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Bank Nurse RMN RNLD

Employer
Priory Group
Location
Willenhall, West Midlands
Salary
£15.00 - £15.07 per hour
Closing date
16 Sep 2022

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Sector
Mental Health Nursing
Contract Type
Bank
Hours
Full Time
Setting
Independent Sector
Job Role
Staff Nurse
Salary
£30,000 - £40,000

Job Details

Lakeside View is a 28 bedded hospital in Willenhall and our 3 small acute wards add to the community feel of the hospital:

Finch Ward - 12 bedded male acute ward
Robin Ward - 8 bedded male acute ward
Swan Ward - 8 bedded female acute ward

The aim at Lakeside View is to provide a person centred approach and therapeutic environment, which promotes collaborative care planning to optimise treatment goals. Right from the point of admission, our aim is to support patients to be discharged safely back into the community where they can continue to progress towards recovery in a less restrictive environment.

Patients are usually referred to Lakeside View from local NHS trusts and we pride ourselves on excellent working relationships with patient, families and external agencies to support collaborative working and ensure clear communication throughout the care pathway in order to promote individuals' recovery and facilitate discharge. In order to maximise recovery, interventions offered include a wide range of therapeutic approaches, combining psychiatric and cognitive behavioural perspectives with occupational therapy, psychology, leisure and recreational activity.

Requirements:

Valid NMC registration RMN or RNLD
Our Nurses work flexible shift patterns of long days (7:30am - 8.00pm) and nights (7:30pm - 8.00am)
Experience in mental health services is desired but not essential - we are happy to consider applications from RMNs, RNLDs
Evidence of post registration continuing professional development
A positive attitude and commitment to change, improvement and quality
Excellent verbal, interpersonal and written communication skills
Knowledge of NMC standards guidelines and professional practices
Knowledge of the Mental Health Act and Code of Practice
In return:

You will be well supported within your role, with a strong focus on continuing professional development
Day shifts are supported by Ward Managers and Charge Nurses and night shifts are supported by Night Managers
There is a managers on call system (on call Manager and Senior Manager) our of hours
We have a Junior Doctor based on site 24/7 as well as Speciality Doctors and Consultant Psychiatrists within working hours, and an on call Consultant Psychiatrist (out of hours)
Extensive training through our online Priory Academy as well as face-to-face training
Opportunity to support Nursing students
Bank work is a 0 hours contract and offers complete flexibility to chose your shifts around your personal life
There is the opportunity to easily convert to a permanent staff member, providing there are vacancies at the time
Free meals on duty
Access to a pooled wellbeing fund which is used to improve health and wellbeing of the team at Lakeside View
Access to kitchen with free hot and cold drinks, breakfast and fruit
In addition to this, if you join us permanently you will benefit from:

Access to funded CPD courses relevant to the role
Ability to undertake your Practice Supervisor and Practice Assessor training in partnership with Wolverhampton University
Free access to RCNi
Your NMC registration will be fully funded
Opportunity to progress through our career pathway - opportunities include developing to Charge Nurse, Night Manager, Ward Manager
Opportunity to take a lead role within the hospital - eg. Safeguarding lead, equality & diversity lead
Generous annual leave entitlement and study leave to attend CPD opportunities, conferences etc
Company pension scheme
An extra days holiday to have your birthday off
Relocation package can also be offered

About us
As one of the UK's leading providers of behavioural care and specialist support services to adults and young people, Priory Group promise a challenging and fulfilling career with the support of a world class organisation willing to invest in your development.

Priory maintains that vaccination remains our very best line of defence against COVID-19 and believes that our colleagues working with vulnerable individuals have a professional duty to be vaccinated. As part of our wider infection control efforts, and to meet our commissioner and customer requirements, we continue to record vaccination status for all colleagues and we therefore request that you disclose this information as part of your application. Your vaccination status will not affect any offer of employment and will be held in line with GDPR requirements. We thank you for your understanding.

Disclosure
All roles will be subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), Access NI or Disclosure Scotland. We are an equal opportunities employer. Priory Group will cover the cost of a DBS check.

Company

Nursing at Priory Healthcare

At Priory Healthcare, we’re passionately committed to making a real and lasting difference for everyone we support. But that’s just the start. As a recognised leader in the healthcare sector, we’re equally passionate about harnessing the potential of everyone on our team – including our rapidly growing community of RMN’s.

So join us and we can promise you one of the most dynamic and supportive career environments in the sector.

We are already the largest mental health provider in Europe and treat upwards of 80 conditions in over 275 facilities around the country. But look beyond our size and you will also discover an unrivalled reputation for providing quality, inspiring innovation and delivery value for our service users.

What does this mean for you? More than you might imagine.

For a start, there’s greater clinical diversity here than anywhere outside of the NHS. This offers you the chance to develop your career at the forefront of nursing practice in one or  more of our six specialist areas – Acute Mental Healthcare, Secure, Rehabilitation and Complex Care, Eating Disorders and Child and Adolescent Mental Health.

You will enjoy excellent learning and development resources, too. In addition to benefiting from our award-winning e-learning programme, your structured career progression could include supported study for specialist diplomas, preceptorships if you are newly qualified, a range of other externally accredited courses, the option of becoming a trainer on your own site, and much more besides.

Our working environment and culture are also exceptional. You will be part of a multidisciplinary team of doctors, psychiatrists, therapists and other health care specialists. We don’t just work together. We listen to each other, share ideas, explore new ways of doing things and actively pursue innovation and excellence is all that we do. So while the work can be incredibly demanding, you will never lack the support, collaboration and encouragement you need to perform to your best and achieve your true potential.

As for recognition and rewards, they are everything you would expect from an organisation that values your expertise and commitment. And your career prospects? Well, the sheer scope and scale of our behavioural care services – and the pace of our development as a business – means that you can grow as far and fast as we do.

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