Sandpiper Ward, based at Hellesdon Hospital in Norwich, is an acute admission ward. The team offers assessment, treatment and rehabilitation for male service users over the age of 18. we provide care services with following conditions:
Anxiety
Bipolar affective disorder
Delusions
Intrusive thoughts
Personality disorder
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Psychosis
Schizophrenia
Severe depression
Significant thoughts of self-harm.
The length of stay on Sandpiper Ward can vary from a few days to a few weeks, including a period of rehabilitation. Our team work with our inpatients to ensure we meet their needs and ensure that their stay is as short as possible.
Inpatients receive a review each week. This can include family members, carers or an advocate. Community nurses are also involved in our inpatients care while on the ward.
You will work supportively and collaboratively with the clinical team leader ensuring the effective management of the ward in all respects, environmental, financial and clinical in so far as this relates to nursing practice.
Your duties will also include the planning and delivery of direct patient care with appropriate supervision, ensuring continuity of practice and working within a multi-disciplinary team.
As a senior nurse you will be expected to provide clinical leadership to staff in various areas of practice, adhering to the philosophy and clinical skills base of the unit.
You will monitor nursing practice on a day to day basis and ensure that nursing compliments the practice of other professionals.
You will be a crucial part of working collaboratively within our MDT, providing holistic care packages for individuals and families on the ward.
You will be required to work shifts across a 24 hour period in order to meet the needs of the service and actively participate in the duty senior nurse roster for the Hellesdon hospital.
Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.
Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.
Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you’ll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We’re an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.
Some of the benefits you can expect:
NHS pension
a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
career progression
starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
staff physio service
NHS discounts and many more.
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