Residential Mental Health Nurse
New Oakwood Lodge, Derby
£35,500
We are recruiting a Mental Health Nurse to join New Oakwood Lodge, an enhanced Therapeutic Community offering CQC-registered drug and alcohol residential care to people with substance use. Our care is enhanced to include a range of assessment, care, and wellbeing activities for people with co-existing mental health. Residents stay in a large Georgian house, which has been recently redeveloped and refurbished, in the leafy village of Oakwood, close to Derby. Role Purpose:
Supported by the Clinical Mental Health Lead, the post-holder will be an integral member of a skilled multi-disciplinary team delivering high quality, effective, and compliant residential detoxification and rehabilitation services. They will support the management and frontline staff to ensure services adhere to best practice guidelines and comply with regulatory standards and clinical policies and procedures. You will oversee the day-to-day clinical practices and support the development and delivery of mental health interventions, physical health and wellbeing strategies, including detoxification from drugs and alcohol, harm reduction, and prevention of drug-related deaths, spread of blood-borne viruses, and other infectious diseases. It is not essential that you have experience within substance use, but you must be able to demonstrate how you have worked to gain experience, transferable skills, and how you have come to be interested in drug and alcohol recovery services. Hours of work:
Monday – Friday 09:00 – 17:00 with 30 minutes for lunch. Main Duties: To oversee implementation of the local clinical governance arrangements and lead the reporting process through the Clinical Governance structure. Lead on care planning and delivery to respond to the mental health needs of clients. To support caseload management, including assessing, planning, and implementing clinical care with a focus on mental health whilst managing clients’ general health needs. Deliver mental health interventions and support as indicated. To provide training and support to frontline staff and managers in relation to clinical procedures and the use of clinical assessment tools including CIWA, COWS, MUST, and Mental Health assessment tools. Desirable criteria: Recent experience of working within substance use detoxification or rehabilitation services; training in drug awareness will be provided. Clinical auditing skills and experience. Knowledge and experience of using motivational interviewing and CBT therapy approaches. Additional requirements: No criminal record that prevents work with our client group. Proficient in the use of IT systems, including Microsoft Office Suite. The successful candidate will be required to maintain their registration with the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) at all times and maintain professional responsibilities in relation to Post-Registration Education and Practice (PREP). Your Rewards: Starting salary of £35,500 with opportunity to access potential yearly salary increments subject to appraisal. Committed to providing a Real Living Wage for you, through accreditation with the Living Wage Foundation. 25 days’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays (increasing each year to a maximum of 30 days). Benefits including season ticket loan, pension scheme, and life assurance. Support through occupational sick pay, eye-care vouchers, and regular wellbeing talks and activities. Continuous training and career development via PXL, our dedicated learning management system. Access to a 24/7 Employee Assistance programme including telephone and online access. A rewarding role with the opportunity to help us support people on their journey to recovery and change their lives for the better. We’ll ensure you get all the support you need to thrive and succeed in your role and find your place amongst our incredible and collaborative team. The Service:
New Oakwood Lodge is a unique enhanced Therapeutic Community offering support to people wishing to address their problematic drug and alcohol use. Set in a psychologically informed environment, our CQC registered service provides specialist support for those with co-existing mental health needs. The lodge boasts modern and spacious accommodation set within 4 acres of beautiful mature gardens and a highly experienced team providing a safe and supportive environment for people to begin their recovery journey. About Phoenix Futures:
Phoenix Futures Group is a charity with over 50 years’ experience and a leading provider of drug and alcohol treatment. We use our expertise to support people in their personal recovery and to improve their lives. We are dedicated to advocating for people who are often overlooked and stigmatised, to ensure they have a fair chance to lead healthy and fulfilling lives. Our aim is for everyone to be able to achieve their potential for themselves, their families, and communities. We encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and believe it is important to include people with lived experience to ensure the needs of the people we support are represented. We are committed to creating an inclusive working environment where everyone is free to be themselves and we ensure equity of opportunity. Interview Process:
We want you to feel comfortable to be your best during the interview process, so that you can get to know Phoenix and we can get to know you. If shortlisted, you will be contacted for a short face-to-face/digital interview via Microsoft Teams for approximately week commencing 03/02/2024 and be provided all details about the role. There will be a service user panel as part of the interview process. All details will be provided in advance so that you can feel adequately prepared, and we can support you with reasonable adjustments as required. Please note, we will be assessing applications as they are submitted and may close this role should we find sufficient applicants with which to make our shortlist. As such, we would advise applying as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
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We are recruiting a Mental Health Nurse to join New Oakwood Lodge, an enhanced Therapeutic Community offering CQC-registered drug and alcohol residential care to people with substance use. Our care is enhanced to include a range of assessment, care, and wellbeing activities for people with co-existing mental health. Residents stay in a large Georgian house, which has been recently redeveloped and refurbished, in the leafy village of Oakwood, close to Derby. Role Purpose:
Supported by the Clinical Mental Health Lead, the post-holder will be an integral member of a skilled multi-disciplinary team delivering high quality, effective, and compliant residential detoxification and rehabilitation services. They will support the management and frontline staff to ensure services adhere to best practice guidelines and comply with regulatory standards and clinical policies and procedures. You will oversee the day-to-day clinical practices and support the development and delivery of mental health interventions, physical health and wellbeing strategies, including detoxification from drugs and alcohol, harm reduction, and prevention of drug-related deaths, spread of blood-borne viruses, and other infectious diseases. It is not essential that you have experience within substance use, but you must be able to demonstrate how you have worked to gain experience, transferable skills, and how you have come to be interested in drug and alcohol recovery services. Hours of work:
Monday – Friday 09:00 – 17:00 with 30 minutes for lunch. Main Duties: To oversee implementation of the local clinical governance arrangements and lead the reporting process through the Clinical Governance structure. Lead on care planning and delivery to respond to the mental health needs of clients. To support caseload management, including assessing, planning, and implementing clinical care with a focus on mental health whilst managing clients’ general health needs. Deliver mental health interventions and support as indicated. To provide training and support to frontline staff and managers in relation to clinical procedures and the use of clinical assessment tools including CIWA, COWS, MUST, and Mental Health assessment tools. Desirable criteria: Recent experience of working within substance use detoxification or rehabilitation services; training in drug awareness will be provided. Clinical auditing skills and experience. Knowledge and experience of using motivational interviewing and CBT therapy approaches. Additional requirements: No criminal record that prevents work with our client group. Proficient in the use of IT systems, including Microsoft Office Suite. The successful candidate will be required to maintain their registration with the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) at all times and maintain professional responsibilities in relation to Post-Registration Education and Practice (PREP). Your Rewards: Starting salary of £35,500 with opportunity to access potential yearly salary increments subject to appraisal. Committed to providing a Real Living Wage for you, through accreditation with the Living Wage Foundation. 25 days’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays (increasing each year to a maximum of 30 days). Benefits including season ticket loan, pension scheme, and life assurance. Support through occupational sick pay, eye-care vouchers, and regular wellbeing talks and activities. Continuous training and career development via PXL, our dedicated learning management system. Access to a 24/7 Employee Assistance programme including telephone and online access. A rewarding role with the opportunity to help us support people on their journey to recovery and change their lives for the better. We’ll ensure you get all the support you need to thrive and succeed in your role and find your place amongst our incredible and collaborative team. The Service:
New Oakwood Lodge is a unique enhanced Therapeutic Community offering support to people wishing to address their problematic drug and alcohol use. Set in a psychologically informed environment, our CQC registered service provides specialist support for those with co-existing mental health needs. The lodge boasts modern and spacious accommodation set within 4 acres of beautiful mature gardens and a highly experienced team providing a safe and supportive environment for people to begin their recovery journey. About Phoenix Futures:
Phoenix Futures Group is a charity with over 50 years’ experience and a leading provider of drug and alcohol treatment. We use our expertise to support people in their personal recovery and to improve their lives. We are dedicated to advocating for people who are often overlooked and stigmatised, to ensure they have a fair chance to lead healthy and fulfilling lives. Our aim is for everyone to be able to achieve their potential for themselves, their families, and communities. We encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and believe it is important to include people with lived experience to ensure the needs of the people we support are represented. We are committed to creating an inclusive working environment where everyone is free to be themselves and we ensure equity of opportunity. Interview Process:
We want you to feel comfortable to be your best during the interview process, so that you can get to know Phoenix and we can get to know you. If shortlisted, you will be contacted for a short face-to-face/digital interview via Microsoft Teams for approximately week commencing 03/02/2024 and be provided all details about the role. There will be a service user panel as part of the interview process. All details will be provided in advance so that you can feel adequately prepared, and we can support you with reasonable adjustments as required. Please note, we will be assessing applications as they are submitted and may close this role should we find sufficient applicants with which to make our shortlist. As such, we would advise applying as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
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