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.
This Senior Staff Nurse position is expected to commence in April. 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.
Responsibilities:
- 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
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Benefits:
- NMC registration paid
- Continued professional development
- Store discounts via Blue light card
- ‘Recognise Me’, our new staff benefits, wellbeing and recognition platform
- Free on-site parking and uniform
- Friendly and supportive work environment
- No zero-hour contracts
- Overtime opportunities
- Death in service
- Employee Assistance Program free 24/7 confidential helpline (domestic, financial, legal, health support, etc.)
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
I have loved every minute of being at Pinetree Court. I feel as though I have become part of a great team and that I have been accepted as part of the family by both staff and service users.