Job summary
Are you a Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN), Registered Learning Disability Nurse (RNLD) or Final Year Studentwho will qualify in 2024 and ready to take the next step in your nursing career? South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLAM) are recruiting RMN and RNLD nurses. We are offering a diverse array of inpatient and community roles across the vibrant boroughs of Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham, and Southwark. Additionally, we provide specialised substance misuse services to residents of Bexley, Lambeth, Greenwich, and Wandsworth, addressing complex needs with empathy and expertise.
At South London and Maudsley Hospital, we believe in nurturing talent and empowering individuals to reach their full potential. Our comprehensive Preceptorship programme is designed to support your transition into practice, providing you with the tools, mentorship, and resources needed to thrive in your role. Here, you will have the opportunity to collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of seasoned professionals and researchers who share your passion for driving positive change in mental health care. Together, we strive to make a tangible difference in the lives of our patients, fostering hope, resilience, and recovery.
Whether you're interested in inpatient care, community outreach, or specialised services, we offer a supportive environment where you can expand your skills, broaden your horizons, and shape the future of mental health care.
Main duties of the job
Clinical skills;1. Working autonomously within the parameters of the role leading on implementing the delivery ofquality nursing care, contributing to the physical, psychological, social, recreational and spiritual carein a recovery-focused way through therapeutic engagement and activities, and taking steps toaddress any issues that arise.2. Leading on and undertaking activities to ensure that the fundamentals of care are met - nutrition,hydration, hygiene, comfort, emotional and social support.3. Co-ordinating and evaluating collaborative patient-centred care; getting feedback and improvingplans with the multi-disciplinary team (MDT).4. Providing accurate information about care in an accessible format to patients and their relatives / carers.5. Liaising and working positively with members of the multi- disciplinary team and partnerorganisations.6. Administering, and monitoring the side-effects of, medication; monitoring service user compliance.7. Safety; safe custody of medicines, sharps, clinical equipment, report all incidents following trustpolicy.8. Developing the management of care needs through:a. Initial data collection
About us
Benefits:
We are committed to ensuring our staff get the most out of their benefits package and understand the importance of a healthy work life balance. There is an extensive range of excellent benefits for you and your family. We want you to feel like you are part of a close knit team at SLaM. It's important to us that you valued and appreciated and that are why we have a comprehensive benefits package on offer
Some of our benefits are highlighted here:
- Generous pay, pensions and leave,we offer a comprehensive pay, pensions and leave package which is dependent on the role and length of service.
- Work life balance,flexible working and support a range of flexible options, such as: part-time working and job sharing.
- Career development,There are plenty of opportunities to progress your career and we support your development through a number of programmes such as mentoring, coaching, positive people management, collective leadership and other talent programmes
- Car lease,our staff benefits from competitive deals to lease cars
- Accommodation,our staff benefits from keyworker housing available which is available on selected sites
- NHS discounts,with discounts up to 10% from a variety of well-known retail brands though Health Service Discounts website.Other benefits include:
- Counselling services
- Wellbeing events
- Long service awards
- Cycle to work scheme
- Season ticket loan
- Childcare vouchers
- Staff restaurants
Job description
Job responsibilities
Providing top quality care depends on our ability to employ the best people. Were always looking to recruit outstanding people who will go the extra mile to support our patients, colleagues, teams and the Trust.
We are looking for ambitious staff with the desire for both personal and professional development. We offer regular clinical and managerial supervision as well as promoting continuous professional development to provide you with opportunities to progress and ensure that best practice is embedded in clinical provision. We support our staff through a well-structured Trust Induction, Mandatory Training, monthly professional and clinical supervisions, staff appraisals, robust Preceptorship Programme, support for continual professional development activities, Reflective Practice, staff meetings, psychosocial and team events such as team away days. We also offer a number of clinical and professional development opportunities.
You must be a qualified RMN, Learning Disability Nurse in the final year of your RMN/LD course. Its important that you have an understanding of multidisciplinary services and the challenges that Children and young people face from their mental health problems.
Communication skills must be of the highest standard, you will be expected to engage with very vulnerable children and their families. You must show that you are caring and compassionate as well as a desire to uphold the dignity of the Patient you support.
A detailed Job Description is attached to this advert.
Person specification Qualifications Essential criteria
- Registered Mental Health Nurse and/or Registered Learning Disabilities Nurse
Desirable criteria
Experience and Knowledge Essential criteria
- Experience of research-based/reflective practice, e.g. understanding and ability to use supervision to reflect on skills, attitude and knowledge and develop these by using evidence based practice.
- Knowledge of relevant Professional and Clinical legislation
Desirable criteria
- Experience of shift co-ordination.
- Experience of supervising and mentoring junior staff and students.
Skills and Abilities Essential criteria
- Able to provide quality care that is responsive to service users needs, without close supervision.
- Resilient: able to cope with difficult interpersonal situations.
- Self-aware, self-confident and intrinsically motivated to do a good job and to motivate others.
- Approachable and forms very effective working relationships with colleagues.
- Advocates for all individuals, particularly those with protected characteristics; promotes equality and diversity
Desirable criteria
- IT skills
- Skilled in supervision of others, and in providing critical and constructive feedback.
Other Requirements Essential criteria
- Empathy for service users including individuals who have experienced mental health problems.
- Loyal and able to advocate for and show pride in the work area and organization and demonstrates values of trust and NHS
- Flexibility to work shift patterns across 24hrs, 7days a week and across all clinical areas within the Trust as required
- Ability to fulfil all the requirements of the role (including physical)
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of research-based/reflective practice, e.g. understanding and ability to use supervision to reflect on skills, attitude and knowledge and develop these by using evidence based practice.
- Knowledge of relevant Professional and Clinical legislation.
Desirable
- Experience of shift co-ordination.
- Lived experience of mental health.
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Adult Nurse and/or Registered Mental Health Nurse and/or Registered Learning Disabilities Nurse.
Desirable
- Mentorship qualification.
Knowledge/skills
Essential
- Able to provide quality care that is responsive to service user's needs, without close supervision.
- Advocates for all individuals, particularly those with protected characteristics; promotes equality and diversity.
- Resilient: able to cope with difficult interpersonal situations.
Desirable
- Skilled in supervision of others, and in providing critical and constructive feedback.
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 .
Employer details
Employer name
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Trust Wide
depending in site
London
SE5 8AZ