Staff Nurse: Blickling Ward

The Methodist Church in Britain; England; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS pension

Comprehensive training programmes

Career progression

27 days annual leave rising to 33 days

Staff physiotherapy service

NHS discounts

Job summary

The Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust is seeking a 12-month fixed-term staff nurse for Blickling Ward, an inpatient unit for older people. You will deliver safe, individualized care, help set ward routines and lead clinical quality improvements.

The post is rota-based, covering days, nights, weekends and holidays on a 24/7 ward. Registration as a mental health nurse and experience with mental health needs are essential, with mentorship or willingness to undertake training encouraged.

Qualifications

• Registered mental health nurse with a nursing degree or equivalent.
• Mentorship qualification, or willingness to undertake training.
• Experience working with people with mental health needs.

Responsibilities

• Deliver safe, compassionate and individualized care to older inpatients.
• Lead and direct the ward routine for service users and staff.
• Drive quality improvement and provide clinical leadership on the ward.
• Build therapeutic relationships with service users.
• Communicate with service users, carers, health and social care staff and medical staff.
• Work rota-based shifts across days, nights, weekends and holidays to cover a ward open 24/7.

Skills

Unsupervised work

Observation skills

Confidentiality awareness

Communication with staff

Education

Registered mental health nurse with a nursing degree or equivalent

Mentorship qualification or willingness to undertake training

Job description

A 12-month fixed-term staff nurse post on Blickling Ward, a functional assessment and treatment ward for older people run by Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust. The work centres on safe, individualised care for older inpatients, with the post holder helping to set the ward routine and lead clinical quality. It is a rota-based shift post covering days, nights, weekends and holidays, on a ward open around the clock. Registration as a mental health nurse and prior experience of people with mental health needs are essential.

What the job involves

• Deliver safe, compassionate and individualised care to older inpatients
• Lead and direct the ward routine for service users and staff
• Drive quality improvement and provide clinical leadership on the ward
• Build therapeutic relationships with service users
• Contribute to the ward's developing care team approach to patient-centred care
• Communicate with service users, carers, health and social care staff and medical staff
• Work rota-based shifts across days, nights, weekends and holidays to cover a ward open 24/7
• Develop clinical and leadership skills within the team

Qualifications

• Registered mental health nurse with a nursing degree or equivalent
• Mentorship qualification, or willingness to undertake training

Experience

• Previous experience of working with people with mental health needs

Skills & knowledge

• Ability to work regularly unsupervised
• Good observation and reporting skills
• Understanding of confidentiality issues

Nice to have

• Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team (MDT)

What’s offered

• NHS pension
• Comprehensive in-house and external training programmes
• Career progression
• 27 days annual leave rising to 33 days based on length of service, plus paid bank holidays
• Staff physiotherapy service
• NHS discounts