across Coventry, Warwickshire and Solihull.
Services are provided to a population of over one million people living in Coventry and Warwickshire and also a wider geographical area in some of our specialist services, we see on average around 5,000 patients every day.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will have the opportunity to receive bespoke training in eating disorders including clinical interventions such as Nasal Gastric (both theory & practical) and provision of Competency Training over two years to become an Eating Disorder Specialist Nurse.
Benefits for working for Coventry & Warwickshire Partnership Trust include:
- Preceptorship
- Generous annual leave entitlement
- NHS Pension Scheme
- Childcare Vouchers
- Uniform supplied by the Trust
- Health & Wellbeing days
- Run a successful reward and recognition scheme
- Opportunities to grow your experience and work in a wide range of clinical settings
- Training and support with Revalidation
The service received an overall rating of Good by the CQC and an Outstanding for care and compassion of which we are rightly proud. We have also been recognised both locally and nationally by receiving awards for the services we provide.
Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust provides a full range of expanding physical, mental health and learning disability services to children, young adults, adults and older adults over many sites across Coventry, Warwickshire and Solihull.
Services are provided to a population of over one million people living in Coventry and Warwickshire and also a wider geographical area in some of our specialist services, we see on average around 5,000 patients every day.
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- Relevant Professional Qualification i.e. RMN, DipCOT
- Expertise within a discipline underpinned by theory
- Professional clinical knowledge acquired through degree/ diploma
KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS
Essential
- Excellent written communication skills
EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Substantial experience in Acute Mental health care setting
- Developed specialist knowledge gained within a similar environment over a considerable period of time
- Significant experience of undertaking assessment, formulation, risk assessment and positive risk management
- Proven experience of people management
OTHER
Essential
- Must have full driving licence and access to a motor vehicle for business use.
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- Relevant Professional Qualification i.e. RMN, DipCOT
- Expertise within a discipline underpinned by theory
- Professional clinical knowledge acquired through degree/ diploma
KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS
Essential
- Excellent written communication skills
EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Substantial experience in Acute Mental health care setting
- Developed specialist knowledge gained within a similar environment over a considerable period of time
- Significant experience of undertaking assessment, formulation, risk assessment and positive risk management
- Proven experience of people management
OTHER
Essential
- Must have full driving licence and access to a motor vehicle for business use.
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
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).
