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Job Summary

Options for Care is looking to recruit an exceptional Mental Health Nurse passionate about working with individuals with severe and enduring mental health diagnoses, working 157.5 hours every 4 weeks. You will need to be flexible to work days, nights, weekends and bank holidays. You will be collaboratively working alongside a full multi disciplinary team including external stakeholders.

The individual will assist in the assessment, planning implementation and evaluation of the care of our service, working in a multi disciplinary setting. You will be assisting in supporting service users to engage in social/therapeutic activities, promotion of effective relationships which respect and address spirituality, diversity and equality in accordance with our organisations mission, values, vision and legislation.

Main duties and responsibilities

· Provide person-centred care to individuals seeking support on their journey towards community integration

· To empower service users and help them realise their full potential through progressive improvements in their quality of life and a steady progression towards recovery, culminating in successful discharge.

· Your role will involve providing quality, evidence-based nursing advice, support, and care to individuals with complex, severe, and enduring mental health needs, in a multidisciplinary setting.

· Establishing, therapeutic relationships with service users and implement evidence-based interventions.

· Providing leadership to the ward by taking turns to be the nurse in charge and promoting effective team working

· Formulating and reviewing of care plans, risk assessments and relevant assessments

· Representing the nursing team in multi disciplinary meetings

· Promoting an inclusive and positive culture aligned with the company values and policies

· Participate in audits, care reviews and identify areas for quality improvements

· Ensuring duties of safeguarding are upheld at all times.

What we’d like from you

· You must be a Registered Mental Health Nurse, registered with the UK Nursing and Midwifery Council or in the process of achieving your registration.

· A positive attitude and passion for high quality care and support

· You should possess a working knowledge of the Mental Health Act 1983 and the changes brought about by the Mental Health Act 2007 and the Mental Capacity Act 2005.

· Additionally, you should have a clear understanding of your responsibilities under the Care Programme Approach, Clinical Governance, and Child Protection Legislation.

· Effective communication.

· Willingness to learn.

What we’d like to give you

· Generous enhancements for night and weekend work

· ‘Recommend a friend’ payments of up to £500 payable on successful completion of applicants’ probationary period

· Employee of the month – winners get entered in to employee of the quarter draw with a chance to win vouchers

· Funded DBS

· Funded corporate health cash plan providing cash back for day-to-day healthcare costs such as dental, optical and health screening

· Comprehensive and ongoing professional training and development supported by Options for Care Learning and Development Co-ordinator

· Structured clinical supervision/reflective practice

· Positive working environment

· Full and supportive multi-disciplinary team

· Birthday leave after one years service

· Annual pay reviews

Job Summary

Options for Care is looking to recruit an exceptional Mental Health Nurse passionate about working with individuals with severe and enduring mental health diagnoses.

Our two established hospitals, Montague Court and Dartmouth House, have successfully supported the needs of individuals with mental health diagnoses. We also have Orchard House, our recovery home, which provides a safe and supportive environment for individuals on their journey to mental health recovery. Furthermore, we have recently opened Stanford Court, our high-dependency unit.

Dartmouth House is a 16-bed male long-term complex care mental health inpatient unit based in Handsworth Wood, Birmingham.

Montague Court is an 18-bed male long-term complex care mental health inpatient unit based in Edgbaston, Birmingham.

Stanford Court will be a 23-bed male mental health inpatient unit based in Highgate, Birmingham. This will consist of 19-bed enhanced care service and four self-contained recovery flats to enable assessment of daily living skills in preparation for discharge.

Orchard House is an 8-bed residential step-down service based in Erdington, Birmingham, which allows extension of the long-term complex care pathway.

Overview of main duties

The post holder will offer evidence-based nursing care, support, and advice to service users and their carers with mental health needs in a multidisciplinary setting while understanding and implementing the organisation’s mission, vision, and values.

About us

Options for Care provides mental health recovery services in Birmingham. Our primary objective is to empower service users and help them realise their full potential through progressive improvements in their quality of life and a steady progression towards recovery, culminating in successful discharge. We are proud to share our unwavering commitment to our mission, vision, and values.

Mission

• Realising Potential

Vision

• We offer best-practice interventions to enable personal recovery and well-being.

Values

• The individual is at the heart of everything we do.
• We inspire, stimulate and empower people to achieve and grow through compassionate, supportive and protective relationships.
• We deliver and continuously evaluate high-quality service whilst respecting differences, promoting dignity and supporting the privacy of others.

At Options for Care, we understand the importance of delivering tailored and holistic support to our service users. Our dedicated team is committed to providing relationship-centred interventions that are grounded in evidence-based practices. We strongly believe that our approach helps individuals lead fulfilling lives and attain their personal objectives. To ensure that we consistently meet our service users’ needs, we use recognised assessment tools to track outcomes and make adjustments as needed. Our goal is to empower our service users to live in the least restrictive setting feasible while maintaining their dignity and independence.

Job Description

In the capacity of a Mental Health Nurse, your primary responsibility will be to provide person-centred care to individuals seeking support on their journey towards community integration. Our care pathway is consistently evolving, and as such, we utilise the most effective outcome measures and assessment tools available. Your role will involve providing quality, evidence-based nursing advice, support, and care to individuals with complex, severe, and enduring mental health needs, as well as their caregivers, in a multidisciplinary setting.

To be successful in this role, you will need to establish therapeutic relationships with service users and implement evidence-based therapeutic interventions within appropriate boundaries, as outlined by the Nursing and Midwifery Council Code. You will be responsible for overseeing the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of nursing care within agreed parameters and have a comprehensive understanding of local and national policies and legislation that govern service provision.

To apply for the position of Mental Health Nurse, you must be a Registered Nurse, registered with the UK Nursing and Midwifery Council or in the process of achieving your registration. You should possess a working knowledge of the Mental Health Act 1983 and the changes brought about by the Mental Health Act 2007 and the Mental Capacity Act 2005. Additionally, you should have a clear understanding of your responsibilities under the Care Programme Approach, Clinical Governance, and Child Protection Legislation. It is also essential that you demonstrate a commitment to ongoing professional development and strive to remain up-to-date with the latest developments and best practices in the field of mental health nursing.

In return, at Options for Care, we recognise the immense value of our team members. Our staff is the foundation of our success, and we appreciate their exceptional dedication to our clients. We prioritise employee development and are committed to supporting our staff in every stage of their career journey. Our workplace is warm and welcoming, with necessary assistance and supervision to ensure a positive work environment.

Our comprehensive staff health benefits package further demonstrates our commitment to the well-being of our staff. We take all necessary steps to ensure that our staff are well taken care of professionally and personally.

What we’d like to give you

· Enhancements for night and weekend work

· ‘Recommend a friend’ payments of up to £500 payable on successful completion of applicants’ probationary period

· Employee of the month – winners get entered in to employee of the quarter draw with a chance to win vouchers

· Funded DBS

· Funded corporate health cash plan providing cash back for day-to-day healthcare costs such as dental, optical and health screening

· Comprehensive and ongoing professional training and development supported by Options for Care Learning and Development Co-ordinator

· Structured clinical supervision/reflective practice

· Positive working environment

· Full and supportive multi-disciplinary team

· Birthday leave after one years service

· Annual pay reviews

We are passionate about creating a positive work environment that fosters growth, development, and well-being. Join us at Options for Care and be part of a team that is dedicated to your success!

If you are interested in applying for the role, please email hr@optionsforcare.net 

Job Summary

Options for Care is looking to recruit an exceptional Senior Clinical Psychologist who ispassionate about working with individuals with severe and enduring mental health diagnoses. The successful candidate will be based at Stanford Court, our new mental health inpatient unit, located in Highgate, Birmingham.

Our two established hospitals, Montague Court and Dartmouth House, have successfully supported the needs of individuals with mental health diagnoses. We also have Orchard House, our recovery home, which provides a safe and supportive environment for individuals on their journey to mental health recovery.

Dartmouth House is a 16-bed male long-term complex care mental health inpatient unit based in Handsworth Wood, Birmingham.

Montague Court is an 18-bed male long-term complex care mental health inpatient unit based in Edgbaston, Birmingham.

Stanford Court will be a 23-bed male mental health inpatient unit based in Highgate, Birmingham. This will consist of 19 high dependency beds and four self-contained recovery flats to enable assessment of daily living skills in preparation for discharge.

Orchard House is an 8-bed residential step-down service based in Erdington, Birmingham, which allows extension of the long-term complex care pathway.

Overview of main duties

We are seeking a Senior Clinical Psychologist to work with our service users across our inpatient units; providing highly specialist psychological assessment and therapy, at the same time as offering advice and consultation on service users’ psychological care to the multi-disciplinary team. You will work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team’s policies and procedures. In addition, you will utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within the area served by the team/service.

The assessments and interventions undertaken will be embedded within the framework of:

•           MDT principles of working

•           The SAFE model (shared assessment, formulation and education)

About us

Options for Care provides mental health recovery services in Birmingham. Our primary objective is to empower service users and help them realise their full potential through improvements in their quality of life and a steady progression towards recovery, culminating in successful discharge. We are proud to share our unwavering commitment to our mission, vision, and values.

Mission

• Realising Potential

Vision

• We offer best-practice interventions to enable personal recovery and well-being.

Values

• The individual is at the heart of everything we do.
• We inspire, stimulate and empower people to achieve and grow through compassionate, supportive and protective relationships.
• We deliver and continuously evaluate high-quality service whilst respecting differences, promoting dignity and supporting the privacy of others.

At Options for Care, we understand the importance of delivering personalised holistic support to our service users. Our dedicated team is committed to providing relationship-centred interventions that are grounded in evidence-based practices. We strongly believe that our approach helps individuals lead fulfilling lives and attain their personal objectives. To ensure that we consistently meet our service users’ needs, we use recognised assessment tools to track outcomes and make adjustments as needed. Our goal is to empower our service users to live in the least restrictive setting feasible while maintaining their dignity and independence.

Job Description

As a Senior Clinical Psychologist, your role will involve developing the psychology service into our new hospital: Stanford Court. You will provide specialist psychological assessments to service users referred to the team, formulate and implement plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of a service user’s mental health problems. In addition the postholder will provide specialist psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals, contributing directly to service users’ formulation, diagnosis and treatment plan.

You will undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual service users, utilising a team approach to the completion of START and associated formulations, and provide advice to other professions on psychological aspects of risk assessment and risk management. You will also lead on reflective practice sessions and develop action plans with the multidisciplinary team to address issues raised.

Please refer to attached job description for full details of the role and responsibilities.

At Options for Care, we recognise the immense value of our team members. Our staff are the foundation of our success and we appreciate their dedication to our service users. We prioritise employee development and are committed to supporting our staff at every stage of their career journey. Our workplace is warm and welcoming, with necessary assistance and supervision to ensure a positive work environment. Our comprehensive staff health benefits package further demonstrates our commitment to the well-being of our staff.

At Options for Care, we pride ourselves on creating a safe and healthy work environment that promotes staff productivity and longevity. That is why we offer an incremental pay system tied to our appraisal process, our way of showing gratitude for your dedication to our service users, hard work and commitment to quality care.

We are passionate about creating a positive work environment that fosters growth, development, and well-being. Join us at Options for Care and be part of a team that is dedicated to your success!

If you are interested in applying for the role or wish to have an informal discussion, please email hr@optionsforcare.net or contact:

• Esther Mallett, Head of Therapies on 07957951284

JOB SUMMARY
The post holder will work as an integral part of the Hospital team. The post holder will assist in the co-ordination and cleanliness of all patient facilities/services in the ward area and to ensure a clean, safe and comfortable environment. The main elements of the role are ensuring the delivery of a clean and safe environment for all patients, visitors and staff. They will assist in maintaining quality standards and rectify or report any deficiencies found.

MISSION, VISION AND VALUES
Mission
Realising potential
Vision
We offer best-practice interventions to enable personal recovery and well-being.
Values
The individual is at the heart of everything we do. We inspire, stimulate and empower people to achieve and grow through compassionate, supportive and protective relationships. We deliver and continuously evaluate high-quality service whilst respecting differences, promoting dignity and
supporting the privacy of others.

MAIN DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Principle Responsibilities
The post holder will be responsible for the following:
• Maintain and order supplies, supported by administrative staff and management.
• Assist with coordinating all patient facilities and services in the ward area to ensure a clean, safe and comfortable environment.
• To monitor quality standards and work closely with others to ensure that deficiencies are rectified.
• Assist the Registered Manager in maintaining cleaning standards throughout the Hospital.
• To carry out spot cleaning and ensure spillages are dealt with swiftly and efficiently.
• To assist in keeping the ward safe and tidy at all times, e.g. room cleaning.
• To maintain the upkeep of patients’ areas

Clinical
• Working with nursing staff, infection control nurses and cleaning contractors to ensure that patients are being cared for in an environment that minimises the risk of cross-infection.
• Ensure principles of infection control policies are applied at all times.
• Environment: Ensure the ward is clean and tidy and all stock cupboards are maintained to a high standard.
• Stock Control: Ensure that all ward stock is within date and rotated effectively

Professional
• Demonstration of caring and compassionate attributes
• Previous Housekeeping/ cleaning experience is desirable
• Ability to undertake appropriate training as required for the required clinical activities, according to the
workplace area.
Educational
• Numeracy and literacy level 1
• IT skills, Basic Word, E-mail, and keyboard skills

Organisational
• Uphold the company values within the working environment
• Maintenance of the environment to ensure patients are cared for in a well-maintained environment which is clean, safe, welcoming, and comfortable.
• Cleanliness: working closely with any contractor staff to ensure a high standard of cleanliness is maintained in all areas.

Leadership
• Ability to work in a team and establish good relationships with work colleagues, patients and visitors
• Able to work methodically and tidily
• Ability to work with minimum supervision to an agreed job plan cleaning
Communication
• Effectively communicate with all relevant parties to ensure continuity of patient care.
• Communicate effectively, sensitively and compassionately with colleagues, patients and visitors.
• Understand the importance of accurate and timely communication within the healthcare environment.