Are you looking for career development in Adult Mental Health, specialising in a unique Award-winning Personality Disorder service?

Springbank Ward provides exceptional career development opportunities in the recovery focused care of adults experiencing difficulties associated with a Personality Disorder diagnosis. Offering flexible working patterns of full-time or part-time hours for this post. This also includes the potential opportunity for specialist training Dialectical Behavioural Therapy.

We are currently seeking to recruit an enthusiastic, motivated band 5 Nurse to join our Springbank team. You will have the opportunity to be part of a team who provides an innovative and forward-thinking service as we continue to develop and improve our unique multidisciplinary led inpatient service.

Springbank is a well-recognised unit both nationally and internationally and is known for its forward-thinking approaches to the treatment and management of those individuals with a Personality Disorder.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide quality evidence based nursing advice, support and care for service users with mental and physical health needs and to their carers within a multidisciplinary setting. They will be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care, and will have a working knowledge of local, national policies and legislation which govern current service provision.

The post holder will be responsible for identifying and contributing to the training needs of junior registered and unregistered staff and ensure that issues of equality, diversity and rights are dealt with in accordance with good practice and legislation.

They will ensure that effective communication pathways exist, and that they act within their sphere of responsibility, managing the shift in the absence of the Ward Manager or the designated deputy.

Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.

About us

Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health & social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health & wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting & empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.

Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services not only via inpatient and primary care setting but also with the community. These services include Children, Adult & Older Peoples mental & physical health, Forensic & Specialist mental health, Learning Disabilities, Primary Care & Liaison psychiatry, Substance misuse, Social care, Research & Development.

To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high caliber candidates that share our vision & values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people & members of our ethnic minorities & LGBTQ+ communities.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.

• To be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of the evidence-based care required, including health promotion for a named service user/group ensuring it meets Trust timescales.
• To participate in the setting of quality standards, including the monitoring and reviewing in line with current clinical guidance practice and policy.
• To ensure the post holder understands and meets their professional role and responsibilities under the Care Programme Approach.
• To ensure that the requirements of the Mental Health Act 2007 are observed, adhered to and implemented.
• To promote carer and service user involvement within the service and for its provision. To encourage recovery, discovery and independence, taking into account risk assessment and management.
• To establish therapeutic relationships with service users, and the implementation of evidence based therapeutic interventions with appropriate boundaries in accordance with Nursing andMidwifery Councils professional code of conduct.
• To be responsible for the safe custody and administration of medicines inaccordance with all medicine policies.
• To respect and value the different therapeutic approaches within the multi-disciplinary team but ensure that the agreed philosophy approach is adopted and followed.
• To ensure that accurate and timely written records are kept which comply with the Trust policy and NMC guidance, reporting on any issues as appropriate.
• To ensure that they comply with current good practice in informing/updating all members of the multi-disciplinary team, their colleagues, service users and appropriate others of changesinvolving current nursing care plans, progress, mental state and psychosocial factors in line with best practice.
• To ensure that they communicate effectively with service users and carers, actively listening to establish an understanding of their needs.
• Empower service users by ensuring that they receive the relevant information about their treatment, medication, available services, advocacy services, ward routines and safety procedures.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse, Mental Health (RNMH) or other specialism relating to post such as Registered Nurse Learning Disability (RNLD) or Registered Nurse Children's (RNC)
• NMC Registration

Desirable

• Post Graduate Qualification relating to the ward specialism
• Mentor Qualification/ENB 998 or equivalent

Experience

Essential

• Experience of inpatient services and working as part of the multidisciplinary team. Basic level of dealing with service users with complex Mental Health needs.

Desirable

• Experience of providing mentorship
• Experience relating to ward specialism

Skills & Abilities

Essential

• Effective communication skills both verbally and written including IT literacy. Ability to work as part of a team as a role model, empowering and motivating other team members
• Enthusiastic and has the ability to participate in full rotational shifts
• Ability to work with minimum supervision
• Ability to carry out physical interventions
• Ability to use own initiative to enable contribution to a multi-disciplinary team approach
• Able to keep calm and respond appropriately under pressure
• Effective time management and organisation skills

Desirable

• Level of good assertiveness skills
• Decision making, delegation and problem solving skills

Knowledge & Understanding

Essential

• Thorough understanding of care planning
• Knowledge of physical healthcare needs
• Commitment to and understanding of evidence based practice
• Awareness of safeguarding issues and responsibilities under relevant legislation

Desirable

• Basic understanding of legislation relating to care including Deprivation of liberty, Safeguards Act, Children's Act, Equality Act 2010, Health and Safety Act and the Data Protection Act

Physical Requirements

Essential

• Physically able to undertake a demanding role safely, as and when required

Employer details

Employer name

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Springbank Ward Fulbourn Hospital

Fulbourn

Cambridge

CB21 5EF

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