Staff Nurse

Come and Join Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, where we offer a wide variety of challenging and rewarding roles within a supportive, innovative and dynamic work environment!

We have an exciting opportunity for a Mental Health Nurse to join our well-established nursing team within our male low secure forensic ward.

Phoenix ward is a 12 bedded male only low secure unit and we are part of the IMPACT provider collaborative and take patients from a variety of settings including Medium secure units, prison and PICU. The team includes, dedicated mental health professionals comprising of mental health nurses, health care assistants, occupational therapist, doctors, activity coordinator and a psychiatrist.

The team has a culture of supporting new and existing staff, seeking to establish a solid foundation of knowledge of forensic mental health treatment, as well as an understanding of what it takes to fulfil this role safely. We support newly qualified nurses looking for a supportive environment to develop their skills in the management of service users detained in a forensic setting, which is an exciting opportunity to consider.

You will have a role in working collaboratively with service users and families and enhance your skills within the forensic service setting. The ideal candidate will be motivated, enthusiastic and have a passion for delivering excellent patient care., The post holder will be band 5 Nurse who can demonstrate that they have a range of transferable skills that will benefit the delivery of high standards of care and enrich the MDT.

The role involves supporting the nursing team to deliver packages of care to a diverse group of people with complex needs. You will need to be able to display a positive attitude and have the ability to challenge positively where necessary.

You will work collaboratively with Service Users, Families/Carers and the Multi Disciplinary Team to provide a recovery-orientated approach and to foster autonomy and help service users to take an active part in treatment decisions and support self management.

The successful candidate will also need to be flexible and adaptable in order to work effectively in a challenging environment and contribute to our successes.

The role will involve working closely with various members of the MDT and the Ward Manager to ensure that care is of the highest standard, and performance standards and best practice are achieved.

We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible., Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups. Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents. We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy. For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed