Staff Nurse - Albert Ward Male PICU

Job Summary

We are looking for a Staff Nurse with a passion for delivering outstanding care. You'll be working 42 hours a week at [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Victoria House. This is a 26 bed mental health inpatient service for men. The service, split across two wards, provides a safe and stabilising environment for men who are experiencing an acute episode of mental illness and require an emergency admission.

Main Duties of the Job

At [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal], we support our people to grow their careers, gain new skills and keep stepping up. Apply now to enjoy excellent career prospects while reaping the rewards of making a difference to others every day.

About Us

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] was established in 1988. Since then we have developed a wide range of services for individuals with mental health needs, autism and learning disabilities within the UK. We have built a reputation for delivering pioneering services and outstanding outcomes for the people in our care. Our expert and highly dedicated care team of 10,000 employees empower 2,864 individuals across 150 services to consistently make a positive difference to their lives, through service-user focused care and rehabilitation.

Job Responsibilities

• Produce outstanding written reports based on your nursing assessments & observations
• Work closely with the management team to develop the service, audit, & improve quality
• Attend all training and engage in CPD to further knowledge & promote nursing
• Under NMC guidelines, ensure that individual care plans are complete & maintained collectively with residents, relatives & other healthcare professionals
• Administer medicines within healthcare procedure & Healthcare Commission guidelines

Why [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]?

We offer £23.58 per/hour, strong career progression opportunities within the region, including into management roles, RCNi membership, monthly reflective practice, support with revalidation & CPD opportunities, expert clinical supervision & peer support, employee referral scheme, 50% of NMC registration renewal paid by [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal], pension scheme, Cycle to Work scheme & employee discount savings.

Person Specification

Essential

• The ability to maintain documentation, undertake audits & demonstrate integrity in your role
• A good understanding of the latest nursing practices
• A commitment to patient recovery in order to effectively monitor, manage & reduce risk
• Compassion, resilience & a dedication to empower & support service user independence
• Open, compassionate, honest & resilient
• Well informed of the Mental Health Act 1983 & have an understanding of latest nursing practices
• Able to deputise in a clinical lead role
• Focused on patient recovery to monitor, manage & reduce risk
• Helping to empower & support service user independence.

Desirable

• The ability to deputise in a clinical lead role
• An interest in leadership, research & assessment

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer Details

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Address: Darlington, DL1 2LN

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Employer Contact Details

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruiter: Inderjit Grewal

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