An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Registered Nurse to join a progressive forward thinking, recovery focused inpatient team across the older people's services inpatient wards.

The team is comprised of medical staff including consultant psychiatrist and junior doctors and trainees, Nursing staff both registered and non-registered, Specialist Occupational Therapist and therapy team including activity coordinators.

As a team we are consistently focused on the provision of quality care which is evidence based and as such actively support staff development through provision of formal and informal training to ensure that our staff are afforded the skills required to effectively and efficiently to support recovery.

The service provides 24-hour care and there is an expectation of working across the shift patterns including weekends and bank holidays.

As a registered nurse, you will be inducted across all areas of the hospital and there will be times where you may have the opportunity to work across other wards to support with clinical acuity in that area.

Main duties of the job

• To plan care for people accessing our service e.g., organising appointments, treatments, interventions, care programme approach (CPA) reviews
• Responsible for managing and prioritising own workload, balancing the needs of patients and service requirements/competing priorities
• To assess the needs of people accessing our service and their carers based on the analysis of a range of facts or situations. Interventions will be planned on the assessment information and the interpretation of this e.g. Mental Health assessment/risk assessment
• To contribute to assessment and management plan for people accessing our service with high risk clinical needs to ensure safety of these people, carers, staff and the general public
• Develops and maintains the person's control over decision making, assess the person's commitment to the jointly determined plan of care, and fosters personal responsibility for health
• Deliver care interventions and nursing advice in a variety of settings, that promote patient flexibility and choice, and which are sensitive to cultural preference.
• To provide a holistic review of need considering physical health co morbidity.

About us

We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website

We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.

We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started.

We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.

We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.

From city to countryside, market towns to moors you'll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.

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Job description

Job responsibilities

For further details with regard to this vacancy please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

• A broad understanding of relevant policy, legislation drivers and their application to clinical and service area, e.g. Mental Capacity Act, Social Inclusion
• An understanding of relevant clinical practice/standards within identified clinical area
• Standard IT skills

Desirable

• Full understanding of relevant policy, drivers and their application to clinical and service area, e.g. NSF, Social Inclusion
• Full understanding/application of relevant clinical practice/standards/audit within identified clinical area

Skills and Competencies

Essential

• Able to demonstrate effective inter-personal/communication skills
• Ability to demonstrate ethical values and attitudes within a culture of equality and diversity
• Ability to demonstrate ethical values and attitudes within a culture of equality and diversity

Desirable

• Awareness of leadership/management skills and qualities
• Working knowledge of Trust policies and procedures

Experience

Essential

• Willingness to undertake and complete preceptorship facilitating the transition for newly qualified nurse booklet and core competency development programme

Desirable

• Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) relevant to the clinical area at specialist level of care
• Evidence of specialist practice skills and able to demonstrate the impact of this on practice change/development

Qualifications

Essential

• Part III or 13 of NMC live register
• Willingness to undertake mentorship training and responsibilities

Desirable

• Demonstrable experience of mentoring pre-registration students
• Evidence of current CPD/formal qualifications at an advanced level e.g. degree or post graduate level or equivalent knowledge/experiential learning

Effort and Environment

Essential

• Requirement of frequent concentration e.g. assessments, care plans

Employer details

Employer name

Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Mill View Lodge

Castle Hill Hospital - Entrance 3, Castle Road, Cottingham

Hull

HU16 5JQ

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