Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing, older people's and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk.
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the diversity of our local communities within our teams. We welcome applications from all talented individuals with the relevant qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience
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Job overview
Willows Ward are looking for a Charge Nurse - Band 6 to work as part of an exciting, service provision focused and dynamic team.
Willows is located at the Woodlands Unit on the Ipswich Hospital site. Willows is an Older Persons, functional and Organic inpatient service, focusing on specialist care for our service users. We work closely with family, carers, service users and external agencies to provide high quality integrated models of care. We are a mixed gender unit, providing 19 beds for individuals with a various mental health related complexities.
Main duties of the job
You will work supportively and collaboratively with the Clinical Team Leader and Clinical Nurse Specialist ensuring the effective management of the ward in all respects, environmental, financial and clinical in so far as this relates to nursing practice.
Your duties will also include the planning and delivery of direct patient care with appropriate supervision, ensuring continuity of practice and working within a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency environment.
As part of collaborative working amongst Senior Nurses you will be expected to provide a clinical lead to staff in various areas of practice,
adhering to the philosophy and clinical skills base of the unit.
You will monitor nursing practice on a day to day basis and ensure that nursing compliments the practice of other professionals.
You will be a crucial part of working collaboratively within our MDT, providing holistic care packages for individuals and families on the ward.
You will work towards implementing reviews and changes in practice at the discretion of the Clinical Team Leader.
You will also be required to work shifts across a 24-hour period in order to meet the needs of the service and actively participate in a 24 hour site management rota for the Woodlands Unit through our daily Operational Huddle.
Working for our organisation
Benefits included with this role are:-
* NHS pension
* a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
* career progression
* starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
* staff physio service
* NHS discounts and many more
For internal applicants we can offer fixed term roles as secondments with your current managers approval. Please advise your recruitment officer if you would like to be considered for this role on a secondment basis
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Interview dates are yet to be set; you will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.
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Person specification
Knowledge
Essential criteria
* Understanding of issues surrounding confidentiality
Skills
Essential criteria
* Able to demonstrate the ability to process, plan and delegate work
Qualifications
Essential criteria
* RMN Registration
* Registered Mental Health Nurse
* Completion of the preceptorship
* Signed off as a mentor/supervisor
* Post-graduate diploma or equivalent experience
Desirable criteria
* Leadership / Management Training
Experience
Essential criteria
* Relevant post registration experience in a mental health setting
Desirable criteria
* Management / Leadership of junior staff.
Other
Essential criteria
* Flexibility of duty and hours over a 24hr 7 day a week period
YOUR APPLICATION
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EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES Apart from its legal duties in relation to equality and diversity, the Trust recognises and actively promotes the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief.
As a part of the Disability Confident Employer Guaranteed Interview Scheme we interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job vacancy (outlined in the Person Specification).. We encourage you to indicate your eligibility through TRAC jobs when applying.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post may be 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.
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Applicant requirements
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.