Role Summary
The post holder is responsible for the delivery of care and the assessment, development, implementation and evaluation of individual programs of care. They are expected to take delegated responsibility in a given shift for a group of patients with a special interest to mental health.
Please refer to the Job description and Person Specification for more information.
About the Role
For more information on the Job Description and Responsibilities please click the link below.
More detail about the role
Are you passionate about patient care?
We are looking for enthusiastic registered mental health nurses to join our staff bank, to work as required within our acute hospital setting.
We are currently recruiting dedicated and motivated individuals across a variety of disciplines to join the Staff Bank at North Devon District Hospital based in Barnstaple.
Do you want?:
• To be an integral member of a dedicated team working within your local hospital?
• To join a forward thinking and innovative organisation, which puts their patients first?
• To contribute to the provision of high quality care within your local community?
If you do, then we want to hear from you.
We can offer flexible working and attractive salary.
Working Pattern: Various
Interview Date: To be confirmed
For further information please contact: Lyn Green, Matron for Temporary Staffing ndht.staffbank@nhs.net 01271 313938
About Us
Stretching across Northern, Eastern and Mid Devon, we have a workforce of over 15,000 staff, making us the largest employer in Devon. Our core services, which we provide to more than 615,000 people, cover more than 2,000 square miles across Devon, while some of our specialist services cover the whole of the peninsula, extending our reach as far as Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
We deliver a wide range of emergency, specialist and general medical services through North Devon District Hospital and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford). Alongside our two acute hospitals, we provide integrated health and social care services across a variety of settings, including community inpatient hospitals, outpatient clinics, and within people’s own homes. We also offer primary care services, a range of specialist community services, and Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC).
Our state-of-the-art equipment, leading technologies and strong links to local universities put us at the forefront of research and innovations, enabling us to provide world-class care to our local communities.
It has never been a more exciting time to join the Royal Devon, as you will help to shape our services as we continue along our integration journey.
Benefits
Looking after you is important to us.
We strive to help our staff create a healthy work-life balance through flexible working schemes and our family friendly policies.
If you are starting out in the NHS, you’ll start with 27 days paid annual leave (plus bank holidays), rising to 33 days plus bank holidays.
You will benefit from access to our own comprehensive occupational health services, including counselling, onsite wellbeing activities and groups.
We will work together to maintain a culture that develops and supports you and your team.
This might include funding for a care certificate, a degree or leadership qualifications. Or it might include days off to study, engage in CPD or rotational placements to help you hone your skills. Wherever you are heading in the NHS, we will help you get there.
Salary is not the only financial benefit
You will have access to an extensive range of staff discounts on shopping, fitness and leisure options and you can spread the cost of technology and home appliance purchases from major retailers. You will also have access to other benefits including:
· National discount services such as the Blue Light Card and Health Service Discounts.
· Salary sacrifice options including our OFSTED rated outstanding nursery onsite at Exeter
· Car lease schemes.
· The NHS Pension scheme (one of the most generous and comprehensive in the UK).
· Cycle to work scheme
These are just a few of the benefits available – if the role is something you are interested in, we would love to hear from you.
