Job overview

Are you looking at taking the next step in your  career? We are seeking to recruit a dynamic  individual with proven  skills, knowledge and experience to provide leadership to an established team of Allied Healthcare Professionals and support staff in the Learning Disabilities  National High Secure Team and mental Health team at Rampton  Hospital.

The post holder will  support the Day Unit Manager and will deputise in their absence.   We are looking for an enthusiastic compassionate and motivated individual with excellent communication skills to make a difference to the lives of our patients.  Providing service development,  programme ideas, and the day to day operational running of the service.

In return we can offer an additional £7,000 high secure allowance to successful applicants

Please note that this post does not meet the pay level required for a Skilled worker visa.

Successful applicants with no prior NHS experience would normally be placed at the bottom of the band in line with Agenda for Change. This salary is below the minimum salary required for sponsorship for a Skilled Worker / Health & Care visa. In these circumstances the Trust would not, therefore, be able to sponsor for a Skilled Worker / Health & Care visa.

Applicants requiring a Skilled Worker Visa can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship against the relevant criteria here https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa

Main duties of the job

• Contribute to and assist in the delivery of a needs led recovery programme based on the individual patient’s required needs. 
• Contribute to the daily functioning of the designated area of work, deputising in the absence of the Team leader or manager.
• Be actively involved in the treatment of individual patients.
• Working with other Technical Instructors and Occupational Therapists and Therapeutic Involvement Workers to ensure full packages of care are delivered.
• Successfully time manage and prioritise areas of responsibility.
• Attend relevant service and wider meetings as required and appropriate.
• Communicate effectively within own service and with other colleagues.
• Accurately record statistical information.
• With support, keep accurate, appropriate and contemporaneous patient records in accordance with the Forensic Information Governance Group and Trust Policy.
• Undertake administrative tasks as required by the service and the Directorate.
• Ensures that resources are available within the service to deliver the planned therapeutic activities.
• The post holder will be required to undertake other duties or tasks as required as consistent with the job role and grade. This could include supporting ward staff in the day to day running of the ward.

Working for our organisation

Nottinghamshire Healthcare employs over 10,000 colleagues who help #MakeADifference every day. We provide intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and South Yorkshire. Care is delivered from over 120 sites within the community from acute settings and across low, medium and high secure environments including prisons.

As one of the largest mental health and community trusts in the East Midlands and one of the biggest employers in Nottinghamshire. We are also home to national and regional services such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We are committed to flexible and agile working, including the opportunity to join our bank.

Your health and wellbeing is our priority and as such we invest significantly in this via our in-house Occupational Health Service, Staff Counselling Service and Health and Wellbeing Team.

We offer a number of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) groups, our Green Champions Network, Freedom to Speak Up Network. Health and Wellbeing Champions Network and Menopause Champions. We provide care to a diverse range of communities and are passionate about supporting diversity and inclusion in the Trust.

If you believe in our values of Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion and Teamwork, then we would love to hear from you!

#TeamNottsHC