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Community Mental Health Nurse with Recruitment Incentive

Employer
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Location
Ware
Salary
£25,655 to £31,534 a year per annum
Closing date
22 Aug 2022

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Profession
Nurse
Grade
Band 5
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
We are looking for enthusiastic nurses to join our Adult Community Mental Health Services in Cygnet House, Ware.

We can offer you a competitive salary, staff benefits package and excellent career development and training that comes from working for Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust . In addition this post attracts a £6,000 Recruitment & Retention premia. Term's and Condition's apply.

Main duties of the job

This is an excellent opportunity to develop your knowledge of nursing in a community setting, working closely with experienced colleagues in a supportive team, and making a real difference to the quality of services.

You will be part of a supportive multi-disciplinary team who work creatively, collaboratively and compassionately to deliver the very best standards of care. The successful candidate will have regular supervision, and continuing professional development opportunities.

About us

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is an outstanding organisation with ambitions to match. We are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from the Care Quality Commission, and our aim is to be the leading provider of mental health and specialist learning disability services in the country.

Our family of over 3500 members of staff provide health and social care for over 400,000 people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. We also deliver a range of nationally commissioned specialist services including Tier 4 services for children and young people, perinatal services, plus medium and low secure learning disabilities services.

The care we provide makes a fantastic difference to the lives of our service users, their families and carers - everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:

Our Trust values are:

Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.

These values are at the core of who we are, everything we do, and how we do it!

Would you like to be part of the HPFT family? Would you like work with us to ensure our service users live the fullest lives possible they can? Would you like to be supported in your career to be the best that you can be?

Then please read on...

Job description Job responsibilities

As a University Trust, we have close links to the University of Hertfordshire, providing excellent learning and development opportunities for staff, as well as strengthening clinical research.

Person Specification Knowledge/Training/Experience Essential
  • RMN or Dip / BSc (Hons) in Mental Health Nursing
Desirable
  • ENB 998 / Preceptorship and Mentorship.
Experience Essential
  • At least 1 years post registration experience at Band 5 in a relevant mental health setting or if newly qualified will participate in the Trusts Preceptorship Scheme
Desirable
  • Experience in working with acute mental health problems in a community setting
SKILLS/ KNOWLEDGE/ABILITY Essential
  • Knowledge of MHA (1983), CPA, Risk Assessment and Section 25 etc.
  • Effective multi professional team communication & team working.
  • Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care with supervision
  • Medication administration.
Desirable
  • Evidence of continuing professional development
  • Understanding primary/secondary care interface
  • Successful change experiences


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367-EAN-6194-A

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