Staff Nurse - Oak Unit | South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust

South West London & St George's Mental Health NHS Trust; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in London is seeking dedicated professionals to join their new forensic learning disability service. You will work alongside a multidisciplinary team to support patients with learning disabilities and mental health disorders, ensuring high-quality, patient-centered care. Opportunities for professional development and training are provided as part of this role, which includes flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Ongoing training package

Flexible working opportunities

Career development options

Qualifications

• Experience working with individuals with learning disabilities and mental health disorders.
• Ability to conduct risk and mental state assessments.
• Strong collaboration skills to work with multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Formulate treatment plans and conduct assessments of patients.
• Liaise with community services, families, and other stakeholders.
• Ensure patient-centered care and advocate for service users' rights.

Job description

Overview

This is an exciting and unique opportunity to join the newly developed low secure 12 bedded forensic learning disability service based on Turner ward, Shaftesbury Clinic. The forensic service sits within the Specialist Service Line of the Trust. From May 2023 this unit will be housed in a state-of-the-art new secure building on the Springfield Hospital site. The ward has been adapted to deliver care and treatment to patients with intellectual (learning) disabilities who may also have Autism.

All patients will have a learning disability with mental health disorder and will be detained under the Mental Health Act. Patients will have an offending history, convicted or pending offence with the courts and may also be subject to additional restrictions under the Mental Health Act. The service is provided by a full specialist multidisciplinary team equipped to effectively assess and treat coexisting mental disorders in this group and to provide appropriate therapies.

As well as offering a new and purpose-built environment to work in, this post will also offer staff members an opportunity to enhance already existing skills or develop a new skill set. We will be providing new staff members with a comprehensive and bespoke training package as part of opening the new service.

Please note: "previous applicants need not apply"

Staff members will also have access to an ongoing training package relevant to the needs of the client group and will be supported through regular clinical and managerial supervision as well as training to develop personally within the role.

Responsibilities

• If successful, you will be working alongside the MDT, formulating treatment plans, and conducting daily risk and mental state assessments of patients with Learning Disability and Autism.
• You will be part of the team for admissions, continued treatment and discharges pathways of patients and will liaise with learning disability community, mental health services, families, carers and other third parties involved in care.
• You will work holistically with Learning Disability and Autism service users to ensure excellent patient-centered care, aiming towards a safe discharge into the community.
• You will be passionate about Learning Disability and Autism mental health patient care, working in line with the Good Life Model, Trust Values, and collaborating with service users and their families.
• Lead on and undertake activities to ensure that the fundamentals of care are met — nutrition, hydration, hygiene, comfort, emotional and social support.
• Coordinate and evaluate collaborative, patient-centered care; gather feedback and improve plans with the multidisciplinary team (MDT).
• Provide accurate information about care in an accessible format to patients and their relatives/carers.
• Liaise with MDT members and partner organisations; administer and monitor the side-effects of medication; monitor service user compliance.
• Escort service users as required in line with Trust policies.
• Facilitate admission and discharge of service users, ensuring needs of the patient and service including relevant legislative or required documentation are completed.
• Advocate for service users' needs and rights within Trust policy; encourage and empower service users to take responsibility for their programme of care.
• Contribute to a safe, supportive environment aligned with the service’s aims and values.

Working arrangements and environment

Flexible working: agile and flexible working opportunities as part of our new ways of working. Shifts may include early, late, night or long days.

We are transforming the way we care for our communities with new facilities at Springfield University Hospital and ongoing investment to upgrade our estate through 2027.

About us and values

We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti-racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do. We offer flexible working, career development and a variety of benefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive. Come and join our inclusive teams and help our patients on their recovery journey.