Staff Nurse

Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Tees Valley is seeking a Registered Staff Nurse for Baysdale Respite Service, providing care for children with profound learning disabilities. The role requires supporting personal care, administering medication, and conducting health monitoring. Applicants should have excellent communication skills and a calm, resilient approach. Training may be provided for those lacking clinical skills.

Qualifications

• Background in physical health monitoring and clinical skills is desirable; training can be offered to those without.
• Excellent communication skills, ability to form therapeutic relationships with people with learning disabilities.
• Calm, confident and resilient approach; able to work within a well-established team.

Responsibilities

• Support with personal care needs.
• Administer medication as required.
• Assess and monitor physical and mental health issues.
• Engage in regular physical health monitoring for children with complex physical comorbidities.
• Demonstrate effective communication and promote quality of life.

Skills

Registered Staff Nurse (or equivalent)

Communication skills

Ability to form therapeutic relationships

Calm and resilient approach

Job description

Overview

CAMHs - Learning Disabilities Tees have a vacancy at Baysdale Respite Service in Middlesbrough for a Registered Staff Nurse. Baysdale respite provides care to children with profound and multiple learning disabilities, secondary physical complexities, behaviours that challenge and autism. The service runs 24 hours a day, seven days a week and nights and weekends are an expectation of the role.

The role will involve supporting with personal care needs, administering medication, the assessment and monitoring of physical/mental health issues and liaising with other professionals around any concerns. This role involves a lot of physical health monitoring for children with complex physical comorbidities. A background in physical health monitoring and clinical skills is desirable; however training can be offered to those not skilled once in post.

Responsibilities

• Support with personal care needs.
• Administer medication as required.
• Assess and monitor physical and mental health issues and liaise with other professionals around concerns.
• Engage in regular physical health monitoring for children with complex physical comorbidities.
• Demonstrate effective communication, promote quality of life and independence, and use leadership, delegation and initiative where appropriate.

Qualifications and Skills

• Registered Staff Nurse (or equivalent).
• Background in physical health monitoring and clinical skills is desirable; training can be offered to those without
• Excellent communication skills, ability to form therapeutic relationships with people with learning disabilities.
• Calm, confident and resilient approach; able to work within a well-established team and family group that access the service.

Hours and Work Environment

The service runs 24 hours a day, seven days a week, with nights and weekends as an expectation of the role.

About the Trust

We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby. From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care -- our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for. We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health. We’re committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it. We won’t rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.