Main area Mental Health Staff Nurse - Acute Inpatient Wards Grade NHS AfC: Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours
* Full time
* Part time
* Flexible working
37.5 hours per week (This is a post to cover both nights and days.) Job ref 285-1127-MH
Employer Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Penn Hospital Town Wolverhampton Salary £28,407 - £34,581 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 04/05/2024 23:59
Staff Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 5
Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides specialist mental health, learning disability, and community healthcare services for the population of the Black Country.
Across the whole of the region we provide:
* Adult and older adult mental health services
* Specialist learning disability services
* Mental health services for children and young people
* Community healthcare services for children, young people and families in Dudley
Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was formed on 1 April 2020, with the merger of Black Country Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and Dudley and Walsall Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust. Combining resources, strategies and talented workforce enables us to deliver a wider variety of outstanding services that are based on best practice and are continually improving.
We currently employ over 3,500 people and just like the population we serve, we are made up of diverse cultures and backgrounds. Whatever your role, working in a NHS Foundation Trust, like ours, is a demanding and extremely rewarding experience. Knowing that every day you can help to make a positive difference to someone’s life is a very powerful feeling. We know that our Trust runs on this desire to help and support people, and our Trust vision expresses this. Our vision is to improve health and wellbeing for everyone, especially our colleagues to achieve the best possible work/life balance.
We proudly offer supportive, inclusive and family friendly employment and flexible working policies. We have a wide range of professional services and employee networks to help our colleagues be at their best - and find support if they need it. To find more about our staff benefits, please visit our website: blackcountryhealthcare.nhs.uk.
Don’t meet every single requirement?Studies have shown that women and ethnic minority candidates are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Black Country Healthcare we recognise and value all forms of knowledge and expertise, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification or criteria in the job description/person specification, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
For further supporting information to help you apply for this role please see documents attached under ‘Additional documents’.
Job overview
Band 5 Mental Health Staff Nurse - Acute Inpatient Wards
We have vacancies on our Male acute ward which is fact paced and a true learning experience.
Penn Hospital welcomes colleagues who are encouraging, proactive, inclusive and caring environment. We have a desire to perform at a high level, ensuring both our patients and colleagues are supported and respected when with us here. We are currently welcoming band 5 staff nurses to join our teams on our male acute ward.
Brook is a 20-bed male acute admission ward based in Penn, Wolverhampton. We help those who are experiencing an acute episode in their mental health and provide short focused care that is designed to get them back to their home as soon as possible.
We are looking for nurses who can work at a fast pace and are able to balance a number of tasks at any one time.
Our patient group can be demanding and challenging but also really rewarding. There is a strong senior nurse team, who are there to help and support with every aspect of ward life. You will be confident with electronic systems and able to maintain quality records whilst also ensuring you are providing quality care. You will be expected to take part in MDTs, tribunals and be primary nurse, You will liaise with community partners and peers, social workers, care commissioners and family.
If you believe you have what it takes to be part of a team who work hard everyday then please apply.
Main duties of the job
Principal Accountabilities
To assess patients well being and related needs, raising health concerns both physical and psychological to the teams.
To plan, deliver and evaluate programs of care, working collaboratively the patient whenever possible.
To monitor the well being of patients and contribute to protecting individuals whose health and well being is at risk in accordance with local policies eg observation policy, risk management policy.
To establish and maintain effective communication with the multi disciplinary team, service users and carers, about programs of care and routine and daily activities.
To maintain patient confidentiality in accordance with the data protection act and professional code of conduct.
To involve service users, carers and relatives wherever feasible throughout episodes of care, offering choices at every opportunity.
Ensuring support workers are completing the ward tasks and are completing observations in line with expectations and policy.
Helping drive development and change to support care of the patients on the ward.
Working for our organisation
Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was formed on 1 April 2020, following the merger of Black Country Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (covering Wolverhampton and Sandwell) and Dudley and Walsall Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust. Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides specialist mental health, learning disability and community healthcare services for the population of the Black Country. We are a new trust who are dedicated to innovating the care of those within our services ensuring that we continue to learn and grow.
We are currently successfully combining resources, strategies and a talented workforce to enable us to deliver a wider variety of outstanding services that are based on best practice and are continually improving. We currently employ over 3,000 members of staff and just like the population we serve, we are made up of diverse cultures and backgrounds.
We look forward to meeting you and hopefully welcoming you into this new exciting and dynamic trust.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To contribute to quality improvement initiatives, e.g. clinical audit, triangle of care.
To take an active part in developing knowledge ideas and to support evidence based practice.
To regularly take charge of the ward, taking responsibility for the clinical area in the absence of deputy/ward manager.
To delegate and supervise the work of junior team members as appropriate to level of ability.
To contribute to the development of junior members of staff and students, promoting an environment conducive to learning.
To provide the support workers with supervision.
To participate in regular management and supervision from ward manager/deputy ward manager.
To participate in regular individual performance reviews and development conversations about your goals and career aims.
To attend training courses that are mandatory, indicated in personal development plans or required by the needs of the service.
To work flexible shifts including Nights, Weekends and Bank Holidays in accordance with service needs.
Person specification
Qualification
* RMN/RLDN
Skills
* • Ability to demonstrate good verbal and written communication skills
** Please Note that Internal at Risk Employees will be given preference for this position**
We reserve the right to bring the closing date forward for this vacancy at any time should we receive an overwhelming response of applications. We therefore encourage applicants to apply early if you wish to be considered for this post.
If you do not hear from the recruitment 4 weeks within the advertised closing date please assume that you have been unsuccessful at the shortlisting stage. Please ensure that you check your emails on a regular basis for any recruitment updates regarding this vacancy. If you are not successful at the shortlisting stage and would like feedback, please contact the Recruitment Team directly for feedback.
The salary range quoted is as per NHS Agenda for Change pay structures. This is based on the number of years’ working directly within the NHS at the advertised pay band. Experience gained with other NHS Trusts will apply, but candidates without prior experience working direct for the NHS would normally be appointed at the lowest point unless they can demonstrate the equivalent experience and then be eligible for incremental increases in future years.
Successful applicants for clinical posts up to and including Band 4 are expected to hold the national Care Certificate qualification and will be supported to attain this once in post.
The Trust is committed to equal opportunities, providing opportunities for flexible working and is a non-smoking organisation.
As a Trust we are passionate about Anti-Racism, Disability Inclusion, and LGBTQ+ Equality, and are committed to diversifying our staff team in all areas and at all levels of seniority to better reflect the diverse communities we serve. Therefore, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from people who belong to a minority or marginalised community, including from Black and Asian, Disabled (including hidden disabilities such as Neurodiversity, Mental Health, etc), or Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans or Queer (LGBTQ+) people.
Furthermore, Disabled applicants have the option of requesting that their application is considered under our Guaranteed Interview Scheme (GIS). Please indicate your intention to apply under the GIS in the relevant section of your application. Regardless of whether you participate in the scheme or have shared a disability, you will be provided the opportunity to request reasonable adjustments to the interview process at each stage of the recruitment process.
Due to the nature of the work some posts may be subject to a Standard Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, through the Disclosure and Barring Service as stipulated under part V of the Police Act 1997. Having a criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working with us; this will depend on the nature of the position and the circumstances of your offences.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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