Staff Nurse: Willows ward - Older Persons Inpatient

This staff nurse post is on Willows ward, a 19-bed mixed-sex admission ward for older adults with functional and organic mental health needs, run by Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust. The work centres on person-centred nursing from admission to discharge with patients and carers involved in care planning, plus incident reporting and helping to induct junior staff. It is a specialist later-life setting that expects clinical leadership and quality improvement.

Candidates need an RN(MH) or equivalent nursing degree plus a mentorship qualification or willingness to train.

• Deliver person-centred nursing from admission to discharge, involving patients and carers in the plan of care
• Communicate with service users, carers, health and social care staff and medical colleagues
• Provide clinical leadership and drive quality improvement on the ward
• Report and record incidents, complaints and accidents involving patients, staff or visitors in line with Trust standards
• Take part in recruitment, selection and induction of junior staff
• Identify personal learning and training needs through appraisal and personal development plans
• Use available resources effectively

• Nursing degree or equivalent RN(MH)
• Mentorship qualification or willingness to undertake training

• Ability to work regularly unsupervised
• Good observation and reporting skills
• Understanding of issues surrounding confidentiality

• Previous experience of working with people with mental health needs

• NHS pension
• Comprehensive in-house and external training programmes
• Career progression
• 27 days annual leave rising to 33 days based on length of service, plus paid bank holidays
• Staff physiotherapy service
• NHS discounts