Job Description
It's an exciting time to join us here at Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust (CNTW) as we continue to develop and invest in our services as well as our staff.
We are recruiting International Mental Health Nurses to CNTW and are particularly looking to hear from Mental Health and Learning Disability Nurses who have passed their IELTS/OET and completed or in the process of completing their Mental Health Nurse Test of Competency (CBT). As part of your application, please state your Mental Health experience and your current NMC application stage.
We are looking for highly motivated, hard-working and enthusiastic Mental Health Nurses with excellent values who can demonstrate excellent clinical and interpersonal qualities. You must have excellent communication skills, be reliable, punctual and work well within a team, whilst being adaptable to changing situations. You will need to be able to work calmly and efficiently within a busy and intensive environment dealing with unpredictable situations whilst remaining focused on providing a person centred approach to care and treatment.
As a CNTW employee we will support you in your personal and career development. You'll have access to a great range of training opportunities through our in-house Academy including Coaching, Apprenticeships, and our Leadership Development Programme.
We are committed to improving the working lives and health and wellbeing of our staff and that's why we have our Thrive programme. Thrive is here to support your whole wellbeing which covers emotional, physical, psychological, financial, career and social aspects.
Initially, you will join the trust as a Band 3 nursing assistant whilst working towards passing your OSCE in Mental Health and becoming a Band 5 Registered Nurse (Mental Health/Learning Disability). You will be provided with bespoke training and support to enable you to successfully complete your OSCE exam and register with the NMC as part of the Mental Health Workforce.
The position requires shift work, including occasional nights, on a rotational basis.
***THIS POST WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR CANDIDATES WHO ARE ADULT NURSES OR HAVE DONE AN ADULT NURSE CBT***
We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.
The service has a holistic, therapeutic approach which encourages engagement and co-production. There will be robust MDT process in place enabling the pathway to be person centred, focussing on hope and recovery supporting patients to have a voice.
This is an exciting time to join the Secure Care Services CBU as redevelopment and expansion has commenced which will see our Medium Secure Units relocate to our new Hospital known as Sycamore Unit in Morpeth, Northumberland in early 2023.
These INPATIENT vacancies include an attractive £3000* welcome bonus - a Rewarding Welcome for a Rewarding Career.
If you'd like to apply for one of our vacancies and receive this welcome bonus, please complete your application. We look forward to hearing from you!
- Terms and conditions: Specifics to be discussed at interview
The Trust offer a wide variety of benefits;
- Paid flights over to the UK
- Airport taxi pickup
- Up to months paid accommodation
- Dedicated OCSE training
- OSCE Training programme
- Travel and accommodation for your OSCE Exam
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