Job summary
Are you passionate about learning disabilities nursing?
Calling out to NMC Band 5 registered learning disability or mental health nurses to join our experienced and supportive team within the In Patient Services.
We have two Band 5 vacancies at the 6 bedded unit (located in Kings Norton) that provides short breaks for adults with learning disabilities and complex health needs.
The unit offers a high standard of nursing care, assessment, monitoring and review. Our services provide care 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days per year and our nursing staff work shift patterns including weekends, bank holidays and nights.
We want to hear from enthusiastic, motivated, pro‑active and caring professionals who feel as strongly as we do about our trust values; accessible, quality, responsive, caring, ethical and commitment.
The successful post holder will assist with the day to day running of the clinical area and will offer support, advice and supervision to junior staff, with support from senior clinicians and MDT members.
The post holder will be expected to support the 8 bedded unit based at Small Heath to ensure safer staffing is maintained.
There is scope for training and development opportunities and we encourage newly qualified staff to apply.
Main duties of the job
To provide quality nursing care and be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care needs to people with learning disabilities accessing short breaks.
To follow person centred approaches, within a Multi‑Disciplinary Framework.
About us
Be Part of Our Team...
BCHC has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehab Centre and one of Europe's leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.
If you want to 'Be Part of Our Team' and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for best care and healthy communities, we want to hear from you.
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is committed to providing a safe working environment for all staff.
Job responsibilities
To support the Unit Manager in setting and maintaining high standards of care within the resources available and assist the Unit Manager in participating in the review and monitoring of these on a continuous basis through the processes and mechanisms of Clinical Governance.
Qualifications / training
Essential
- Register Nurse Learning Disabilities or Mental Health
- Evidence of professional development.
Desirable
- Teaching & assessing Psychosocial qualification
- Evidence of post registration education Membership of Clinical Practice/Standards Group
Experience
Essential
- Relevant experience of working with people with Learning disabilities / mental health difficulties
- Working in a Multidisciplinary Team
- working with a multi‑ethnicity client group
- Knowledge of treatment and support options for this client group
Desirable
- Post registration experience
- Able to demonstrate management skills
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
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