Staff Nurse (Adult Mental Health Inpatients)

Oak House provides rehabilitation and recovery services for adults with complex and enduring mental health difficulties. Oak House has a supportive and motivated multi-disciplinary team that take pride in ensuring that patients have a positive experience during their admission. Being part of our experienced team would allow you the opportunity to develop a broad range of skills to support patients to develop or re- build their skills and confidence in activities of daily living and accessing community activities. You will receive access to comprehensive training and educational courses. We will provide you with resources to develop a long term career, continual professional development and a range of support. You will be required to work 8 x 11.5 hrs shifts over a 4 week period including; working days, nights, weekends and bank holidays. If you would like to discuss this role informally, get in touch with the Recruiting Manager, please see the top right-hand side of the advert.,

• Clinical handover from outgoing shift


• Allocation and planning of patient care and therapeutic activities


• Ensuring all activities of daily living are supported in a person centred way focussing on independence and wellbeing


• Medication administration


• Care planning, risk assessments, discharge planning, MDT meetings


• Ensuring the Mental Health Act is correctly applied


• Supervision of junior colleagues including health care assistants and student nurses
  
  At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
  
  Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites.


We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. Its why we were named Large Apprenticeship Employer of the Year award at the 2022 Worcestershire Apprenticeship Awards. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.

What we offer

27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service

Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours

Flexible and agile working opportunities

Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support

Wide range of staff networks such as LGBT+ and ENRICH (Equality Network for Race Inclusion and Cultural Heritage)

Health service discounts and online benefits including excellent cycle to work and car salary sacrifice schemes

Health and wellbeing opportunities