Staff Nurse (Nights)

Coventry, England, gb

Staff Nurse (Nights)

Reference

PRI100386

Location

Solihull, Showell Lane, Meriden, Coventry, CV7 7HZ

Priory Group Division

Healthcare

Salary

£36,176 - £38,596 (pro rata) depending on experience

Hours

37.5

Vacancy Type

Permanent - Full Time

Job Advert Location Description

About us:

Priory Hospital Solihull is a mental health hospital in beautiful grounds in the picturesque village of Meriden. Situated on the outskirts of Solihull and Coventry, we provide Rehabilitation & Recovery services to 31 inpatients over three wards:

• Arley Ward - 10 bedded male R&R service (HDU)

• Elkin Ward - 10 bedded male R&R service (HDU)

• Millison Ward - 11 bedded male R&R service (Community Facing)

Patients have a primary diagnosis of a Serious Mental Illness, with additional complexities such as physical health conditions, substance misuse, and secondary mental health issues.

Priory Hospital Solihull benefits from a stable and established MDT which includes the Medical team, OT, Psychology, Nurses, HCAs and Ward Managers. We are also supported by diverse admin, support services and senior management teams.

The hospital offers a range of assessments, treatments and interventions with a strong focus on patient collaboration in decision making and working with people in the least restrictive way.

Priory Group’s focus on quality improvement, combined with Priory Hospital Solihull’s focus on delivering patient-centred care allow us to continuously evaluate and enhance our performance.

Job Advert Role Description

Our approach:

The treatment programme at Priory Hospital Solihull aims to optimise patient’s independence. All interventions aim to help the patient to maximise independence, understand the effect their experiences have on themselves and others, to help them to manage the impact of internal and external triggers on their behaviour, and ultimately to provide hope for a fulfilling future.

These interventions include individual and group Psychological therapies, such as Substance Misuse, Relapse Prevention and Wellbeing, and Occupational Therapy, such as Cooking Skills, Budgeting and Life Skills.

Our approach to care acknowledges patient’s as individuals, each with their own unique skills and needs. Supporting patients to identifying meaningful and achievable goals is essential for successful engagement and treatment.

Main duties of the job

  • Assess, plan and deliver, with the patient and their carer/family, nursing care which takes account of patient choice and wishes and acting as the patients named nurse
  • Accurately observe and engage with patients in order to assess their need and evaluate their progress
  • Monitor and review Nursing Care plans
  • Driving the hospital car to escort patients to attend appointments, visits, ect…
  • Deal proactively and effectively with suggestions and complaints from patients and their families / carers
  • Contribute to a team approach to patient care in conjunction with all members of the Multi-Disciplinary team
  • Participate in regular clinical and non-clinical meetings and attend other meetings as requested
  • Maintain a continued level of personal professional development in accordance to preceptorship and revalidation
  • Develops and maintains a good professional relationship with patients, colleagues and visitors responding promptly and courteously to requests, enquiries and suggestions
  • Helps to promote and to maintain an environment conducive to meeting the needs of the patient / relatives and carers
  • Adhere to Medicines Management policies at all times
  • Adhere to Priory Group policies and protocols and adhere to NMC Code
  • Resilience – This is a role working with vulnerable patients who can have varying degrees of mental health difficulties, so there will be days where your resilience is challenged, this is why it’s so important to have a team ethos in our Hospitals.
  • Excellent Communication Skills – Communicating with patients and staff is vital to understand the needs of the patients and relay any information to the nurses and medical professionals.
  • Organisational Skills – You’ll need to be comfortable documenting information and be organised in your approach.
  • Care and Compassion – Our patients require the best care and compassion we can offer, if you are a naturally caring person, this is a role for you.
  • Attentive – No patient is the same and so being attentive to understand them and identify areas we can support is key.

    • Shifts details:

    This role will predominantly be working night shifts following a successful probation. You will be required to work day shifts to attend training, supervisions, and other business needs.

    The shifts are 12 hours on a rota basis to include nights, weekends and bank holidays. Shift times would be:

    Day Shift = 07:30 - 19:45

    Night Shift = 19:30 - 07:45 

    Our units operate 24 hours 7 days a week, and our nursing staff work shift patterns including weekends, bank holidays and nights.

    Qualifications and Experience:

    Essential

  • NMC Registration
  • Degree in Mental Health Nursing
  • Full driver’s licence as you will be required to drive the hospital car when escorting patients
  • Clinical experience working with people with severe Mental Health conditions, including experience of risk assessment, assessing patients and creating/implementing high quality treatment and care plans
  • Passionate about providing high quality care and continuous improvement
  • Forward thinking, proactive and creative
  • A commitment to patient-centred care and to values-based and evidence-based practice
  • The drive to continually push your own personal learning and development

    • Desirable

  • Involvement in innovative service development
  • Experience of leading a team
  • Experience working within in-patient mental health setting

    • Brief outline of Perks:

    We’d like to offer you:

    • Opportunities for professional development

    • 25 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays (pro rota) - increasing increments with continued service

    • Flexible working

    • Your Birthday as an extra days leave

    • Contributory pension scheme

    • CPD opportunities and support

    • Free on-site parking

    • Subsidised meals on duty (only £1 per meal)

    • Cycle to work scheme

    • Gym membership scheme

    • Tech scheme

    • Priory Online Benefits and Cashback rewards

    • 24/7 access to our Employee Assistant Programme

    • £5000 Welcome Bonus

    • Refer a friend scheme

    Due to limits on sponsorship allocations, we are not currently in a position to offer sponsorship to new candidates for these roles, this remains under review.

    Division DBS info

    About us

    As one of the UK’s leading providers of behavioural care and specialist support services, Priory promise a challenging and fulfilling career with the support of a world class organisation willing to invest in your development. Across our network of hospitals, residential care homes and supported living services, we are making a real and lasting difference to the lives of the people we support.

    As part of our wider infection control efforts, and to meet our commissioner and customer requirements, we continue to record vaccination status for all colleagues and we therefore request that you disclose this information as part of your Pre-Employment checks. Your vaccination status will not affect any offer of employment and will be held in line with GDPR requirements. We thank you for your understanding. 

    Disclosure

    All roles will be subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), Access NI or Disclosure Scotland. We are an equal opportunities employer. Priory will cover the cost of a DBS check.

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