Senior Staff Nurse – Heatherwood

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Staff Nurse to work in our services, Heatherwood. We would love to hear from RMN’s and RNLDS that may have experience within a forensic setting.

The post offers a smooth handover period, allowing the successful candidate to join an experienced multidisciplinary team and receive comprehensive support during a transition period.

Heatherwood Court is increasingly recognised as a centre of excellence and best practice. We are rigorous in following professional, clinical and policy guidance in order to support high quality care. We take a recovery and person-centred perspective to all of our work and are committed to the current agenda around reducing restrictive practice and improving relationally focused care within mental health services.

About the Role:

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What We’re Looking For:

• To work in line with all organisational policies/procedures, values and beliefs and support the staff team to do the same
• To provide direction and be a role model, facilitating best practice and best outcomes for Patient group
• Understand and promote the rights of Patients at all times.
• Understand and promote dignity and respect in all aspects of your daily work.
• Understand and promote awareness and respect of the confidentiality of Patients unless doing so would be a risk to them, others, or the organisation.
• Understand and respect the confidentiality of your colleagues and the wider organisation.
• Understand and inform those you supervise/support that communicating the organisations business to any external party, including ex-employees, without express permission, may result in a disciplinary process.
• Direct others to share resource, including cross site working and reduce costs across the service.
• To use effective, professional, written and verbal communication at all times, ensuring the correct information is delivered to the correct person at the correct time.
• To understand and adhere to all security requirements for the service, including attending/delivering training when required