MENTAL HEALTH NURSE - BAND 6/7

£40,376 - £55,577 PER ANNUM

PART-TIME APPLICATIONS WILL BE CONSIDERED

MUCH HADHAM, HERTFORDSHIRE 

About the role 

At a time of exciting growth across our School and Children’s Services at St Elizabeth’s, we have an opportunity for an exceptional Mental Health Nurse to join our multi-disciplinary team. We encourage and welcome applications from Mental Health Nurses who have a specialism working with children and learning disabilities. Part-time applications will be considered. The post holder will have excellent clinical skills combined with a passion for supporting children and young people who have complex needs and epilepsy, who attend our School or College as either a day pupil or who live on site within our Children’s Homes or Supported Living Service. 

You will work closely with other clinical professionals across our Health Agency, which consists of epilepsy specialist nurses, learning disability nurses, paediatric nurses and therapists, and will have responsibility for planning, implementation and evaluation of individualised nursing care, with a focus on behavioural and positive mental health support. 

About You 

Due to the nature of this role, we are looking for a kind and compassionate individual with excellent communication skills, to ensure the children, young people and parents we support are comfortable and fully informed throughout any clinical decision. You will be a fully competent Nurse registered with the NMC, along with experience of working with children and young people with epilepsy, learning disabilities and/or complex needs in an education or residential setting. 

We are committed to providing a work environment where you can thrive and therefore offer a desirable shift pattern of 9am - 5pm with flexibility on occasion to meet the needs of the service.

Why work for us

In addition to excellent staff training, our employees are also rewarded with various other benefits offered as part of your employment:

·       27 days’ annual leave + 5 service days’ accrual 

·       Eligible for Blue Light card – discounts on big brands!

·       Discounted gym membership 

·       Employee recognition scheme 

·       Life assurance 

·       Free on-site parking 

·       Recommend a friend payment up to £500!*

·       Confidential employee assistance programme 

·       Fully paid for DBS

·       Contributory pension scheme - eligible employees are automatically enrolled after 3 months at 5% (3% employer contribution)

*terms and conditions apply 

How to apply

Please complete an application form and upload an up to date CV on our website. All offers are conditional and subject to receipt of satisfactory pre-employment checks and references including an enhanced DBS check. Please note we are not on a public transport route. The salary range advertised is based on a full-time salary and appointment on the scale is dependent on the role, qualifications and experience.

Applications will be reviewed and interviews scheduled on a rolling basis; therefore, we recommend that you apply sooner rather than later. We reserve the right to close an advert if we receive sufficient applications ahead of the deadline. If you require reasonable adjustments at application or interview stage, please do let us know as soon as possible.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion 

At St Elizabeth’s we embrace diversity and aspire to create a diverse and inclusive working culture. We are proud to be recognised as an Investor in People and to hold Disability Confident status. We are an equal opportunities employer welcoming all applications from across the community. 

Safeguarding 

St Elizabeth’s Centre is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, vulnerable adults and young people. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced disclosure through the Disclosure and Barring Service. Some of our positions involve regulated activity relevant to vulnerable children, adults and young people. It is a criminal offence for people who are barred from working in regulated activity to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with that particular group. Our vacancies are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

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