Staff Nurse

Job overview

We are pleased to offer an exciting full-time opportunity for a Band 5 Staff Nurse to join Summers View, a dynamic Rehab unit specialising in complex mental health needs.

Summersview is a 10 bed mental health rehabilitation unit. The team specialises in supporting people with enduring psychosis through their recovery journey, helping them to reach their optimum & their goals.

The unit has a full MDT which strives to deliver high quality compassionate care that promotes independence and recovery for people with Mental Health needs.

The team works closely with the complex care team & community rehabilitation team based at Hilda Johnson House, ensuring that service users are able to access a step up / step down model to their care and recovery, with the ultimate goal of least restrictive care in their local community.

***PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY***

Main duties of the job

You will be able to demonstrate excellent assessment and risk management plans, be able to demonstrate your ability to work as a team player, promote the rights of individuals to receive care that addresses their need in the community. Therefore, good communication skills are essential to the role, the role demands the ability to problem solve and find creative means of addressing individual’s needs. An opportunity for a mental health nurse to work in a pragmatic way to maintain patient’s safety in the community.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The unit will offer a full induction package with a supernumerary period. Training and competencies within the specialities and on-going support and professional development will be tailored to meet your individual needs; individual CPD advice is available from our Practice Education Team. The CPD offer includes the option to rotate within the Trust to widen your breadth of experience, skills and knowledge.

On joining the Trust you will have access to our Preceptorship Programme to enable a smooth transition into your new role.

We are keen to show you any of our services and provide an opportunity to meet some team members, if you would like to arrange an informal visit prior to making an application please call Sandra Wright – details below. Otherwise please submit your application and we guarantee an interview for all Qualified practitioners with relevant mental health experience.

In return we offer;

A competitive progressive salary plus enhancements for unsociable hours and flexible working hours.

We cover the cost of your DBS Check (£44)

Comprehensive induction and on-going training and development (weekly CPD planned which includes topics such as working successfully with personality disorder; what are the functions of self-harm; coproducing plans with service users; dementia care awareness and interventions to name a few)

Competitive staff benefits such as weekly offers and discounts

Individual Personal Development Plan and Career Progression

Excellent pension scheme available

27- 33 days annual leave, plus statutory bank holidays (pro rata)

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.