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Newly Qualified Nurse / Staff Nurse - Low Secure and Specialist Rehab

Employer
NHS England Apprenticeships
Location
Northampton
Salary
Competitive salary
Closing date
23 May 2022

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Job summary

At St Andrew's you can enjoy a special sense of pride and belonging - by helping transform the lives of patients, while shaping the future you want for yourself. We're one of the UK's leading mental healthcare charities with an excellent and well-deserved reputation as a provider of specialist mental healthcare .

Our commitment to holistic care, safety, recovery and innovative therapies and treatment makes St Andrew's the perfect place to take your career to a new level. Join us and you'll be part of a team with a shared focus on people not profits, with all surpluses re-invested to benefit our patients.

We have a number of exciting opportunities for both experienced and recently qualified Mental Health, Learning Disability Nurses to join our team. You will play a vital role as a valued member of our well established multi- disciplinary team, be responsible and accountable for the delivery of high quality, patient-focused care within our division.

Main duties of the job

About you

You will have in depth experience of working with our patients in a mental health service. Being a strong team player, you will be able to build and maintain effective relationships across clinical teams. You will have good interpersonal skills with the ability to develop rapport with patients.

You will also be highly resilient, able to work under pressure and have good problem solving skills. You will have or be working towards an active NMC registration.

About us

Our aim is to provide high-quality assessment, care and treatment, helping patients to progress to the least restrictive setting by equipping them with the skills required to live as independently as possible, closer to communities of their choosing.

Our teams are multi-disciplinary, with extensive knowledge, skills and experience of working with individuals with:· Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder (EUPD) with co-morbid Disordered Eating· Mental illness for male/ female adults and older adults· PICU treating acute admissions to stabilise and step down to a low secure environment

We include patients in planning their care, valuing and embracing each individual's unique qualities.

Our teams use compassion to be inclusive, motivated, open and honest. We are focused on outcomes and value by driving continuous improvements for our patients and treating everyone with equal respect, trust and dignity.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the job description for this role attached in the supporting documents part of this advert.

Alternatively, please call our recruitment team on 01604 872660 with any questions.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Qualified RMN or RNLD Nurse


Experience

Essential

  • Candidates must be 18 years or over.


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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab) .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab) .

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

St Andrew's Healthcare

Address

St. Andrews

Billing Road

Northampton

NN1 5DG

Employer's website

https://www.stah.org (Opens in a new tab)

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