About this role
Job summary
Would you like to join an innovative organisation committed to the best possible care delivered by the best people?Warren Courtis looking for a compassionate and enthusiasticForensic Staff Nurseto join its team inAbbots Langley, Hertfordshire.
Warren Court has 25 beds across medium and low secure unit for men aged between 18 and 65 with a learning disability, mental health issues, and a history of offending behaviour. It offers specialist psychological, psychiatric and behavioural therapies and complex specialist rehabilitation to help patients prepare for their return to life in society.
This role is the perfect opportunity for a Mental Health or Learning Disability Nurse seeking a new challenge in a dynamic and rewarding environment where no two days are the same.
Staff benefits include 27 days annual leave, access to one of the UK's best pension schemes, flexible working options, childcare support, CPD opportunities, regular appraisal, subsidised gym membership, access to discounts, and so much more. The successful candidate will also receive £120 towards their NMC registration fee.
Main duties of the job
As our new Staff Nurse, you would be welcomed into a safe and supportive multidisciplinary staff team that would empower and encourage you to be the best version of yourself for the benefit of those we care for.
On a day-to-day basis, the role would involve assessing, planning and implementing evidence-based care, working as part of a multi-disciplinary clinical team and as the named nurse for an identified group of service users.
The post-holder would also help run shifts and assist the Charge Nurse and Team Leader, supporting and acting as a positive role model to more junior members of the team. Working hours would involve shifts, including some nights, weekends and bank holidays.
The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate an ability to manage competing demands and organise their own work effectively. They must be non-judgmental, sensitive and calm, and have excellent communication and interpersonal skills. They also need a good understanding of relational security and must be prepared to model and promote the Trust's values at all times.
About us
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from the Care Quality Commission.
Our family of over 4,500 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:
Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional
Job description Job responsibilities
As Staff Nurse at Warren Court, your responsibilities would include:
Actively fulfilling the role of Named Nurse for an identified group of service-users, providing a holistic approach to assessment, treatment, review and management of packages of care. Ensuring the statutory requirements of the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act are observed and applied at all times. Working flexibly and co-operatively as part of a multi-disciplinary team to deliver quality person-centred care. Assisting in the day-to-day smooth running of the unit, providing clinical supervision to junior staff as required. Working with, talking to and listening to service-users, carers and families, and encouraging their participation in the recovery process. You must have RNMH/RNLD/RMN/RGN and be registered with the NMC. Experience of care planning and of assessing and managing clinical risk are essential. Mentorship training and management training would be an advantage, as would experience of working in a secure setting.
Person Specification
Knowledge/Training Essential
RNMH/RNLD/RMN/RGN Registered with NMC Experience of assessing and managing clinical risk Experience in care planning
Desirable
ENB 998/Mentorship training Management training Teaching/training experience Forensic nursing experience
Experience Essential
Excellent communication skills, including the ability to communicate when barriers to understanding exist Organisational skills and the ability to work effectively within a management structure and multi-disciplinary team De-escalation skills to manage aggression exhibited by service users
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 (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Address Warren Court
Woodside Road
Abbots Langley
WD5 0HT
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.hpft.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)