Job summary
Employer heading
Ward Sister/ Charge Nurse - Adult Acute
Band 6
Job overview
You will be joining our Adult Mental Health Ward at The Redwoods Centre, Shrewsbury. Pine Ward is a 15 bedded mixed gender adult acute ward caring for patients of working age.
the post is a full time permanent position and you will be required to work both day and night shifts on a roster basis.
Your career with us will be enjoyable and rewarding as you develop specialist skills and make a real difference for some of the most vulnerable people in society.
Check out the videos below showcasing why you should grow your career here with us at MPFT:
Why Work for Mental Health Services at MPFT - YouTube
Development and Progression Within Mental Health Services at MPFT - YouTube
What is it like to be an Inpatient Mental Health Nurse at MPFT? - YouTube
Main duties of the job
What you will be doing
- Working on an identified adult mental health ward, with the flexibility of working across wards, dependent on skill and service need.
- Delivering high quality clinical service-to-service users and their families.
- Be responsible for the management and care delivery of patients referred to the Ward, by liaising with statutory and non-statutory agencies where appropriate and developing a network of support to patients and their carers to ensure a high standard of therapeutic care is delivered.
- To be responsible for managerial and clinical supervision of other team members where identified.
- Delivering therapeutic interventions, in accordance with an agreed care plan, to an identified group of people experiencing mental health related difficulties.
- To be responsible for the management of the clinical area in the absence of the ward manager and quality lead.
- To implement agreed monitoring of effectiveness of care implementing the essence of care guidance.
Things that you will have:
- Registered professional (NMC)
- Post registration course/s at degree or diploma level
- Registered student practice supervisor and assessor
- Leadership qualification (Desirable)
- A high level of self-motivation and a flexible approach
Working for our organisation
Below are just some of the fantastic benefits we can offer:
- An annual salary of up to £42,618 (37.5 hours per week) depending on experience
- 35 - 41 days annual leave – including bank holidays (depending on length of service)
- Ongoing career development and training
- NHS Pension Scheme – one of the most comprehensive and generous schemes in the UK
- Wellbeing support, such as access to the MPFT Staff Psychology Service, and additional wellbeing days, along with activities throughout the year
- Annual recognition event recognising our employees who live and breathe our values
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Before applying for this exciting opportunity, we encourage you to view the full job description and person specification.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered mental health professional (NMC)
Desirable criteria
- Leadership qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of extensive post registration experience
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- student practice assessor
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Hayley Dean
- Job title
- Ward Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01743 210010
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