Bank Nurse - Physical & Mental Health

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider is seeking Bank Nurses in Cambridge. As a part of a diverse team, you'll deliver high-quality care in both physical and mental health settings, requiring flexibility to work day and night shifts. Candidates must have current NMC registration and a commitment to evidence-based practice.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse in Physical or Mental Health with NMC registration.
• Willing to work shifts on internal rotation including day and night.
• Commitment to high standards of care and patient safety.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate nursing interventions.
• Ensure high quality, patient-focused care and treatment.
• Participate in quality initiatives and adhere to trust policies.

Skills

Ability to work across inpatient and community settings

Good communication and collaboration

Commitment to high standards of care

Education

Current registration as a first level Registered Nurse (RN) with the NMC

Job description

Overview

We are looking to recruit Bank Nurses who are highly motivated and clinically skilled first level registered nurses in either Physical or Mental Health. Mental Health Nurses will have an interest in all elements of Inpatient and Community Mental Health care delivery. Physical Health Nurses with an interest in recovery rehabilitation, palliative care, or Older Adults to our Inpatient units for Physical Health. As a valued member of our nursing team, the successful candidates will be required to support shifts on an internal rotation basis, involving both day and night shifts according to availability.

If you are looking for a new challenge, enjoy variety in your work and wish to be part of teams striving to make a difference for our community by supporting people with their physical well-being, we want to hear from you.

You will be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care for identified service users, acting as nurse for service users with complex and challenging needs. You will provide a high standard of individualised, holistic and evidence-based patient-focused nursing using the nursing process, and act as a vital link between patients, carers, relatives and therapists to ensure a consistent focus on patient outcomes.

Responsibilities

• In partnership with the multidisciplinary team, use evidence-based best practice and appropriate clinical knowledge to assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing interventions to meet patients needs.
• Ensure the delivery of high quality, patient-focused care and treatment which promotes the Essence of Care and Standards for Better Health principles.
• Ensure the Expected Date of Discharge (EDD) is set through negotiation between patient, carer, team and internal/external agencies to achieve a safe and effective discharge aligned with patient needs.
• Participate in quality initiatives such as Productive Ward Project and Essence of Care Benchmarking.
• Adhere to Trust risk assessment and risk management processes.
• Adhere to infection control policies and procedures.
• Promote reflective practice within the team and take action where gaps in knowledge or experience may impact health and safety.
• Take a role as a link nurse.
• Maintain current NMC registration and keep your professional registration up to date.
• Provide patients and their families/carers with information on standards they should expect from the team.
• Participate in relevant emergency preparedness processes for the team.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Current registration as a first level Registered Nurse (RN) with the NMC, in Physical or Mental Health.
• Ability to work across inpatient and community settings with an interest in the specified areas (mental health, physical health, recovery rehabilitation, palliative care, or Older Adults).
• Willingness to work shifts on internal rotation including day and night shifts, subject to availability.
• Commitment to high standards of care, patient safety and evidence-based practice.
• Good communication and collaboration with patients, families, carers and the multidisciplinary team.

About Norfolk/Purpose of CPFT

Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, and to empowering them to lead a fulfilling life. Our clinical teams deliver NHS services across inpatient, primary care and community settings, including:

• Integrated physical and mental health services for adults and older people
• Specialist mental health and learning disability services
• Children and young people\'s mental health services
• Children\'s community services in Peterborough
• Social care
• Ground-breaking research

We are an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from all sections of the community, especially under-represented groups including disabled people and members of ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities. For information about equality, diversity and inclusion, please visit CPFT Equality and Diversity.

Please note we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date if we receive sufficient applications.

Additional Information

CPFT is looking to build upon its pool of temporary workers with Temporary Staffing Services (TSS). You may be asked at interview if you would be willing to register with TSS. This is an opportunity for those seeking flexible hours.

In line with the WHO Health Workforce Support and Safeguards List (2020), CPFT cannot accept applications from overseas candidates from red-listed countries. Applicants requiring UK entry will need a valid police certificate from the relevant authority for any country where they have resided for 12 months or more in the last 10 years (where applicable). If successful at interview, you will undergo pre-employment checks (DBS if appropriate, references, Occupational Health). Please bring identity documents to interview as listed in your invitation. Communications will be via TRAC Systems and, if offered, information may be transferred to the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.