Nursing RMHN/RLDN

This is an exciting and unique opportunity to join the newly developed low secure 12 bedded forensic learning disability service based on Turner ward, Shaftesbury Clinic. The forensic service sits within the Specialist Service Line of the Trust. From May 2023 this unit will be housed in a state-of-the-art new secure building on the Springfield Hospital site. The ward has been adapted to deliver care and treatment to patients with intellectual (learning) disabilities who may also have Autism.

All patients will have a learning disability with mental health disorder and will be detained under the Mental Health Act. Patients will have an offending history, convicted or pending offence with the courts and may also be subject to additional restrictions under the Mental Health Act. The service is provided by a full specialist multidisciplinary team equipped to effectively assess and treat coexisting mental disorders in this group and to provide appropriate therapies

As well as offering a new and purpose-built environment to work in, this post will also offer staff members an opportunity to enhance already existing skills or develop a new skill set. We will be providing new staff members with a comprehensive and bespoke training package as part of opening the new service.

Please note: "previous applicants need not apply"

Staff members will also have access to an ongoing training package relevant to the needs of the client group and will be supported through regular clinical and managerial supervision as well as training to develop personally within the role.

If you are successful with your application, you will be working alongside our MDT, formulating treatment plans, as well as conducting daily risk and mental state assessments of patients with Learning Disability and Autism.

You will be part of the team for admissions, continued treatment and discharges pathways of patients. You will be expected to liaise with learning disability community, mental health services, families, and careers, and other third parties involved in the care of the patient.

We are looking for a nurse who will work holistically with Learning Disability and Autism service users to ensure excellent patient-centered care, aiming towards a safe discharge into the community.

We would expect you to be passionate about Learning Disability and Autism mental health patient – working in line with the good life Model, our Trust Values, as well as being able to work collaboratively with service users and their families.

Flexible working:
We are proud to offer agile and flexible working opportunities as part of our new ways of working and can discuss this at interview. In this role you will work shifts either early, late, nights or long days

We are Proud to Belong at Southwest London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust and work with the South London Partnership Trusts. We have expert services, a rich history, and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’ - we aspire to be ‘outstanding’.

This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services.

We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.

We offer flexible working, career development and a variety of benefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive. Come and join our inclusive teams and help our patients on their recovery journey.

For a full list of our benefits please visit:
https://www.swlstg.nhs.uk/about-the-trust/why-work-for-us/staff-benefits

Additionally, we offer a number of enhanced benefits, including a relocation package available - Up to £8,000 relocation package available *terms and conditions apply*

As a Registered learning disability Nurse, you will provide direct personal care for service users/patients and co-ordinate the care being provided.

You will have knowledge of learning disability forensic mental health nursing and deliver high quality safe nursing care, ensuring consistently high standards of practice and clinical excellence which comply with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) code of professional conduct.

The role involves, leading the delivery of comprehensive service user assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of person-centred care in a collaborative way.

You will be expected to co-ordinate a high standard of services that include, assessment and monitoring of physical health, maintaining service user’s rights, supervising junior staff and students, working collaboratively with the Multi-Disciplinary Team, administering, and monitoring the side-effects of medication; and monitoring service user compliance and maintaining a safe and therapeutic working environment and accurate records.

You must have a proven ability to work effectively in a team and have excellent communication and IT skills.