Staff Nurse

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Job overview

Do you enjoy working in a compassionate environment, want to learn and develop new skills, enjoy working with a variety of service users, all with very different needs and work with people in crisis to help them with their recovery, then this job is for you!

An opportunity has arisen for a Staff Nurse to join our Male Psychiatric Intensive Care Team – in our purpose built, 10 bedded unit.

• Act as named nurse / key worker for an identified group of service users ensuring the assessment, implementation and evaluation of nursing care.
• To co-produce collaborative care plans for service users and undertake service users’ activities as appropriate ensuring a high standard of care.
• Adhere to appropriate policies, procedures and guidelines.
• Liaise with the wider multidisciplinary team to enhance the standard of care service users receive.
• Engage in the management of de-escalation in conflict situations through adherence to Prevention Management of Violence and Aggression (PMVA) techniques.
• Undertake gate keeping assessments for admission to PICU in the absence of the Clinical Pathway Team
• Assist the team to ensure the management of a safe clinical environment by undertaking ward safety checks
• Carry out observations on patients and document them in line with trust policy
• To safely administer controlled drugs and all other medication in accordance with Medicines’ Management Policy and NMC guidance.
• Act as Shift Leader ensuring the smooth running of the ward area and participating in an effective hand over period, ensuring good communications at all times.
• Promote a safe environment in line with clinical risk assessments and to ensure all incidents are reported electronically.
• Ensure that clinical practice is line with least restrictive principles.

Working for our organisation

Our team provides short-term intensive assessment, treatment, and support to Service Users, who maybe experiencing a mental health crisis, and often present with a variety of complex mental health needs.

To maximise Service User recovery, the teams will be working in a trauma informed way and utilising the RAID model of care. Our aim is to work in the least restrictive way as possible whilst maintaining patient safety.

Upon joining our team, we will ensure that successful candidates undergo both mandatory and bespoke training, to fully equip them with the skills required to work within our PICU environment

• To act as the named nurse with responsibility for the overall care of an identified group of Service Users.
• To regularly act as shift leader ensuring the smooth running of the clinical area and best utilisation of resources available, with support from other senior staff.
• The post holder will be responsible for keeping professionally updated in accordance with Nursing and Midwifery Council requirements and for participating in clinical reflection through

• The post holder will be accountable for their behaviour on duty and will be responsible for reporting anything untoward to a senior member of staff

Person specification

Education/Qualifications

• Registered Nurse Qualification (LD / MH)

Experience

• Experience of working within mental health setting
• Experience of working within Multi-Disciplinary Team.
• Experience of admission and discharge process
• Experience of working within framework of Care Planning Approach

• Previous experience of working on an acute mental health ward

Knowledge

• The Mental Health Act 1983 and Code of Practice.
• Legislation relating to discharge and aftercare.
• Care Planning and Management.

• Clinical Risk Management

Skills and Abilities

• Evidence Based Practice
• Communication Skills
• Excellent Inter-personal Skills
• Ability to negotiate constructively.
• Care Planning and Management.
• Ability to physically undertake and participate

• Managing Violence and Aggression Skills
• De-escalation of violence and aggression.
• IT Skills

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Sponsorship - We are an approved sponsoring organisation. Applications will be considered from applicants requiring sponsorship alongside all other applications. Please be aware, not all roles are eligible for sponsorship. You can review the list of eligible role and requirements on the government website.

What happens after your application has been received?

You will be informed about the progress of your application following shortlisting via email. Only applicants who clearly demonstrate the criteria listed in the person specification will be shortlisted for interview. Interview invites will be sent out via email.

What happens if I am offered the position after interview?

The hiring manager will make contact with you to verbally offer you the position. The hiring manager will then inform Recruitment of the decision and provide relevant paperwork. You will be sent a formal conditional offer via email.

What pre-employment checks will I need to complete?

By conducting pre-employment checks, the recruitment team will verify that you meet the pre-conditions of the role you have been offered. Pre-employment checks will be carried out according to NHS Employment Check Standards. The checks are:

• Identity verification
• Right to work check
• Disclosure and barring service (DBS)/Criminal record check (dependent on role)
• Professional registration and/or qualification check
• Occupational health assessment
• Employment history and reference validation

All applicants external to NHS will be required to provide HMRC employment history to cover the most recent three years. This information will used to validate employment history and references as part of pre-employment checks.

If you are offer a position with is and you require sponsorship to support your right to work, we will review your eligibility in line with government guidance. If the role you have been offer is not eligible for sponsorship, and you are not able to evidence your right to work, your conditional offer could be withdrawn.

What happens when pre-employment checks are complete?

Recruitment will liaise with you and the hiring manager to arrange a start date for your new position. You will then be booked on to a Trust Welcome Session and be sent your Pennine Care NHS Terms and Conditions.

• We are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) and recognise the importance of ensuring our diverse service user population is reflected within our workforce. Unfortunately, we know that, at present, there is underrepresentation of our communities in our workforce. We welcome applications from people from diverse communities to help us grow, learn, be better and consider brilliant innovation diverse people bring.
• If you would like to be considered under the disability confident scheme, you will be guaranteed an interview if you meet the essential criteria on the person specification for the post.
• If you require reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process please phone us on 0161 716 3181 at the earliest opportunity. We will support you to complete your application.
• Unfortunately we are not able to guarantee the transfer of lease cars, or cover the costs of early termination charges.
• We have a strict policy on unsolicited contact from recruitment agencies. Please do not contact our hiring managers directly.

We reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date if a sufficient number of applications have been received. To ensure you application is considered, please submit at the earliest opportunity.