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Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Registered  Nurse to join a progressive forward thinking, recovery focused and trauma informed 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 will work across the wards due to clinical acuity in that area or staffing shortages. 

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 that delivers care to communities in Hull, East Yorkshire, Scarborough and Ryedale and Whitby. We deliver safe, effective, and integrated health services that improve the physical, mental, and social health and wellbeing of the people accessing our service and service users.

To find out more about our wide range of services including mental health, learning disabilities, children and young people service, Forensic, Community and Primary Care visit our website humber.nhs.uk/Services

You will join our team of over 3,600 colleagues that work together across our wide geography and specialties to change lives every day. We’re extremely proud of our Trust community and we know you can expect to receive a warm welcome and all the support you’ll need from your new team to get you started.

We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development to ensure the delivery of high quality, person-centred and compassionate care to patients. We value our staff and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills and competencies to deliver outstanding care.

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