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Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Registered  Nurse to join a progressive forward thinking, recovery focused inpatient team across the older people's services inpatient wards. 

The team is comprised of medical staff including consultant psychiatrist and junior doctors and trainees, Nursing staff both registered and non-registered,  Specialist Occupational Therapist and therapy team including activity coordinators. 

As a team we are consistently focused on the provision of quality care which is evidence based and as such actively support staff development through provision of formal and informal training to ensure that our staff are afforded the skills required to effectively and efficiently to support recovery.  

The service provides 24-hour care and there is an expectation of working across the shift patterns including weekends and bank holidays. 

As a registered nurse, you will be inducted across all areas of the hospital and there will be times where you may have the opportunity to work across other wards to support with clinical acuity in that area.

Main duties of the job

• To plan care for people accessing our service e.g., organising appointments, treatments, interventions, care programme approach (CPA) reviews
• Responsible for managing and prioritising own workload, balancing the needs of patients and service requirements/competing priorities
• To assess the needs of people accessing our service and their carers based on the analysis of a range of facts or situations. Interventions will be planned on the assessment information and the interpretation of this e.g. Mental Health assessment/risk assessment
• To contribute to assessment and management plan for people accessing our service with high risk clinical needs to ensure safety of these people, carers, staff and the general public
• Develops and maintains the person's control over decision making, assess the person's commitment to the jointly determined plan of care, and fosters personal responsibility for health
• Deliver care interventions and nursing advice in a variety of settings, that promote patient flexibility and choice, and which are sensitive to cultural preference.
• To provide a holistic review of need considering physical health co morbidity.

Working for our organisation

We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website

We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.

We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you’ll need to get you started.

We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.

We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.

From city to countryside, market towns to moors you’ll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.

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