Staff Nurse

The closing date is 10th Nov 2024

Job summary

We are looking for experienced Mental Health Nurses with sound Knowledge and skills to join our Staff Nurses on Brooker Ward which is a 22 bedded unit for people suffering with Dementia and mental illness. You will work as part of the time to ensure the effective care and treatment of our Older Person Mental Health acute admission ward at St James' Hospital in Portsmouth.

You need to be motivated and an enthusiastic practitioner with a passion for older Persons mental health, You will play an important role in the team as we aspire to provide excellent care to our patients and develop our service in line with national and local guidance.

You will be a positive role model, coach and mentor junior colleagues and students, providing supervision and engagement. You will relish the role of a Staff Nurse, and if you want to make a difference to patients' lives then you need to apply. If the above interests you then we would love to hear from you.

Main duties, tasks & skills required

• Assess patients /clients, plan develop/implement/evaluate programmes of care and carry out nursing procedures.
• Provides direct nursing care for patient/clients to achieve best health outcomes.
• Ensures use of nursing knowledge and skills to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patients/clients/family/ health needs as well as actively promote health and wellbeing.
• Evaluate clinical outcomes and reports variance to clinical pathway, protocols, or best practice guidelines.
• Contributes to effective discharge planning and/or referral processes to health care providers and support agencies to meet identified health needs.
• Applies diagnostic reasoning and professional judgement to nursing practice issues/decisions.
• Manage care of patients/clients on a day to day basis and when required manage care of all patients/clients in the absence of senior colleagues.

 

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

With over 12,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve.

Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trusts community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time.

Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working.

Job description

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

BSc Nursing or RN currently registered with NMC

Practice assessor/supervisor

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 Professional Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

For help with your application, contact: 

Victoria Woodhams 

victoria.woodhams@solent.nhs.uk 

03001236620 

Pay scheme

Agenda for Change 

Band

Band 5 

Salary

£29970.00  to £36483.00 Yearly 

Contract

Permanent 

Working pattern

Part-Time, Full-Time, Fle