This post sits on the Suffolk Rehabilitation and Recovery Service, a 10-bed mixed-gender inpatient rehabilitation ward run by Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust. The role centres on acting as primary nurse for a defined group of patients, building therapeutic relationships and leading care planning, medication and recovery groups. It works within a multidisciplinary team supporting people with complex psychosis towards independence, with flexible hours across a 24-hour, seven-day pattern. A nursing degree or RN(MH) is required, and physical intervention training must be maintained.
What the job involves
- Acting as primary nurse for a defined patient group, building therapeutic relationships and leading person-centred care planning with patients, families, carers and the MDT
- Supporting patients to build the skills and confidence needed for community living and independence
- Leading and contributing to recovery-focused interventions that move patients through rehabilitation towards less restrictive settings
- Preparing for and taking part in MDT reviews, CPA meetings, ward rounds and discharge planning, with patients involved in decisions about their care
- Administering, dispensing and managing medication safely, including supporting graded medication self-administration
- Carrying out mental health, risk and physical health assessments and monitoring, addressing physical health alongside mental health recovery
- Delivering evidence-based interventions and facilitating therapeutic groups on recovery, wellbeing, emotional regulation, independent living and community integration
- Keeping accurate, timely and high-quality clinical records
What’s required
Qualifications
- Nursing degree or equivalent RN(MH)
- Mentorship qualification, or willingness to undertake training for one
Skills & knowledge
- Working regularly unsupervised
- Good verbal and written communication
- Understanding of issues surrounding confidentiality
Other
- Flexibility of duty and hours across a 24-hour, seven-day-a-week pattern
- Fitness to undergo PMA training, perform full duties and remain trained as the role requires
Nice to have
- Previous experience of working with people with mental health needs
- Ability to supervise others
- Working knowledge of the Mental Health Act 1983
What’s offered
- Regular management and clinical supervision
- Access to a wide range of training and development opportunities
- Support to develop a career within mental health rehabilitation and the wider Trust
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
