registered nurse Devizes, England
Job description
Are you a Registered Mental Health Nurse looking for a new leadership opportunity?
The Bluebell Unit Place of Safety at Green Lane Hospital in Devizes, Wiltshire is looking for a Charge Nurse to join its motivated and dynamic team. We have gone through a remarkable journey the past 2 years since being established and we are continuing to strive for more success. The centralised health-based Place of Safety is a purpose built unit, specifically designed to facilitate all Section 136/ 135 admissions for the East of the Trust (Wiltshire and Swindon).
You will be joining a dedicated multi-disciplinary team specialising in the assessment and management of persons experiencing mental health crisis. This will be an opportunity to contribute to the development of a Gold Standard National Model for the provision of crisis care. The role will be challenging, stimulating and diverse.
The Centralised Place of Safety also includes a dedicated CAMHS suite for the new Wiltshire wide NHS England Place of Safety specification and pathway. As such we have been involved in the formulation of and have been able to build the service around this transformational guidance.
For all new members of the team you will benefit from a comprehensive training package designed to support the development of highly specialised and skilled Place of Safety practitioners.
It’s important that you have an understanding of multidisciplinary services and the challenges that face people with mental health problems. We want to employ staff that are passionate about mental health, and who can contribute to the development of Bluebell as a national centre of excellence.
You must have an excellent understanding of safeguarding and how to work within professional boundaries.
We are keen to get the right person in post and therefore are willing to be flexible with hours – we will consider all aspects of working times for the right person! If you are passionate and committed to caring the Bluebell way then we want to meet you.
We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust)a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care. We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset. Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.
At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.
You will be joining a dedicated multi-disciplinary team specialising in the assessment and management of persons experiencing mental health crisis
To provide clear clinical leadership to Staff Nurses and Health Care Assistants working on the Bluebell Unit Place of Safety.
An integral part of the role is to undertake appraisals, clinical
supervision and teaching. Responsible for specific “management duties” within the ward, which are commensurate with their grade.
