Job summary
Employer heading
BANK Nurse RMN/LD
Our Vision is to provide the best mental health, learning disability, autism and community based services for the populations we serve.
As an integrated mental health, learning disability and community Trust, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including:
• Ìý ÌýPrimary and secondary mental health care for children and adults including specialist inpatient child and adolescent mental health provision, perinatal mental health, forensic services including low and medium secure care.
• Ìý ÌýSpecialist community support for children and adults with learning disabilities and autism, including intensive support.
• Ìý ÌýCommunity physical health and well-being services for children and adults.
The Trust was first established in 2002 and employs approximately 7,000 staff who provide care from more than 400 sites. The organisation offers opportunities for medics, mental health and general nurses, allied health professionals, psychology, administration and clerical staff, apprentices and volunteers.
Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust supports flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, home/remote working, and flexi-time.
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Job overview
Are you an experienced Registered Nurse Mental Health / Learning Disabilities? Are you looking for a flexible way of working where you can choose when and where to work? Would you like to work full time or perhaps just one or two shifts per week? Are you only able to work weekends?
If your answer to any of the above questions is yes then we would like to invite you to apply for the following position within the Mental Health Inpatient Services at various locations across Lancashire & South Cumbria
Main duties of the job
Bank Registered Nurse Mental Health / Learning Disabilities
Band 5 - £18.52 per hour + enhancements for unsociable hours
As a Bank Band 5 Registered Nurse (Mental Health or Learning Disabilities), you will have at least six months previous experience working in an inpatient mental health setting as part of the multidisciplinary team. ÌýYou will have experience of carrying out a diverse range of duties including the assessment, formulation, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of nursing care that is evidence-based, person centred and recovery focused.
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Working for our organisation
As an equal opportunities employer, we welcome applications from people regardless of age, disability (especially people who have experience of accessing mental health services, or caring for someone who has accessed mental health services), ethnicity, gender, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or on any other unjustifiable grounds.
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What you will get:
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·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Hourly rate of £16.53 plus 12.07% uplift for holiday pay (£18.52)
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Free parking at the majority of sites
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Paid face-to-face induction and mandatory training
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Further online mandatory training
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Wellbeing support
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Flexible working
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Pension
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Transfer to permanent in the future (optional)
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please note: you will need to be able to attend and pass training in Positive and Safe physical restraint, enhanced life support and moving & handling. This may affect the type or location of shifts you can be offered.
This post is subject to Enhanced DBS clearance.
If you are interested in applying for a post and would like more information please contact the Temporary Staffing Service on 01772 773822
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse - Mental Health / Learning Disability
- Completion of Band 5 preceptorship programme (evidence may be required from RNs who have been registered for less than 2 years or with gaps)
- On-going registration with the NMC
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Can demonstrate an understanding and knowledge base of mental health conditions and their treatments, recovery principles and person centred care
- Working knowledge of the Mental Health Act 1983 and Care Programme Approach
- demonstrate a working knowledge of physical health conditions and the complications that this can cause to patients experiencing mental ill health
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team structure
- Experience of assessing, planning, implementing and reviewing care needs
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
- Temporary Staffing Service
- Job title
- Temporary Staffing Service
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01772 773822
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