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An exciting opportunity has opened up for you to join our accredited wards at Park Royal Mental Health Centre. At CNWL we are committed to working at the highest standards of clinical excellence and at Park Royal our wards are AIMS accredited (Accreditation for Inpatient Mental Health Services) and this has been recognised and awarded to us by the Royal College of Psychiatrists.

Through our training and development opportunities many of our Band 5 Nurses have been promoted to Band 6 rolesand we are also supporting Nurses to complete further training to develop their careers. We are committed to promoting staff development and retention and will offer you these same opportunities.

• One of the major benefits of working at Park Royal is that we haveFREE PARKING at the site for our staff.*

Nursing, turning lives around, being a hero to our patients, making a difference these are the reasons you became a nurse.

All our wards are currently engaging in Quality Improvement projects as we continually seek to improve service-user experiences and provide high quality outcomes. You will have the opportunity to engage in these projects and be supported to identify new ones as we continue to evolve.

**We have opportunities on ourmale, female, mixed and male PICU wards. Each ward offering a unique experience and different development opportunities.**

In return you will be offered:

• Opportunities to shadow other services across our site including HTT, CMHT, low-secure unit, first-response service and our highly specialised mother & baby unit
• Development opportunities to help you progress in your career i.e. secondment opportunities, rotations, funded courses
• Career mapping with focus on your progression and development within the service
• Flexible shift working hours to provide a healthy work-life balance
• Free staff parking on site
• Working within a dynamic team with visibility of the Senior Management Team (Matron, Service Manager & Borough Director)
• Excellent staff benefits: our benefit packages are amongst the best in London and include: childcare vouchers, health and wellbeing services, season ticket loans and cycle to work scheme.
• Award-winning Staff Networks
• Hidden Gem & annual award ceremonies

We have a lively and vibrant working atmosphere, with quick and easy transport links to all CNWL sites. Our size and resources enable us to offer a range of attractive benefits as well as unparalleled support, opportunities, education and development for staff at all levels.

Key Responsibilities

Central and North West London NHS Trust is committed to providing safe, effective services and providing patients and families with a positive experience.

Patient Safety

Band 5 nurses contribute to the provision of safe and reliable services by:

• Using their clinical judgement and risk assessments to keep the people using our services as safe as possible
• Safeguarding people by recognising and responding when an adult or child might be at risk from abuse but also recognising their own limits and asking for help and escalate concerns when necessary
• Escalating safety concerns and by doing so acting as effective advocates for those who use our services
• Being open and transparent about their own practice
• Supervising the work of other
• Reflecting on everyday practice to identify areas where improvements in safety or quality can be made
• Working with others to create a culture of continuous improvement
• Maintaining accurate, legible, comprehensive records
• Maintaining compliance with their mandatory training

The NMC plays an important role in safeguarding the public by regulating the work of nurses and all nurses, including Band 5 nurses, are expected to register with the NMC each year and adhere to the NMC Code of Conduct.

Clinical Outcomes

Band 5 nurses contribute to the effectiveness of services by:

• Providing skilled, evidence based nursing care which adheres to agreed policies and procedures
• Working with patients and families in all stages of the care planning process including assessing risks and needs
• Acting as patient advocates in the multi-disciplinary team and overseeing the work of others to ensure that they are also responding to the needs of patients and providing clinically effective care
• Working as autonomous practitioners and taking responsibility for the care they give to patients but within their own limits of competency and confidence
• Contributing to creating and maintaining high performing teams by: • communicating well with all members of the team
• understanding their role in the team and how they help the team achieve its’ objectives
• reflecting on their own practice regularly and encouraging the whole team to reflect on their practices in handovers and team meetings
• identifying how care could be improved