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Service / Ward / Department Summary : Arden Ward is a busy male adult acute inpatient mental health ward based at Stepping Hill Hospital at Stockport. We are currently seeking to recruit a band 5 staff nurse on a permanent contract to complement the experienced staffing team that is already in place. You will be part of a thriving ward which is committed to providing a high level of quality care to the patients they work with. We offer a comprehensive preceptorship package to newly qualified nurses to support you in starting your nursing career as well as other mandatory and non-mandatory training to support and enhance your development and clinical skills. We follow a hybrid shift pattern which involves working two long days and two single shifts a week, giving staff three days off a week; there is an expectation that the successful candidate will rotate onto nights.

Main duties of the job

Role Summary : You will be an integral part of the team providing direct care to patients with a variety of mental health problems. You will act as the named nurse with responsibility for the overall care of an identified group of clients. You will regularly act as shift co-ordinator ensuring the smooth running of the clinical area and best utilisation of resources available, with support from senior staff.

Key Responsibilities of the Post :

• Provide a high level of safe and effective care.
• Be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care.
• Adhere to all Trust policies, procedures and guidelines.
• Liaise with the multidisciplinary team.
• Provide mentorship to others.

All new starters to Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust who are appointed to a post which requires a Disclosure Barring Certificate check (DBS) will be recharged for the full cost of the check. Substantive staff will have the amount deducted from their first month's salary.

About us

We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop. Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We're really proud of our #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we're a great place to work.

All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification to support your application for this post. Please refer to the essential criteria in the person specification which will highlight the skills, knowledge and experience you will need to demonstrate in your application, by way of example, to give yourself the best opportunity to be shortlisted.

Person Specification

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Employer details

Employer name

Pennine Care NHS FT

Address

Stepping Hill Hospital

Stockport

SK2 7JE

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