Job summary
- Main area
- RMN
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Secondment: 12 months
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Night shift)
- Job ref
- 310-MOPAC-7075715
- Employer
- Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Maple Ward
- Town
- Peterborough
- Salary
- £29,970 - £36,483 Per annum Pro Rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Registered Mental Health Nurse
Band 5
Job overview
12 month secondment
We are excited to offer an exceptional secondment opportunity for an experienced Band 5 Staff Nurse position on Maple Ward.
Maple Ward is dedicated to the care of older adults, providing treatment for individuals aged 65 and above who require admission. The Ward is divided into two specialised units:
- Maple 1: An 8-bed unit specifically for the assessment and treatment of patients who live with the behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia.
- Maple 2: A 14-bed unit for patients with functional mental health conditions, including schizophrenia, Bipolar, anxiety, personal disorder, depression and more.
Our team is committed to investing in staff development. All staff members will receive comprehensive training designed to support the operational needs of the ward and develop essential core skills. Additionally, we actively encourage and support staff in accessing further training and development opportunities to enhance their skills and career progression.
If you are an experienced Band 5 Staff Nurse looking for a rewarding opportunity to develop your skills while providing high-quality care, we encourage you to apply.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for identifying and contributing to the training needs of junior registered and unregistered staff, and ensure that issues of equality, diversity and rights are dealt with in accordance with good practice and legislation. They will ensure that effective communication pathways exist, and that they act within their sphere of responsibility, managing the shift in the absence of the Ward Manager or the designated deputy.
Additionally, you will be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of care for identified service users, acting as a nurse for individuals with complex and challenging needs.
As a key member of the team, you will deliver high-quality, individualised, holistic, and evidence-based nursing care using the nursing process. You will also play a vital role as a link between patients, carers, relatives, and therapists, ensuring a consistent focus on positive patient outcomes.
We are committed to supporting your professional growth and development within your role. Our Trust actively promotes career progression through a clear career pathway and encourages staff to pursue promotional opportunities.
Working for our organisation
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.
Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.
To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high-calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.
Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.
Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.
For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at www.cpft.nhs.uk
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities
Clinical / Service Specific
- To be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of the evidence-based care required, including health promotion for a named service user/group ensuring it meets Trust timescales.
- To participate in the setting of quality standards, including the monitoring and reviewing in line with current clinical guidance practice and policy
- To ensure the post holder understands and meets their professional role and responsibilities under the Care Programme Approach
- To ensure that the requirements of the Mental Health Act 2007 are observed, adhered to and implemented.
- To promote carer and service user involvement within the service and for its provision. To encourage recovery, discovery and independence, considering risk assessment and management
- To establish therapeutic relationships with service users, and the implementation of evidence based therapeutic interventions with appropriate boundaries in accordance with Nursing and Midwifery Councils professional code of conduct.
- To demonstrate care and compassion in your work
- To be responsible for the safe custody and administration of medicines in accordance with all medicine policies
- To respect and value the different therapeutic approaches within the multi-disciplinary team but ensure that the agreed philosophy approach is adopted and followed.
- To be responsible for maintaining and conducting oneself in a professional manner towards service users, carers, colleagues and other agencies, at all times
- To participate in working collaboratively with other Trust services and external agencies to provide seamless care for service users.
- To ensure that they contribute and work towards the service/organisational aims and objectives.
- To ensure that accurate and timely written records are kept which comply with the Trust policy and NMC guidance, reporting on any issues as appropriate.
- To ensure that they comply with current good practice in informing/updating all members of the multi-disciplinary team, their colleagues, service users and appropriate others of changes involving current nursing care plans, progress, mental state and psychosocial factors in line with best practice.
- To ensure that they communicate effectively with service users and carers, actively listening to establish an understanding of their needs.
- Empower service users by ensuring that they receive the relevant information about their treatment, medication, available services, advocacy services, ward routines and safety procedures.
- To provide formal and informal training of junior registered and unregistered staff, carers and service users.
- To deliver a personal duty of care for the effective utilisation of nursing to ensure adequate clinical care is provided.
- To work within a framework commensurate with their level of knowledge and competence and to act accordingly within their sphere of responsibility. Protection of Children & Vulnerable Adults – To promote and safeguard the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.
- Implementation of NICE guidance and other statutory / best practice guidelines.
- Infection Control - To be responsible for the prevention and control of infection.
- Incident reporting - To report any incidents of harm or near miss in line with the Trust’s incident reporting policy ensuring appropriate actions are taken to reduce the risk of reoccurrence.
- To contribute to the identification, management and reduction of risk in the area of responsibility.
- To ensure day to day practice reflects the highest standards of governance, clinical effectiveness, safety and service user experience.
- To ensure monitoring of quality and compliance with standards is demonstrable within the service on an on-going basis.
- To be aware of the responsibility of all employees to maintain a safe and healthy environment for service users/ clients, visitors and staff.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of in -patient services and working of a mutidisplinary team.
- Basic level of dealing with service user with complex mental health needs.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of providing mentorship
- Experience of relating to ward specialism
- Lived experience of mental health.
Physical Requirements
Essential criteria
- Physically able to undertake a demanding role safely as and when required .
Knowledge and Understanding
Essential criteria
- Thorough understanding of care planning
- Knowledge of physical healthcare needs
- Commitment to and understanding of evidence based practice
- Awareness of safeguarding issues and responsibilities under relevant legislation
- Basic understanding of the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act
- Knowledge of NICE guidance
- Basic understanding of needs of service users
Desirable criteria
- Basic understanding of legislation relating to care including - Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Act, Children’s Act, Equality Act 2010, Health and Safety Act and the Data Protection Act The Trust’s 7C’s and Respect Enable Values (REV) initiative expectations Understanding of the Care Programme Approach (CPA)
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Able to demonstrate commitment to high quality care and service provision
- Effective communication skills both verbally and written ,including IT literacy (MS office)
- Ability to work as part of a team ,as a role model, empowering and motivating other team members.
- Enthusiastic and has the ability to participate in full rotational shifts .
- Ability to work with minimum supervision.
Desirable criteria
- Level of good assertiveness skills
- Decision making, delegation and problem solving skills
Education / Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse Mental Health Nursing RNMH or other specialism relating to post such as Registered Nurse Learning Disability (RNLD) )
- NMC Registration
Desirable criteria
- Post qualification in mental health training and ward specialism
- Mentor qualification /ENB998 or Equivalent
- Additional qualification for specialism
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Bukola Akintola
- Job title
- Ward Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01733776086
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