Job overview
Main area Staff Nurse – Mental Health | Grade Band 5 | Contract: Permanent | Hours: 37.5 hours per week (full and part time hours available)
Site: Cove Ward, Redruth. Salary: £32,073 – £39,043 per annum. Job reference: 201-26-104-B
We are Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This role is suitable for RMN/RNLD/RGN registered nurses, with welcoming plans for students due to qualify in coming months.
Main duties of the job
To be responsible for the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care and may be required to teach other nursing and non-nursing staff.
- Provide designated named nurse responsibility for a number of patients.
- Provide leadership, supervision and support to junior staff (qualified and unqualified) in the absence of the Clinical Team Leader and Unit Manager, ensuring efficient and effective use of resources to deliver high-quality care to service users.
Working for our organisation
We are an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve physical and mental health, including specialist support for dementia or a learning disability. We are a people organisation and value staff as individuals, supporting flexible working arrangements where possible.
Approximately 4,000 staff work across our Trust. We operate in people’s homes, community clinics and bases, with some staff in 13 community hospitals. Our aim is to have great people, deliver great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see the supporting documents.
Person specification
Education / Qualifications and Relevant Experience
- Professional Qualification and registration – NMC
- Professional Qualification – RMN/RNLD
- Experience of working with people with complex and challenging needs
Skills and Aptitude
- Up-to-date clinical skills in providing mental health care to patients in hospital
- Ability to identify ongoing development needs and maintain a professional portfolio demonstrating Continuing Professional Development
Benefits and development
We prioritise development and offer the following opportunities:
- Career conversations and individual development plans for succession planning
- Protected CPD time for registered staff
- Access to a central development fund supporting CPD for all staff
- Leadership and management development programmes
- Coaching and mentoring opportunities
- Comprehensive clinical induction programme for operational skills
- Care certificate programme for band 1-4 clinical staff
- Robust preceptorship programme for newly qualified staff
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Rewards and commitments
Being part of an NHS Foundation Trust brings a range of rewards and benefits, including:
- Health and wellbeing initiatives
- Free access to HARP portfolios for nursing revalidation
- Free DBS checks where required
- Discounts from retailers, hotels and attractions
- Salary sacrifice car scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
Notes
The Trust reserves the right to close this advert once a sufficient number of applications have been submitted. Shortlisted applicants will be contacted via TRAC.jobs email with interview details.
Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust welcomes applicants with lived experience of mental or physical ill health. If successful, Occupational Health may access health records to check inoculations and screening tests. References will be requested at three years for satisfactory confirmation.
For general recruitment queries, contact our recruitment team on 01208 834644.
Employer certification / accreditation: You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post may be subject to Disclosure checks under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act. The Health Jobs UK website features roles from multiple health and care employers in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
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