Mental Health Nurse Band 5- Northgate Ward

NHS; Bury St Edmunds; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A national health service organization in Bury St Edmunds is seeking a committed Mental Health Nurse to provide holistic care on inpatient wards. Responsibilities include managing shifts, supporting recovery goals, and participating in a multidisciplinary team. The ideal candidate will possess a Nursing Degree and prior experience in mental health. The role offers 27 days of annual leave, comprehensive training programs, and career progression opportunities.

Benefits

Comprehensive in-house & external training programmes

Career progression

Starting annual leave of 27 days, increasing to 33 days based on service

NHS discounts

Qualifications

• Registered Mental Health Nurse qualification.
• Previous experience working with mental health patients.
• Ability to handle flexible hours and travel independently.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day shift operations and medication.
• Support service users in their recovery journeys.
• Maintain up-to-date care and recovery planning records.

Skills

Experience with mental health needs

Ability to work in a team

Excellent communication skills

Education

Nursing Degree or equivalent RN(MH)

Job description

Mental Health Nurse Band 5- Northgate Ward

Would you like to work in a caring friendly environment and make a difference to people's lives?

Are you a Registered Mental Health Nurse looking for a change? If so we have fantastic opportunities for you.

We are looking for experienced Registered Mental Health Nurses to join us.If successful you will be involved with a wide multi-disciplinary team caring on inpatient wards for Adult Inpatients.

You will care for your patients holistically, involving carers and relatives and work alongside medical and therapies staff. You will be able to adapt quickly to changing situations and provide high quality care to your patients.

We are keen to have staff working for us who are passionate about patient care and who are keen to be actively involved in service development.

Please visit our Website for more information on Norfolk and Suffolk NHS foundation Trust.

Main duties of the job

As a Band 5 Mental Health Nurse you will be responsible for the day to day running of shifts, medicine management, attending MDTs, ward reviews, liaising with other agencies, and primarily supporting service users with their recovery journey.

We are seeking a dynamic, motivated and caring individual who has a strong desire to work with service users in a recovery focused manner. We support newly qualified Nurses/practitioners to attend the Newly Qualified Academy as part of preceptor-ship.

You will have the opportunity to work independently, but we come together by sharing our knowledge learnt and respecting each other by communicating effectively. We encourage staff to develop within lead and link roles within a particular area of interest, just let the team know which areas you are invested in, and we can support you. The teams encourage an open forum for our staff to problem solve and make changes to enhance the patient experience.

About us

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.

Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established nursing networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.

Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.

Job responsibilities

As a Band 5 Mental Health Nurse you will be responsible for the day to day running of shifts, medicine management, attending MDTs, ward reviews, liaising with other agencies, and primarily supporting service users with their recovery journey.

You will have named nurse responsibility and be expected to work alongside your named patient to support their recovery goals, with the support of the team around you.

You will be responsible for appropriate time keeping, taking handovers, reporting and identifying any risks, improvements or changes in relation to the individuals you support.

You will be expected to work as part of a team, taking part in team meetings, safety huddles, and training. You will have responsibility in relation to effective and best practice regarding safe management of medications, and holding the medications keys.

Your role will include up to date record keeping, care planning, recovery planning, and information sharing where appropriate.

You will also get to spend 1:1 time with the individuals we support, and at times their families and carers, in working collaboratively to develop a recovery pathway.

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for a more detailed overview of your Key Accountabilities. If you believe you have the necessary qualities to make a positive impact in your local communities, please click APPLY!

Some of the benefits you can expect:

• a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
• career progression
• starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
• NHS discounts and many more.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Nursing Degree or equivalent RN(MH)

Experience

• Previous experience of working with people with mental health needs.

Other

• Fitness to undergo PMA training and perform full duties of post Enthusiastic and well motivated
• Flexibility of duty and hours over a 24hr 7 day a week period
• Ability to travel independently

Knowledge

• Understanding of issues around confidentiality.
• Working knowledge/application of the Mental Health Act 1983

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.

Northgate Ward, Wedgwood house, West Suffolk Hospital

£31,049 to £37,796 a yeargross per annum/ pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

246-WSU7521116

Job locations

Northgate Ward, Wedgwood house, West Suffolk Hospital