Band 5 Staff Nurse - Green Lane Hospital, Wiltshire

Bluebell Unit offers a place of safety to adults and children brought in by police on S135 or S136 of the Mental Health Act. Bluebell is a 24 hour, fast- paced and dynamic service catering to the specific needs of a wide variety of presentations and personalities whilst in crisis. Communication plays a vital part within this role and you will develop close links with multiagency services throughout BSW such as AMHP teams, safeguarding, street triage, on-call consultants and police. Here at bluebell we are keen for you to develop within your role, and we offer new learning experiences and encourage training opportunities Additional training offered:

• Drug and alcohol, linking in with Turning Point.
• Motivational interviewing.
• Charge nurse training.
• Understanding Autism.
• Trauma informed care.
Bluebell offers a unique preceptorship opportunity to dual work within Bluebell Place of Safety and Poppy Unit, a 20 bedded Acute inpatient unit to ensure a full and diverse start to your nursing career., To provide, and supervise the delivery of high standards of nursing care to service users, in accordance with up-to-date evidence-based professional practice and AWP policies. The unit is a nurse led fast-paced environment. We are seeking individuals who are confident and enthusiastic in supporting the development of the unit. The service has been focusing on improving service user experiences and is keen to promote least restrictive practices.

We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust):a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care. We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset. Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care. At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.