A 12-month fixed-term staff nurse post on Blickling Ward, a functional assessment and treatment ward for older people run by Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust. The work centres on safe, individualised care for older inpatients, with the post holder helping to set the ward routine and lead clinical quality. It is a rota-based shift post covering days, nights, weekends and holidays, on a ward open around the clock. Registration as a mental health nurse and prior experience of people with mental health needs are essential.
What the job involves
- Deliver safe, compassionate and individualised care to older inpatients
- Lead and direct the ward routine for service users and staff
- Drive quality improvement and provide clinical leadership on the ward
- Build therapeutic relationships with service users
- Contribute to the ward's developing care team approach to patient-centred care
- Communicate with service users, carers, health and social care staff and medical staff
- Work rota-based shifts across days, nights, weekends and holidays to cover a ward open 24/7
- Develop clinical and leadership skills within the team
Qualifications
- Registered mental health nurse with a nursing degree or equivalent
- Mentorship qualification, or willingness to undertake training
Experience
- Previous experience of working with people with mental health needs
Skills & knowledge
- Ability to work regularly unsupervised
- Good observation and reporting skills
- Understanding of confidentiality issues
Nice to have
- Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team (MDT)
What’s offered
- NHS pension
- Comprehensive in-house and external training programmes
- Career progression
- 27 days annual leave rising to 33 days based on length of service, plus paid bank holidays
- Staff physiotherapy service
- NHS discounts
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
