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Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
About
We’re a community and mental health trust, providing a wide range of services to people of all ages living in Berkshire. And to do this, we employ approximately 4,500 staff who operate from our many sites as well as out in people’s homes and in various community settings.
We've recently been rated as ‘Outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission. This award supports our wider aim to be a leading provider of mental and physical health services.
We deliver joined up physical and mental health services, helping people to remain independent at home for as long as possible and providing the care and support that best meets the needs of our patients, in the most suitable location.
We run a number of specialist clinics and services aimed at young people, adults and older people to support and treat mental health, physical health and sexual health conditions.
We work in partnership with Berkshire’s two acute hospital trusts, Royal Berkshire Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust. We also work closely with Berkshire’s six local authorities and a diverse range of community and charitable organisations.
We’re also a digital pioneer, having been named by NHS England as a ‘Global Digital Exemplar’– one of only seven mental health trusts in the country to gain this status. This will allow us to transform patient care through new technologies.
Staff Nurse
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Key details
Location
- Site
- Prospect Park Hospital
- Address
- Honey End Lane
- Town
- Reading
- Postcode
- RG30 4EJ
- Major / Minor Region
- Berkshire
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Salary
- Salary
- £29,970 - £36,483 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (Band 5)
Specialty
- Main area
- Snowdrop Ward PPH
Job overview
Whether you are newly qualified or an established Mental Health Staff Nurse we can offer you some fantastic opportunities to build upon & consolidate your learnings or help you strive towards your next career goal. Our flexible working patterns consisting of short days (early shift: 06:45-14:15 and late shift: 12:00-20:00) or long days (06:45-20:00) and nights (19:30-07:15) give colleagues options that support an improved work life balance.
As an established mental health staff nurse, we are able to offer great learning opportunities to support your continued professional development.
Our acute wards provide care to adults with mental health conditions such as Bipolar affective disorder, depression, and schizophrenia.You are an enthusiastic registered mental health nurse with a passion for caring for vulnerable patients. With excellent communication and people skills, a warm personality and the resilience to help us transform our patients’ lives, you will have a good understanding of acute mental health treatment and legislation.
Eager to share your knowledge when managing and mentoring more junior members of staff, you will be an inspirational member of our team, striving to be your very best and supporting colleagues in the delivery of compassionate, safe and structured care.
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You will be proactive, ensuring seamless delivery across a multi-disciplinary team and be able to work without direct supervision, showing initiative and a determination to support patients and their families through creative engagement.
A calming influence, you will be able to deal with difficult and distressing situations professionally. Your energy and drive will be rewarded with the support of an enthusiastic team that strives to create a warm, friendly and compassionate environment.
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You will be clinically responsible for the co-ordination and implementation of effective nursing care on a Mental Health ward. You will liaise with other Professional Teams and with those providing support services.
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Occasionally as part of your professional development plan, take charge of the ward under the supervision of more senior qualified nursing staff member/colleague.
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You will ensure that the clinical, environmental and social needs of the patient are met by assessing, developing, implementing and evaluating programmes of care, seeking guidance and direction from senior nursing staff working in the unit where necessary.
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To be the best you can be, you’ll access our professional clinical and leadership development to ensure you are up to date, feel confident and develop as a nurse and leader, and manage and supervise a team of junior staff.
Working for our organisation
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we’re committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:
- Caring for and about you is our top priority
- Committed to providing good quality, safe services
- Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:
- Flexible working options to support work-life balance
- 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
- Generous NHS pension scheme
- Excellent learning and career development opportunities
- ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
- Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
- Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
- Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
- Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
- Free parking across Trust sites
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The “must haves” for you to be considered for this role:
- Registered Mental Health Nurse.
- Previous experience working in a mental health care setting.
- Good oral and written communication skills.
- Understanding of Mental Health legislation, which includes MHA, MCA and DOLs.
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.
We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.
We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.
We are happy to answer any questions that you may have. Please don’t hesitate to call Umaru Paye (Deputy Ward Manager) on 01189605210 or reach him on email: Umaru.Paye@berkshire.nhs.uk
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Person specification
Education/Qualifications/Training
Essential criteria
- Registered Mental Health, Adult or Learning Disability Nurse
- IT Literate
Continuous Professional Development
Essential criteria
- Desire to undertake further training and self-improvement to support patient experience.
Previous Experience
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable understanding of an Acute Mental Health environment
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience working in a mental health care setting.
- Clinical Governance understanding
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Good oral and written communication skills
- Understanding Mental Health legislation, which includes the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act and DOLs.
- Supervision of junior staff
- Teamworking and an ability to play an effective part in wider MDT
- Able to work effectively with colleagues
- Able to work under pressure in a challenging environment.
Additional Requirements
Essential criteria
- Ability to travel to multiple sites
- Honest, trustworthy, reliable
- Understand the limits of your abilities
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Umaru Paye
- Job title
- Deputy Ward Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01189605210
No longer accepting applications
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