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Staff Nurse

Employer
Surrey & Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Location
Epsom
Salary
£28,407 to £34,580 a year Including 5% Fringe HCAS
Closing date
4 Apr 2023

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Profession
Nurse, Learning disability nurse
Grade
Band 5
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Staff Nurse to join Ashmount, within the Trust's Learning Disabilities Directorate. Ashmount is a residential service for up to seven individuals who have a learning disability, autism and challenging behaviour.

We provide intensive support and a wide range of activities from our care service, which has excellent facilities and is set in its own large, secluded grounds.

The post holder will work positively and proactively with colleagues and will develop up-to-date knowledge of best practice and ranges of approaches within learning disability services and CQC requirements.

The post holder will promote and develop strong leadership by acting as a positive role model. The post holders own practice will be evidence-based, having up-to-date knowledge of best practice and ranges of approaches within learning disability services and CQC requirements.

The post-holder would be involved working alongside the registered nurses and supporting people to access the community. The post will offer excellent opportunities for development.

Opportunities for joint working with other disciplines and agencies would be an integral part to the role.

Excellent communication skills and confident use of IT would be key in this role.

Main duties of the job

Work closely with service users and professionals from a range of disciplines in order to assess Service Users abilities and needs

To take the lead in assessing clients/service users needs, planning and implementing and evaluating care plans and interventions designed to meet service users individual needs to enable them to live as independently as possible.

To ensure the clients/service users are actively involved in developing and agreeing their own care plans.

To enable all individuals living in the home to exercise choice over their own lives and ensuring that risk is balanced against benefit to the service user in relation to activities that may be available both in their environment and in the community.

Help to develop and maintain relationships between individual service users and their families, friends, advocates and the wider community.

Provide leadership and advice to all members of the team in the absence of the Manager.

Ensure that agreed standard of care are implemented, monitored, evaluated and up to date records are kept.

Ensure safe and healthy working environment by adhering to the Health and Safety regulations and Trust Policies. Ensure that the Manager is informed of all the need to repair or replace faulty and damaged equipment, furniture and fittings.

About us

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire.

We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use services and carers.

Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast.

Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach.

For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.

Job description Job responsibilities

Participate in planning meetings; assist in the preparation of reports and present information to other professionals as needed.

To act as an advocate for service users of the service ensuring that there is proper regard for their dignity, choice, self esteem, racial, cultural, sexual and religious needs and preferences.

Assist and take the lead in the provision of a safe, secure and homely environment ensuring privacy, dignity and respect for service users is maintained at all times.

Support service users to undertake household tasks, including cooking cleaning and laundry as needed.

Assist the Manager and take the lead in the ongoing monitoring of the health (both physical and mental) and behaviour of the service users. Reporting changes to the Manager or others as appropriate and as a matter of priority.

Ensure confidentiality in all matters relating to Service users, carers and any other issues where information has been gathered as a result of employment.

To be responsible for assessing clients in their environment and for suitability of admission to the home.

Responsible for assessing identified placements for suitability of clients ready for discharge.

Ensure a high degree of environmental hygiene is monitored throughout the unit by undertaking household duties such as cooking, cleaning and laundry and directing others in these tasks.

Understand the performance of statutory requirements and good practice guidelines affecting work, including Health and Safety at Work Act 1984, Mental Health Act 1983, Data Protection Act 1999, COSHH and Food Handling and Food Hygiene regulations.

Please see Job Description for full details.

Person Specification Experience Essential
  • 1 years experience working with Learning Disabilities (can be pre- qualification) Candidate who is due to qualify can apply
Desirable
  • Experience working with people with learning disabilities and autism minimum one year


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325-C9325-23-3226-2

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