Registered Mental Health Nurse

Alternative Futures Group; Little Lever; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid DBS check

Blue Light Card

Pension scheme with employer match

UMatter online support services

My Rewards scheme

Job summary

Alternative Futures Group is seeking a Nurse to join our multi-disciplinary in-house team. You will deliver person-centred and holistic care in a community-based environment, maintaining high staffing ratios and focusing on independence and daily living skills.

You'll work with warmth and compassion to support patients and colleagues alike. As part of a dedicated team, you’ll stay current with evidence-based practices, reference CQC standards, and help lead and mentor junior staff to achieve

Qualifications

• Nursing qualification and registration verified.
• Ability to lead teams and develop staff.
• Strong communication and teamwork within multi-disciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide warmth, enthusiasm and compassion to patients.
• Deliver high-quality, holistic care and promote independence.
• Collaborate within a multi-disciplinary team to achieve care goals.
• Keep up to date with evidence-based practice and CQC standards.
• Lead and develop support staff to meet performance outcomes.
• Flexibility to support 24/7 shifts.

Skills

Nursing

Team leadership

Communication

Mentorship (desirable)

Job description

As a Nurse within Alternative futures group, you'll work with like-minded colleagues who share our 5 main organisational values, as part of a multi-disciplinary in-house team, to provide the highest standards of nursing care for our patients. Our shared values ensure that we maintain high staffing ratios within our hospitals and that retention as an organisation is high. Our approach to nursing focuses on maximising independence, building everyday living skills and empowering people to live fulfilled lives, which means that you'll be delivering truly person-centred and holistic care in a community-based environment. You'll work in a close team and build good working relationships with the people you support so you'll be able to see the difference you make each and every day.

You will provide warmth, enthusiasm and compassion when providing support for our patients

You will always strive to provide great quality holistic care, making every day better than the last; promoting our core values, maintaining independence and supporting people to achieve their goals

You will be a team player, demonstrating outstanding communication skills and will be able to demonstrate effective teamwork as part of a multi-disciplined team

You'll be up to date with current evidence-based practice and have a working knowledge of CQC Standards and Regulations and will work using your initiative to make effective decisions to improve care quality

You will be confident in your ability to lead teams and develop support staff to achieve their individual performance outcomes

Experience of Mentorship and a supervisor qualification would be desirable but are not essential

You should be flexible in your working patterns to support a team which provides 24 hour support 7 days per week

We value our people and truly believe in making a difference through the service we provide. As well as working within a great team and within a great culture, you can expect to earn a competitive salary ranging from £18.22 - £22.27 per hour dependent upon experience as well as an annual holiday allowance of 33 days inclusive of bank holidays.

Salary based on post-qualification experience, pro rata depending on actual working hours -

• £18.22 (£35,510 per annum) - preceptorship Nurse / OT (Not casual nurses as we can only take on casual nurses who have complete their preceptorship)
• £19.57 (£38,147 per annum) - Completed preceptorship and upto 2 years post preceptorship experience
• £22.27 (£43,419 per annum) - 2 years or more post qualification experience

About Your Benefits

• Paid DBS check - we pay for all new starters to have a DBS check, so you don't need to cover the cost
• Blue Light Card - colleagues are eligible to apply for a Blue Light Card and get discounts at 100's of retailers and restaurants
• My Rewards Scheme- colleagues have access to our lifestyle benefits scheme where you can get additional discounts on items and holidays
• Become part of our VIVA engage community to enable you to share stories, say thank you and keep up-to-date with news from across the company
• Pension plan - You will also have an opportunity to join our pension scheme whereby AFG will match any individual contributions between 3.5% and 6% of salary.
• Online UMatter services- colleagues can access online support services which include improved access to GP appointments and talking therapy services as well as a host of reward and recognition schemes