Staff Nurse-Adult Mental Health Inpatients - Oak House
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Job summary
Oak House provides rehabilitation and recovery services for adults with complex and enduring mental health difficulties. Oak House has a supportive and motivated multi-disciplinary team that take pride in ensuring that patients have a positive experience during their admission. Being part of our experienced team would allow you the opportunity to develop a broad range of skills to support patients to develop or re- build their skills and confidence in activities of daily living and accessing community activities. You will receive access to comprehensive training and educational courses. We will provide you with resources to develop a long term career, continual professional development and a range of support. You will be required to work 13 x 11.5 hrs shifts over a 4 week period including; working days, nights, weekends and bank holidays. If you would like to discuss this role informally, get in touch with the Recruiting Manager, please see the top right-hand side of the advert.
Main duties of the job
Clinical handover from outgoing shift
Allocation and planning of patient care and therapeutic activities
Ensuring all activities of daily living are supported in a person centred way focussing on independence and wellbeing
Medication administration
Care planning, risk assessments, discharge planning, MDT meetings
Ensuring the Mental Health Act is correctly applied
Supervision of junior colleagues including health care assistants and student nurses
About us
We are community hospitals, neighbourhood teams and community health services across Worcestershire and the provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire. We work in partnership with other organisations to keep our community well at home for as long as possible.
We provide services for people of all ages, across a range of settings, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions.
We have an open and supportive culture, recognised by the CQC and other external regulators. We want you to thrive, offering you every opportunity to develop. We will support you; help you fulfil your ambitions with a varied and flexible training programme; and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We endeavour to offer an attractive work-life balance, with flexibility in our approach to help you get the most out of your career.
We provide our staff with direct access to a wealth of resources to support their wellbeing, from our Staff Mental Health and Wellbeing Hub, to wellbeing festivals or access to free online exercise classes.
At the core of our values, we are committed to equality, diversity, inclusion and human rights. We take every opportunity to strengthen our approach to equality and diversity in delivering best patient care and the employment of our staff.
We would encourage you to visit the Trusts Recruitment Microsite, click the Employer Website link.
Details
Date posted
16 February 2023
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£27,055 to £32,934 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
C9798-4155
Job locations
Oak House
45 Barton Road
Hereford
HR4 0AY
Employer details
Employer name
Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust
Address
Oak House
45 Barton Road
Hereford
HR4 0AY
Employer's website
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Employer contact details
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