Staff Nurse for Specialist Mental Health Bed Based - Wirral

The Methodist Church in Britain; Parkgate; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training and development opportunities

Clinical supervision and appraisal

Staff training packages

Development and leadership pathways

Preceptorship programme for newly qual

Guaranteed Interview Scheme for approp

Job summary

The Staff Nurse role is based in the bed-based mental health services of Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, spanning the Brackendale, Brooklands, Riverwood, Lakefield and Meadowbank wards at Springview. Wards handle acute admissions, psychiatric intensive care, and eating disorder and rehabilitation inpatients.

Nurses work with service users and carers within a multidisciplinary team. Rotating shifts cover days, nights and weekends across 24-hour service, with 12.5-hour shifts

Qualifications

• Excellent verbal and written communication.
• Research-based knowledge and practical nursing skills.
• Understanding of basic management principles.
• Ability to work unsupervised.
• Positive approach to information technology.
• Up-to-date knowledge of current mental health legislation.

Responsibilities

• Provide mental health nursing care to adult inpatients on acute, psychiatric intensive care, eating disorder and rehabilitation wards.
• Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, collaborating with service users, carers and other stakeholders.
• Deliver high quality, safe, person-centred care that improves health, wellbeing and independence.
• Work rotating shifts across days, nights and weekends, including 12.5-hour shifts.
• Take charge of the service on occasion.
• Deliver innovative care to excellent standards.
• Take part in ongoing professional development.

Skills

Communication skills

Clinical nursing skills

IT literacy

Research-based knowledge

Independent working

Education

RMN or RNLD qualification

First level nurse qualification

Job description

This permanent Staff Nurse post sits within the bed-based mental health services of Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, across the Brackendale, Brooklands, Riverwood, Lakefield and Meadowbank wards at Springview. The wards take acute admissions, psychiatric intensive care, and eating disorder and rehabilitation inpatients, with nurses working alongside service users and carers in a multi-disciplinary team. Rotating shifts cover days, nights and weekends across the 24-hour service, including 12.5-hour shifts, with full and part-time hours offered.

What the job involves

• Provide mental health nursing care to adult inpatients on acute, psychiatric intensive care, eating disorder and rehabilitation wards
• Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, collaborating with service users, carers and other stakeholders
• Deliver high quality, safe, person-centred care that improves health, wellbeing and independence
• Work rotating shifts across days, nights and weekends, including 12.5-hour shifts
• Take charge of the service on occasion
• Deliver innovative care to excellent standards
• Take part in ongoing professional development

Qualifications

• RMN or RNLD qualification
• First level nurse qualification

Registration & licences

• NMC registration

Experience

• Trained first level mental health nurse
• Experience working with adults with a learning disability

Skills & knowledge

• Excellent verbal and written communication
• Research-based knowledge and practical nursing skills
• Understanding of basic management principles
• Ability to work unsupervised
• Positive approach to information technology
• Up-to-date knowledge of current mental health legislation

Checks & eligibility

• DBS check, costs deducted from salary after appointment

Other

• Alignment with Trust values: Commitment, Communication, Care, Courage, Compassion and Competency

Nice to have

• Experience of carrying out clinical supervision

What’s offered

• Training and development opportunities
• Clinical supervision and appraisal
• Staff training packages
• Development and leadership pathways
• Preceptorship programme for newly qualified nurses
• Guaranteed Interview Scheme for eligible disabled and armed forces community applicants