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SalaryBarnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust provides local, regional and national award-winning healthcare services. We have more than 3.300 staff working out of 20 main sites serving a population of 1.2 million people. We provide community health services and Mental Health services for young people, adults and older people. Our North London Forensic Service treats and cares for people in the criminal justice system who have Mental Health conditions. We also provide one of the largest eating disorders services in England, as well as drug and alcohol services.
We are an organisation that is passionate about equality, diversity and inclusion; one that prides itself in developing the leadership capabilities of its employees, looking after their health and wellbeing, creating safe spaces for staff to speak up and providing opportunities to mentor and be mentored. Our employees are the reason for delivering Good CQC ratings, excellent outcomes and outstanding patient experiences, so it is our aim to create a happy and healthy working environment where you can thrive and succeed.
Job overview
We currently have an exciting range of vacancies available for newly qualifying or experienced nurses in Inpatient Wards in Barnet Division, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust.
If you are looking for a diverse workforce focused on quality improvement, patient care and staff development, then BEH is the place to be!
For Newly qualified we offer:
Preceptorship Programme
We understand that being a newly qualified practitioner can feel quite daunting and bring numerous challenges. We also recognise that the transition to registered practitioner is unique to each and every person. To help support you we have developed a bespoke preceptorship programme, which includes:
- Preceptorship in the workplace
- Taught sessions
- Reflection
- Action learning sets
- Peer support
- Provision of a range of learning materials
Our preceptorship programme has received the Quality Mark 2018/19 from Capital Nurse.
We are looking for applications from enthusiastic, highly motivated newly qualified nurses with a desire to develop and progress quickly in their careers.
If this is you then we look forward to receiving your application.
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification documents
Note: PLEASE DON'T APPLY IF YOU DON'T HAVE A RIGHT TO WORK (RTW) IN THE UK.
Main duties of the job
Opportunity to Gain Experience in a Wide Range of Specialist Settings
We employ staff in both inpatient and community settings across a variety of areas including the below and more:
- Acute Inpatient
- Older People’s Mental Health Services
You will also have the opportunity to apply to our rotation programme aimed at developing our staff beyond preceptorship.
To assess, plan, implement and evaluate client care that is based on best practice and delivers high standard of nursing care.
To co-ordinate the individual’s assessment and subsequent care plan as agreed with the multi-disciplinary team.
To effectively communicate with clients, family and colleagues
To work and contribute to quality delivery of safe care in a dynamic team
Working for our organisation
BEH is a multiple award-winning, combined Mental Health (MH) and community Trust providing local, regional and national healthcare services. We have over 3000 staff delivering a range of MH and community services to a population of over one million. In Enfield, we provide a full range of child and adult community health services, which over the last few years has been integrating with its MH services to provide better and more holistic care. BEH manages the renowned North London Forensic Services (NLFS) which delivers MH care across some of the prisons and provides MH services as HM Young Offenders Institutions in Aylesbury. We are rated as 'Outstanding' by the CQC. We have also been appointed as the lead provider of forensic MH services across North London managing the devolved New Models of care budget of £170m from 2018/19. We also provide one of the largest eating disorder services in England, as well as drug & alcohol services.
We are an organisation that is passionate about equality, diversity & inclusion; one that prides itself in developing the leadership capabilities of its employees, looking after their health and wellbeing, creating safe spaces for staff to speak up and providing opportunities to mentor and be mentored. Our employees are the reason for delivering Good CQC ratings, excellent outcomes and outstanding patient experiences, we aim to create a happy and healthy working environment where you can thrive and succeed.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please kindly refer to the job description and person specification by clicking on the JD/PS attachment in the advert.
Person specification QUALIFICATION Essential criteria
- Experience of working within a Mental Health setting (as a student for newly qualified staff)
- Identify, initiate and manage effective practice in a patient centred way.
Knowledge Essential criteria
- Knowledge of implementing clinical Policies and Procedures.
- Working knowledge of MHA 1983.
- Knowledge of the principles of diversity to be applied to clinical and workplace practice in relationships with service users, their relatives and carers and colleagues.
SKILLS & ATTRIBUTES Essential criteria
- Able to demonstrate an understanding of the personal and clinical needs of individual service users, their relatives and carers.
- Ability to effectively run the ward as and when necessary
- To make balanced judgements and decisions.
- Ability to communicate effectively with staff at all levels.
References will be required to cover your last 3 years of employment/training. One has to be from your current or most recent employer and the others from your previous employer. The references should be from persons with management responsibility or HR.
If you have been unemployed for a period of four years or more, please give the details of your last employer and one character referee of your choice (not members of your family). If more applicable, references will be requested from your teacher or head of faculty. Please ensure you provide full contact details.
Vacancies that are advertised as Fixed Term Contracts will also be available as secondment opportunities for substantive internal staff.
Please be aware that your documents eg. Passport/NI Card, will be electronically scanned using Home Office accredited Verification System.
Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts, we will close vacancies before the stated closing date once the first 50 applications are received. Therefore, please apply as soon as possible.
All non-medical posts with the Trust are subject to a probationary period of six months, during which time you will be required to demonstrate to the Trust’s satisfaction, your suitability for the position in which you will be employed.
Should you not hear from us within three working weeks of the closing date for this post, then regretfully in this instance, you have not been shortlisted.
By applying for this role, you accept in the event you are successful that your personal data may be transferred from the Trust to another NHS organisation where your employment transfers within the NHS. This is in accordance with the streamlining programme which is aimed at improving efficiencies within the NHS both to make costs savings for NHS organisations but also to save you time when your employment transfers.
