Job summary
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We are looking for enthusiastic, reliable, and adaptable Registered Mental Health Nurses to join the Trust 'bank' working in our mental health units. This includes providing support to service users in Millbrook Mental Health Unit (NG17), Highbury Hospital (NG6), rehabilitation units (NG3 & NG18) Hopewood (NG5), and the brand new Sherwood Oaks hospital (NG18).
Bank is a flexible form of working in which you can book shifts as and when you want to work, at locations that best suit you. It also gives you the opportunity to work with a wide variety of teams in different sites and services.
Main duties of the job
We are currently looking for enthusiastic, reliable and adaptable Registered Mental Health Nurses & Learning Disability Nurses to join the Trust Bank providing support to wards and patients. This role requires a clinician with specialist skills to assess patient's needs and analyse and develop treatment plans within a multidisciplinary framework.
In return for your hard work and your professional, patient-focused service we can offer you:
Opportunities to gain experience within a variety of specialist teamsAccess to the NHS pension schemeAn NHS badge entitling you to many NHS benefitsInduction and mandatory trainingMental, physical and financial wellbeing supportFirst pick of shifts across up to 6 different sitesAccess to placement opportunities and specialist local training e.g. CAMHSCompetitive pay rates
About us
#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.
We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.
We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.
The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.
The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment
Job description
Job responsibilities
Candidates require recent nursing experience in mental health care settings and be able to demonstrate continuous professional development.
As a bank worker, you will be eligible to work across a number of wards and sites.
Please see job description attached for full details.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional Qualification (Mental Health/Learning Disabilities/General) to degree level or equivalent.
- Maintains current registration with the NMC
Desirable
- Demonstrate continued professional development to maintain professional registration
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrates satisfactory clinical expertise for the banding.
Desirable
- Specialist and area specific experience.
Training
Essential
- Willingness to undertake new clinical practices, education and training that will enhance service delivery.
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge and understanding of current legislation and understanding of clinical risk assessments
- Knowledge of the nursing 6 c's
Desirable
- Awareness of national and local issues impacting nursing care.
Skills
Essential
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Good written/oral communication skills.
- Diplomatic, caring & sympathetic
- Ability to be flexible and handle conflict issues
- Good skills in assessment intervention and evaluation of patients nursing care
- IT skills
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
Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Various
Nottingham
Nottingham
NG3 6AA