Registered Mental Health Nurse (Older People's Community Care)

As a valued member of the team, you will deliver high standards of person -centred care showing empathy, patience and understanding at all times.

We work as part of a multi- disciplinary team, and you will work within the Trust Core Care Standards and always promoting independence, recovery, and service user dignity.

You would be an active and supportive member of the team.

As a Nursing Assistant you will be actively involved in delivering direct patient care under the supervision of qualified nurses and be accountable for the reporting of the care you give to qualified nursing staff.

We offer ongoing training and development, clinical supervision & managerial supervision, an annual PADR.

Working for our organisation

Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of making a positive difference in people's lives'.

CQC rated us as 'GOOD' overall, commenting on how our colleagues treated patients with compassion and kindness and felt positive and proud about working for the trust.,

• Are you looking for a new exciting opportunity to work in a team where you can continually develop your skills and knowledge base?


• As a Nursing Assistant you will be completing daily duties including :


• Providing care and support for patients who are acutely mentally unwell


• Spending 1 : 1 time with patients


• Escorting patients off the ward


• Completing levels of observations with patients


• Engaging patients in therapeutic activities


• Completing physical observations and general physical check


• Working alongside a multi-disciplinary team to make changes inpatients' care


• Supporting patients with their ADLs


• Managing difficult situations


• Providing support to other wards across the unit


• Responding to patients when they are distressed
  
  care certificate completed


• NVQ 3 Health and Social Care


Desirable criteria

Previous experience in Older peoples Care.

Skills

Essential criteria

• Communication skills - written and verbal - to be assessed via application form and at interview


• Recent, relevant experience of working within mental health.


• Understand and demonstrate the Trust values
  
  Want to make a real difference and have a truly rewarding career? Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of making a positive difference in people's lives'.


We've been rated good' overall by the CQC, with some outstanding services. The CQC commented at our most recent inspection on how our colleagues treated patients with compassion and kindness and felt positive and proud about working for the trust.

We are passionate about making equality, diversity and inclusion part of our DNA. We take pride in our People First Culture which creates a workplace where everyone feels a genuine sense of belonging, difference is celebrated, and people are comfortable to bring their whole selves to work.

We value the richness that comes from having colleagues that are fully representative of the local community. We welcome people who identify as Black, Asian or from a Minority Ethnic background, protected characteristics, and with all backgrounds and experiences.


• Commitment to flexible working where this is possible


• days annual leave / year plus bank holidays, increasing to days after 5 years & days after years' service


• Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training


• Generous NHS pension scheme


• Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits


• Health service discounts and online benefits


• Incremental pay progression


• Free confidential employee assistance programme / 7


• Access to our LGBT+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network


• Health and wellbeing opportunities


• Structured learning and development opportunities