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Staff Nurse - £500 per month incentive payment applies

Employer
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Location
Radlett
Salary
£27,055 to £32,934 a year per annum pro rata + 5% of basic salary, min £1,136 max £1,915
Closing date
6 Feb 2023

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Profession
Nurse
Grade
Band 5
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
This post attracts a recruitment and retention premia of £500 per month pro rata until 31 March 2023.

A unique opportunity has arisen for an exceptional CAMHS Band 5 Staff Nurse at Forest House Adolescent Unit.

It is genuinely an exciting time to join the service, we have a brand-new work environment and dedicated high dependence beds.

We also have a new energized Service Line Lead and a new inspirational and approachable leader, our Head of CAMHS.

Additionally, we also have one of our former patients of Forest House Adolescent Unit who has been on the CAMHS Youth Council for five years, because of her experiences as a CAMHS patient, involvement and encouragement from Forest House Unit staff members, she has now completed training to become a mental health nurse.

We would describe Forest House Adolescent Unit as a safe and welcoming place of work. Staff members are supported by the team and senior managers who are also prepared to invest their time in you.

We have an exceptional level of support, training and rotation for development opportunities. We will help you enhanceyour clinical skills through regular supervision and access to engage with the wider CAMHS network.

The successful candidate will receive up to £120 towards their registration fee, which will be paid upon commencement. This payment will be subject to tax and national insurance deductions.

Main duties of the job

Forest House is a 16 bedded inpatient unit for 12-18 year olds suffering with emotional, behavioural and psychiatric problems. The unit offers young people a 24-hour, 7 day a week service, assessing, treating and evaluating care through a variety of therapeutic techniques, family work, individual work, group work and the day-to-day milieu.

Main duties of the job
  • To actively fulfil the role of Named Nurse for the individuals in theservice area, providing a holistic approach to service user assessment, treatment, review and management of packages of care.
  • To ensure that the statutory requirements of the MHA 1983 (amended 2007) and Mental Capacity Act are observed and applied
  • To have the clinical skills relative to the delivery of care in the servicearea.
  • To have effective working relationships with other professionals within the service area, across the Strategic Business Units, (SBUs) Trust and other NHS providers and key stakeholders
  • To contribute towards effective management and utilisation ofresources with service area.
  • To lead a nursing staff team in the absence of the Charge Nurse.


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!

The Trust are embedding a Trauma Informed Approach within all of our inpatients units and that you will be part of this exciting development.

Job description Job responsibilities

The post holder will work in close collaboration with other professionals inassessing service users needs, devising care plans and evaluating outcomesthat promote service user empowerment through the process.

The post holder, with the wider Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) will participate in the assessment and treatment to provide high quality, individualised care, which addresses the needs of the service users.

The post holder will support the Charge Nurse and the Team Leader toensure that the service is managed effectively and efficiently in all aspects.

Person Specification Knowledge/Training/Experience Essential
  • RNMH/RNLD/RMN
  • NMC
Desirable
  • ENB 998/Mentorship
  • Completion of management training
  • Teaching/training experience
Areas of Experience/Knowledge Essential
  • Organisational skills and the ability to work effectively within a management structure
  • Communication skills - written, verbal and non-verbal
  • IT skills, in particular MS word
  • Experience of assessing and managing clinical risk
  • Experience in care planning
Desirable
  • Leadership and motivational skills
Communication Skills Essential
  • Recognises and reflects on barriers to effective communication, modifying communication in response
  • De escalation in managing verbal aggression of disturbed service users
  • Keeps accurate and complete records and communication consistent with legislation, policies and procedures
  • Excellent communicator
Desirable
  • Ability to chair meetings effectively
Analytical Skills Essential
  • Demonstrate good decision making skills
  • Flexible and responsive approach to care
  • Knowledge and ability to positively manage change
  • Ability to identify and manage changes to clinical risks
Physical Skills Essential
  • Car driver (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010 which prevents you from driving


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