Staff Nurse - Dawlish, Devon, United Kingdom - Devon Partnership NHS Trust

Description

Exciting opportunities for Registered Mental Health Nurses have arisen to join our Secure Services Directorate at Langdon Hospital.
We embrace recovery with a holistic approach to care.

You will be willing to lead and inspire colleagues to deliver care that helps our patients on the road to recovery.

We offer a range of training in evidence based skills to enable to the successful applicants to bring knowledge and skills to their interventions.

The focus of the service is to support recovery, provide hope and rehabilitation by delivering the intensive inpatient component of the care pathway to people with complex severe mental illness.

You will be passionate about making a difference to peoples lives, responsible for managing and directing the care of some of the most vulnerable people we are responsible for, many of whom will have complex and ongoing needs.

Were committed to helping you become the best you can be and offer significant opportunities for development, alongside an attractive benefits package and a rewarding working environment .

If you are looking to relocate to the fabulous county of Devon we have a relocation package that may be suitable for you.

Please refer to the attached Relocation Policy for further details.

The role of a Registered Mental Health Nurse will include full Psychosocial assessments, promotion of social inclusion, development of independence and maximising social, functional and self-management skills.

Using your skills and experience to develop packages of treatment that focus on recovery, where possible, helping the people we care for to regain some independence.

You will be able to demonstrate specific examples of how your involvement has improved patient care, the patient experience and how you have influenced teams to deliver high-quality care.

Deputise for more senior staff, set an example for other members of staff. You will exemplify the recovery approach, taking a holistic approach to care that involves the entire person.

We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally.

We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing.

We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.

These include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer & applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010.

Part time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health conditions, neurodiversity or learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Leader.
Knowledge and understanding of the needs of people with mental health problems.
Training, knowledge in at least one therapeutic intervention (willingness to obtain qualifications in this area).
Training and experience e.g., Manual Handling, First Aid, Food Handling, MHA. Able to demonstrate past leadership experience, experience of shift co-ordination.
Life skills and mature outlook needed to work in a robust Health Care Environment.
Good level of IT Computer skills.
Previous care experience with individuals who have suffered Mental Health difficulties.
Mentorship Training, willingness to obtain qualifications in this area.
Other professional development.

Langdon Hospital