Part-Time Practice Nurse - Victoria Gardens

Elysium Healthcare ,
Huyton, Knowsley, Merseyside
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: £30,906 pro rata

Overview

Annual salary of £30,906 pro-rata Are you a Registered Staff Nurse looking for a new opportunity to work in an organisation that will help you to develop and achieve your goals to become the best you can be? Your career within Elysium will be enjoyable and rewarding as you develop specialist skills and make a real difference for some of the most vulnerable people in society. It’s a career that you can take pride in and enjoy. It’s what delivering great healthcare should feel like. Our Practice Nurse role involves: Maintain patients physical health, offering advice and support for their continued well being Salary £30,906 pro-rata Hours of work: 30 hours per week To be successful as Practice Nurse, you’ll need Take the lead in developing best practice and provide clinical advice to ward based staff on patients physical health related issues. Establish and implement an annual physical and full medical screening for all patients, advising on well men issues. 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 for patients to include well men’s issues, healthy lifestyles and smoking cessation. Assess and manage minor physical ailments referring to other professions as required. Liaise and co-ordinate our visiting GP service. To work collaboratively with specialist service providers i.e. physiotherapy, dieticians, and chiropodist. Supervision of junior staff. Personal development needs. Basic risk assessment on a day-to-day basis in relation to individual patients activities of daily living Experience: This post applies to registered nurses who have Registered as an First Level RGN Evidence of clinical practice development Demonstrates effective verbal/written communication skills Ability to prioritise and organise own workload Successful experience in working as a member of a MDT and creating a professional role About Us Elysium Healthcare brings together a unique approach to the delivery of care where the patient is embedded in the heart of all aspects of hospital life. Our inclusive way of working has the patient as a true partner in their care. We recognise that each and every member of staff has an important role to play in the success of Elysium. It is with their dedication, passion and hard work that we can deliver excellent care programs that truly benefit the patients. Elysium Healthcare has a network of over 50 sites strategically placed across England and Wales. Where you will be working Location : Victoria Road, Huyton, Liverpool, L36 5SA You will be working at V ictoria Gardens, a specialist locked rehabilitation for people with complex mental health needs and behaviours that challenge, as well as a ward for older females. You will support the service to equip service users with the skills required for community living and increased independence. The service is a recovery-based service and incorporates elements of the Good Lives Model, supported by individualised interventions. You will work as part of the multidisciplinary team which includes Nursing, Consultant Psychiatrist, Psychologist, Occupational Therapist and Social Worker support. About our Benefits In return for your expertise and hard work, we offer a wide range of benefits: 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (at commencement of employment) A Group Personal Pension Plan (GPPP) Below are, depending on the Unit Free meals while on duty Employee Assistance Services Continuous learning and development Childcare vouchers Career development Personal health insurance Voluntary Benefits About your next employer You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with a unique approach to the delivery of care. Each and every employee is valued and supported, as everyone has an important role to play in the success of Elysium. It is only with the dedication, passion and hard work from staff that excellent care programs that truly benefit the service users can be delivered. With a network of over 70 services across England and Wales, providing four services including: Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move with Elysium.