Charge Nurse - St. Raphael Ward

NHS; St Leonards; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent health trust in St Leonards is seeking a Band 6 RMN for St Raphael Ward, specializing in mental health care for older adults. The role involves providing patient-focused support and clinical leadership while promoting service user welfare. Candidates should have acute experience and a commitment to teamwork and leadership. Opportunities for professional development and generous holiday entitlement are offered.

Benefits

Access to full psychological support

Excellent supervision programmes

Free parking

Generous holiday entitlement

Discount schemes

£2,000 Golden Hello or Relocation Incentive

Qualifications

• Experience working with older adults is preferred.
• Significant experience relevant to the care group is required.
• Experience of conducting clinical assessments including risk assessments.

Responsibilities

• Provide patient-centred care supporting recovery.
• Administer and monitor medication.
• Supervise junior staff and manage the clinical environment.

Skills

Empathy

Motivation

Teamwork

Leadership

Education

Registered Nurse with current registration (mental health/LD/Adult)

Completion of Mentorship Course/ENB equivalent

Evidence of continuous professional development

Job description

Set within the St Anne's Centre on the Conquest Hospital site in Hastings you will find our St Raphael Ward, a specialist 17-bed acute inpatient ward for older adults with functional mental health disorders. Our Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) consists of nurses, doctors, occupational therapists, and a psychologist, plus access to SALT and physiotherapist when required.

Main duties of the job

As an RMN on St Raphael Ward you will share our commitment to maintaining and improving service user focused services and be motivated to provide the highest standards of care possible. You will work closely with our patients, families and carers, who will need you to demonstrate empathy and a willingness to listen. You will thrive in an environment where we encourage you to use Evidence based practice and innovative therapies.

As a Charge Nurse you will have opportunities to deliver patient-centred care supporting patients in their recovery. You will be a vital part of our multi-disciplinary team undertaking detailed assessments of patients with complex mental health needs. You will be expected to administer and monitor medication

You will provide clinical and managerial leadership on the ward, supervising junior staff and trainees and regularly taking charge of the clinical environment. We work closely with other teams and professionals to ensure the effective discharge of patients.

We work flexibly in order to meet the needs of our 24-hour service, to include evenings, nights and weekends.

About us

As a mental health trust Sussex Partnership places a huge focus on the wellbeing of our staff, as well as ensuring our reward packages reflect the immensely important work they do.

As an RMN in our team we can offer you:

- Access to full psychological support, via our internal wellbeing team

- Excellent supervision programmes, with ongoing opportunities for training and development

- Free parking on-site

- Access to a host of discount schemes (including gyms, shopping, restaurants and cars)

- A position within a trust rated as 'Outstanding' for caring and 'Good' overall by the CQC

- Generous holiday entitlement (starting at 27 days + 8 bank holidays)

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This post offers the Trust's £2,000 Golden Hello or Relocation Incentive for Band 6 Nurses & Practitioners, (pro rata and subject to terms and conditions; please see attached Protocol Document for full details).

Job responsibilities

To be a successful band 6 RMN on our St Raphael Ward you will be:

- An experienced Registered Mental Health Nurse

- Genuinely interested in working with older adults

- Enthusiastic, motivated, dynamic and forward thinking

It would also be advantageous if you have:

- Experience within an inpatient setting

- Experience working with older adults

Hastings is a truly diverse and historic seaside town in the beautiful county of East Sussex, where property is affordable and access to green space can be found in abundance.

If you are looking for the opportunity to work within a specialist inpatient service with an excellent reputation for ongoing service improvement, then we would love to hear from you.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current registration (mental health / LD/ Adult) appropriate to the job role.
• Completion of Mentorship Course/ENB equivalent
• Evidence of continuous professional development

Experience/Knowledge

• Significant post qualifying experience relevant to the care group
• Experience of working alongside people with severe mental health problems particularly in their acute phase of illness
• Experience of supervising staff
• Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team
• Experience of conducting clinical assessments including risk assessments
• Experience of partnership working within and across various statutory and non statutory teams and agencies
• Experience of working within the CPA process
• Understanding of clinical governance

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.