Specialist Nurse Older Peoples Mental Health Inpatient

The successful candidate would be able to demonstrate person centred values to care and leadership.

You will be overseeing the day to day running of the ward and will also support the Ward Manager in administrative duties.

Your role will include provision of clinical supervision, appraisal, care planning, shift leading, medication administration, audits and preceptorship.

The applicant will join our existing creative and committed team and we encourage applications from those with a natural flair and personal commitment to working with people who as a result of dementia require high levels of intensive support.

We are looking for staff that are motivated, compassionate and committed to working with older people, delivering personal care, health checks and engaging people in meaningful activity in a rapidly changing and busy working environment.

You would be joining a strong leadership team of all disciplines

Maister Lodge has undergone renovation works meaning that the environment is well suited for patients with dementia. We can offer excellent learning opportunities, support from the team at Maister and from other parts of the OP services.

Maister Lodge has previously been awarded Team of the Year and in 2023 we have won the Safewards Nomination and were shortlisted for the Trusts Outstanding Care Award.

At Maister Lodge we are providing high quality acute mental health care to people with dementia at a time in their illness when compassion, care and skill can achieve great benefit for patients and their families.

Maister Lodge also deliver care to patients at the end of their life and the team take great pride in doing this with excellence.

We work hard to provide person centred care which is sensitive and responsive to the individual and we are committed to continuous development., We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website

We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.

We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started.

We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.

We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.

From city to countryside, market towns to moors you'll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.