Here at Osa Healthcare Recruitment we are committed to finding wonderful staff who share our values and are dedicated to providing professional, caring and high quality services. We want to find the right people the right role for them.
Job Title: Practice Nurse
Location: Pinhoe, Devon.
Length/Type of Post: Permanent
Salary: £38,000 plus £2500 Welcome Bonus/Relocation
Hours: Hospital operates 24/7. You will work shifts including days, nights, weekends and bank holidays. Standard shifts are 12 hours, working 3 shifts one week and 4 shifts the next.
You will work at a 16 bed purpose built acute inpatient service. It provides a safe and stabilising environment for women in crisis or who are experiencing an acute episode of mental illness and require an emergency admission.
Job Overview
As a Practice Nurse, you will support people with mental health conditions and/or personality disorders to build a brighter future, while also supporting your colleagues and promoting good teamwork.
You will support and encourage service users to maintain and develop their physical health through guidance and empowering recovery.
No two days are the same, with plenty to keep you engaged and motivated, but also a good amount of routine.
There are also career development opportunities, with a huge range of courses that will help you grow and succeed. If you have the aspiration, capability and dedication, we can give you the support and opportunities to help you achieve your career goals.
What you will be doing
Take the lead in developing best practice and provide clinical advice to ward based staff on peoples physical health related concerns.
Establish and implement an annual physical and full medical screening for all service users.
Establish and implement a screening process, taking bloods where necessary, to meet the mandatory testing requirements for prescribed medication.
Provide a programme of health promotion activity Liaise and co-ordinate our visiting GP service.
Supervision of junior staff.
Basic risk assessment
Type of candidate that we are looking for
RGN experience Evidence of clinical practice development Demonstrates effective verbal/written communication skills
What our client is offering the successful candidate
- The equivalent of 33 days annual leave – plus your birthday off!
• Free Meals and Parking
• Wellbeing support and activities
• Career development and training
• Pension contribution
• Life Assurance
• Enhanced Maternity Package
• Flexible working opportunities
There is also a range of other benefits including retail discounts and special offers, car leasing without a credit check and much more.
You will have access to the Wellbeing team, which is on hand to keep you feeling great; be it a chat, massage or group activities. Who doesn’t like a free massage at work?
There are also career development opportunities, with a huge range of courses that will help you grow and succeed. If you have the aspiration, capability and dedication, we can give you the support and opportunities to help you achieve your career goals.
This job role will involve working around vulnerable people therefore your employer may be required to check whether you have a criminal record via the Disclosure and Barring Service (known as a DBS check). You will also be asked questions as part of our self disclosure section on the application form. We operate a fair recruitment process and do not discriminate. Any information you provide will be considered fairly and lawfully.
We are committed to being an equal opportunities company as are all the companies we work with.
All applicants will be considered fairly and free from prejudice or discrimination.
