An exciting opportunity has arisen to be part of our Low Secure Service (LSU) team at Prospect Place, Birch Hill Hospital, Rochdale.
Are you passionate about Trauma Informed Care ?
We are looking for dedicated, motivated, and compassionate individuals to join our team.
As a member of our team, you will:
Act as a positive role model, reflecting the values of both the Trust and the unit.
Contribute to providing high-quality, safe, secure, and therapeutic care.
Help shape the future of this service, rated by the CQC as “Good”, with a strong focus on staff wellbeing as well as patient care.
As part of our Prospect Place team, you will play a key role in supporting service user recovery through a trauma-informed approach, underpinned by the RAID (Reinforce Appropriate, Implode Disruptive strategies) and Safe Ward models.
Clinical
- Under the supervision and working in partnership with a registered nurse provide and deliver a high standard of nursing care contributing to the ongoing assessment, providing and monitoring care based on evidence and working in partnership with the multi
disciplinary team.
- Provide compassionate, safe and effective care and support to patients in a range of care settings.
- Monitor the condition and health needs of patients within their care on a continual basis in partnership with patients, families and carers, ensuring appropriate escalation to a registered nurse when required.
- Support patients to improve and maintain their mental, physical, behavioural health and well-being.
- Promote comfort and well-being by ensuring that patients’ personal and social needs are met and be able to care for a patient’s nursing needs.
- To safely undertake the following procedures to meet the patient’s nursing needs to include; undertaking routine procedures including venepuncture, ECG recording, measuring and interpreting blood glucose levels, recording and interpreting vital signs, continence care, bladder and bowel care, pressure area care, wound care, nutrition, hydration, foot care, skin integrity, mood identification (as outlined in the NMC Nursing
Associate Skills Annex). Identify and report changes in a patient’s condition to a registered nurse.
- Maintain accurate, contemporaneous patient records in line with Trust policy and the NMC Code.
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.
If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:
Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance
Access to Continued Professional Development
Involvement in improvement and research activities
Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service
Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel
Communication
- Communicate effectively with dignity and respect to all patients, relatives and others giving consideration to potential barriers to understanding.
- Communicate effectively with colleagues, providing clear verbal, digital or written information and instructions when sharing information, delegating or handing over responsibility for care.
- Recognise and report any situations, behaviours or errors that could result in poor care outcomes.
- Report accidents, incidents, near misses or complaints following Trust policies / procedures.
- Report accidents, incidents, near misses or complaints following Trust
policies/procedures.
- Contribute to a culture where all staff feel safe to raise their concerns and that speaking up about what these are is a normal part of their routine.
Medicines Management
- Recognise the effects of medicines, allergies, drug sensitivity, side effects, contraindications and adverse reactions.
- Undertake safe and effective administration and optimisation of medicines in accordance with Trust policy and the NMC standards of proficiency for nursing associates.
- Administer medicines via the following routes, oral, topical, rectal, subcutaneous and intramuscular in line with NMC Standards and Trust policies.
