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Albany Lodge is seeking an experienced Band 6 Charge Nurse who has the skills and knowledge of working in an acute mental health wards. We will consider applications from band 5s who are ready for a promotion!
Albany Lodge is a 24 bedded acute mental health assessment and treatment ward offering acute mental health care to adults. The ward provides mixed sex accommodation and has a multi-disciplinary team including psychologists, occupational therapy, recreational workers as well as the nursing and medical team.
This post may be offered as a Band 5 to 6 development post (depending on experience). In these circumstances, you will initially be employed at a Band 5 at your current salary whilst you are working through your Band 6 competencies. You will be expected to demonstrate these competently in practice. Please be aware that the expected time to complete competencies and become a Band 6 will be approximately 6 months after starting your new role. Following successful achievement of meeting the competencies, your salary will be reviewed and your pay band confirmed at band 6 pay step 1.
In the unlikely event that you didn’t meet the competencies, an action plan would be put in place to support you to address the competency gaps; you would remain as a Band 5 and the opportunity for a Band 6 at this time will not be confirmed. Salary payment until your competencies as band 6 are met will be AfC band 5 scale.
The Successful Candidate Will
* have excellent opportunity for progression and development
* provide mental health support and care to service users experiencing mental health crisis
* be a key member of Albany Lodge Inpatient Team acting as the charge nurse for the unit
* be responsible / primary nurse for a designated group of patients
* be responsible for the assessment of their needs and for the planning, implementing and evaluation of the care provided to meet those needs
* be leading on shifts on the ward and provide clinical supervision to junior staff members
* have excellent communication and relationship management skills
* treat patients with fairness and respect, maintaining confidentiality appropriately
* be fully involved in ward rounds, handovers and other meetings where patient care is discussed and reviewed as required
In Return, We Can Offer You
* leadership and management training
* 5% on top of basic salary high cost allowance supplement (max £2,122 per annum)
* 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service) plus bank holidays (pro rata where applicable)
* One of the UK's best pension schemes
* Special leave for family and personal reasons
* NHS Car Lease Scheme (for substantive staff)
* Employee Assistance Programme
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of ‘Outstanding’ from the Care Quality Commission.
Our Family Of Over 4,000 Members Of Staff Provide Health And Social Care For People With Mental Ill Health, Physical Ill Health And Learning Disabilities Across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex And Norfolk, Delivering These Services Within The Community And Several Inpatient Settings. Everything Is Underpinned By Choice, Independence And Equality, With Our Trust Values Embedded Throughout
Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Kamal Alli Job title: Team leader Email address: kamal-deenolanrewaju.alli@nhs.net Telephone number: 01727 834 330
Aysha Alam, Clinical Matron
aysha.alam1@nhs.net
07766902392
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Mental Health Care
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