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Partner Org: Ashford & St. Peter’s Hospital Foundation Trust
We are currently recruiting to our Trust Temporary Staffing Team – Bank on Us and we are seeking experienced Registered Mental Health Nurses. Applicants must have aminimum of 12 months post graduate experience in a Mental Health setting in the UK.
You must work well in a team and be reliable and enthusiastic with excellent communication skills, as well as adaptable and flexible to changing situations, working within Trust policies and the NMC Code of Conduct.
We have a variety of requirements across our hospitals although mainly on the St Peter’s site in Chertsey, from working on the paediatric wards supporting children and young people typically with eating disorders, providing specialist nursing support to patients under section within the hospital’s adult wards or the Emergency Department. This can include providing specialist one to one support.
The Trust also receives patients from Bronzefield prison on occasion and we welcomeapplications from those with experience in the prison setting.
To undertake shifts in the paediatric setting we are seeking applicants with CAMH’s experience.
Once you have completed the Bank Pre-Registration process you will be booked to attend the Trust’s Induction Programme, this is approx. 5/6 days. This commitment is required to support and enhance your current skills and knowledge.
For further information regarding the role please contact Lisa Punter Lead Nurse Workforce via e-mail tolisa.punter@nhs.net
Main duties of the job
Undertaking shifts as a Bank Registered Nurse on a temporary basis in a ward / department within the hospital setting.
Working effectively and efficiently and in collaboration with the multi professional teams to deliver high quality and individualised patient care to allocated patients providing mental health care and support, for each clinical area you work on.
Clinical duties, across a range of clinical settings, include providing one to one enhanced care for patients requiring support and supervision including patients waiting mental health assessment, psychosis, dementia and delirium care.
About us
Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.
Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter’s, Chertsey, Surrey.
We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.
Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at ASPH. We are committed to providing continuous professional development and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.
We are expanding our theatres at Ashford Hospital and moving towards this becoming our dedicated elective centre. We want to create a state-of-the-art centre for excellence for planned surgical procedures.
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
- Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
- On-site Nurseries
- On-site staff cafes
- On-site parking
- Support in career development
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including wage stream, lease cars, Cycle to Work schemes and home electronics
Adverts may close early, so applicants are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.
For more information about a career at ASPH please visit:www.asph-careers.org
Job description
Job responsibilities
Working as a Bank Registered Mental Health Nurse in a variety of wards / departments within the hospital setting.
Carry out assigned tasks involved with direct patient care whilst maintaining the privacy and dignity of patients. This will be whilst demonstrating excellent care, compassion and communication, working alongside the multidisciplinary team, incorporating:
- Delivering high quality direct patient care
- Following patient admission/transfer/discharge processes
- Providing specialist nursing care in regard to patients mental health
- Maintaining a safe environment
- Medication administration
- Care planning, implementation and evaluation
- Communicate effectively with the multi-disciplinary team, patients and their carers
- Maintain best practice, ensuring compliance with evidence-based practice and research
- Accountable to nurse in charge of each shift and supporting junior colleagues
- Maintain skills, knowledge and competencies adhering to the NMC Code of Professional Conduct, and the Trusts policies and procedures
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Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Essential NMC Registration Evidence of post graduate continuing professional development
Experience
Essential
- 12 months post graduate experience in a mental health setting
Skills
Essential
- Effective communication, Good IT/Computer skills Caring, compassionate and empathetic.
Other requirements
Essential
- Please confirm you are residing in the UK with a valid right to work document.
IMPORTANT: Before applying for this role, please make sure you have the right to work in the country where the role is based. Unless it clearly stipulates within in the job advert above that the hiring company is looking to or able to sponsor applicants it is deemed that the hiring employer will only consider applications from those able to comply with and work in the country where the role is based.
