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Staff Nurse - Band 5

Full time / part time hours available

Permanent role

Do you want to join a team that make a difference in young peoples lives? Do you want to support young people to achieve their full potential?

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic, committed and compassionate RNLD or RMN to join our team. This post requires you to have NMC registration or to be a student nurse, due to qualify within the next 6 months.

At Brooklands hospital our patients have asked for nurses who: “will fight for them in MDT’s to get the appropriate opportunities and support, that listen, that let them be involved in care planning and risk assessments, that have a good sense of humour and know what makes them happy. They would like nurse who are caring and talk to them and give them praise when they do well”.

CAMHS is a specialist service for children and young people who have mental health problems. Brooklands provides support to young people with mild to moderate learning disabilities.

The Jade Unit consists of 6 mixed gender beds for children and adolescents whose critical needs and behaviours of concern cannot be managed safely in a community setting. The children will typically have an additional psychiatric, behavioural and/or development disorder that has de-stabilised and requires a continual period of assessment and treatment. Ages range from approximately 12-19.

Main duties of the job

For more information on this role please see the attached support information. This will give you a better overview of the job role and requirements.  

The successful candidate will be based on our LD CAMHS ward working with young people aged between 12 years old and 18 years old. This can be a challenging environment at times due to the complex needs of the young people, however this is highly rewarding. As a staff nurse on the ward you will be expected to take on the role of the nurse in charge, co-ordinate the shift, ensuring the safety of the young people and those on shift are working in line with the care plans. You will be part of a multidisciplinary team that work collaborative to support young people to leave hospital. You will support in providing planned interventions and contribute towards the evaluation of these all whilst working closely with families and relatives.

Working for our organisation

At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.

We put ‘people at our heart’; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.

These include:

• generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
• excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
• salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
• discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
• wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
• staff networks and support groups

We’re always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.