Registered Mental Health Nurse
- Full time
- £35,500
- On site: Alford
- Closing 7th July 2024
- Advertised from 14th June 2024
- Permanent
Role
Opening in Autumn 2024, we are seeking an exceptional individual to support the opening of a brand new Care Inspectorate registered residential rehabilitation service in West Aberdeenshire. You'll be supported by a charitable organisation with extensive experience in launching and managing top-tier registered care services.
Aligned with our vision of empowering individuals impacted by substance use and associated needs, we're collaborating with national and local partners to deliver safe and effective residential care services. Your role will be pivotal in ensuring that every individual we support receives the highest quality of care and guidance.
About You
Are you ready to make a profound impact on people's lives? We're seeking an extraordinary person to support the success of our new residential rehab service. Your experience should include:
- Registered nurse with at least 3years post qualification experience, current and valid registration with the NMC and a legal right to work in the UK
- A clear understanding of the need for and ability to deliver high quality person-centred recovery services
- Demonstrable experience or interest in the addiction field
- A willingness to learn recovery principles and how these can be supported by clinicians
- A burning passion for creating positive change and improving lives
Your Rewards
- Starting salary of £35,500 with opportunity to access potential yearly salary increase
- 25 days annual leave (rising yearly + bank holidays), benefits package, and continuous training opportunities
- Access to employee assistance programs and wellbeing activities
- The chance to be part of a collaborative team dedicated to making a difference
- Potential relocation package if you are not in the area - get in touch to discuss
The Role
- Monday to Friday role
- To deliver responsive mental health interventions within the residential service and formulate appropriate aftercare plans and support; identifying individual, family and service needs through capacity assessments, monitoring tools, risk assessment and management plans (RAMPs) and ongoing recovery planning tools
- To support the therapeutic team with recovery planning processes, including assessing, planning and implementing various interventions whilst managing clients’ mental health needs. Contributing to and taking a lead role alongside managers in clinical meetings and handovers.
- To pro-actively consult and then assist in designing programmes responsive to individual and group needs in conjunction with the organisations Clinical Interventions Team. Offering a varied programme for example nutrition, sleep, anxiety management, exercise, behavioural and health & wellbeing interventions etc
- To develop therapeutic alliances with clients to support their individual recovery journeys, offering health promotion, harm reduction advice, screening and discharge planning
- Contribute to the service delivering a trauma informed care approach; with trauma resolution interventions
- To respond to clinical and medical emergencies, managing crisis as first line intervention and assessing risk and safeguarding concerns
The Service
Our state-of-the-art facility will offer 27 beds for individuals seeking transformative recovery journeys. With a focus on nature and the environment, and with 1.2 acres of land on site, our Recovery through Nature projects will provide a holistic approach to healing. Plus, staff amenities such as onsite bedrooms and a brand-new gym ensure a supportive and enriching work environment.
About Phoenix Futures
Join a legacy of over 50 years in providing rehabilitation services. At Phoenix Futures, we're committed to rebuilding capacity in the residential rehab sector across England and Scotland. Your dedication will contribute to our mission of delivering hope and transformation to individuals and families affected by addiction. We believe in being the best, we are passionate about recovery, and we value our history.
Read more about our history and guiding principles on our website here
Application notes
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Closing Date: 07/07/2024
Opening in Autumn 2024, we are seeking an exceptional individual to support the Residential Registered Manager in opening and managing a brand new Care Inspectorate registered residential rehabilitation service in West Aberdeenshire. You'll be supported by a charitable organisation with extensive experience in launching and managing top-tier registered care services.
Aligned with our vision of empowering individuals impacted by substance use and associated needs, we're collaborating with national and local partners to deliver safe and effective residential care services. Your role will be pivotal in ensuring that every individual we support receives the highest quality of care and guidance.
About You
Are you ready to make a profound impact on people's lives? We're seeking an extraordinary person to support the success of our new residential rehab service. Your experience should include:
- Previous experience in a CI service
- Expertise in substance use, mental health, or related fields
- Demonstrated leadership skills with at least 2 years of experience managing staff or volunteers
- A burning passion for creating positive change and improving lives
Your Rewards
- Starting salary of £30,500 with opportunity to access potential yearly salary increase up to £36,000
- 25 days annual leave (rising yearly + bank holidays), benefits package, and continuous training opportunities
- Access to employee assistance programs and wellbeing activities
- The chance to be part of a collaborative team dedicated to making a difference
- Potential relocation package if you are not in the area - get in touch to discuss
The Role
- Monday to Friday role
- To support the Residential Registered Manager with the residential rehabilitation facilities and ensure the services are provided to the highest of standards in line with our treatment manual and handbook.
- To lead the staff of the service to achieve the highest professional standards and ensure compliance with Phoenix Futures policies and procedures.
- To support the Residential Registered Manager to ensure compliance with all the requirements of the Care Inspectorate and internal Phoenix Futures audit requirements.
- To ensure that the service complies with internal quality standards to a high standard as well as external regulatory and health and safety requirements.To actively manage diversity and promote equality and people’s rights in all aspects of service delivery.
The Service
Our state-of-the-art facility will offer 27 beds for individuals seeking transformative recovery journeys. With a focus on nature and the environment, and with 1.2 acres of land on site, our Recovery through Nature projects will provide a holistic approach to healing. Plus, staff amenities such as onsite bedrooms and a brand-new gym ensure a supportive and enriching work environment.
About Phoenix Futures
Join a legacy of over 50 years in providing rehabilitation services. At Phoenix Futures, we're committed to rebuilding capacity in the residential rehab sector across England and Scotland. Your dedication will contribute to our mission of delivering hope and transformation to individuals and families affected by addiction. We believe in being the best, we are passionate about recovery, and we value our history.
Read more about our history and guiding principles on our website here
Opening in Autumn 2024, we are seeking an exceptional individual to support the opening of a brand new Care Inspectorate registered residential rehabilitation service in West Aberdeenshire. You'll be supported by a charitable organisation with extensive experience in launching and managing top-tier registered care services.
Aligned with our vision of empowering individuals impacted by substance use and associated needs, we're collaborating with national and local partners to deliver safe and effective residential care services. Your role will be pivotal in ensuring that every individual we support receives the highest quality of care and guidance.
About You
Are you ready to make a profound impact on people's lives? We're seeking an extraordinary person to support the success of our new residential rehab service. Your experience should include:
- Experience of leadership and/or a desire to professionally develop in the area of leadership.
- Expertise in substance use or comparable field
- Experience of delivering a range of programmes / interventions
- Volunteers
- Experience of partnership working and multi-agency liaison.
- A burning passion for creating positive change and improving lives
Your Rewards
- Starting salary of £27,000 with opportunity to access potential yearly salary increase up to £31,750
- 25 days annual leave (rising yearly + bank holidays), benefits package, and continuous training opportunities
- Access to employee assistance programs and wellbeing activities
- The chance to be part of a collaborative team dedicated to making a difference
- Potential relocation package if you are not in the area - get in touch to discuss
The Role
- Monday to Friday role
- To support the Deputy Manager in ensuring that the therapeutic programme is delivered to the highest possible standards.
- To support the development and review of the treatment programme.
- To role model and ensure the staff of the service are led to achieve the highest professional standards and ensure compliance with Phoenix Futures policies and procedures.
- To support the service to comply with internal quality standards, external regulatory and health and safety requirements.
- To support the service so that volunteers and student placements operate effectively and that they are adequately supported.
- To ensure effective performance management of staff and volunteers within the service.
- To lead the Therapeutic team providing appropriate support, supervision and guidance. Line managing the therapeutic workers and other staff from the multi-disciplinary team.
The Service
Our state-of-the-art facility will offer 27 beds for individuals seeking transformative recovery journeys. With a focus on nature and the environment, and with 1.2 acres of land on site, our Recovery through Nature projects will provide a holistic approach to healing. Plus, staff amenities such as onsite bedrooms and a brand-new gym ensure a supportive and enriching work environment.
About Phoenix Futures
Join a legacy of over 50 years in providing rehabilitation services. At Phoenix Futures, we're committed to rebuilding capacity in the residential rehab sector across England and Scotland. Your dedication will contribute to our mission of delivering hope and transformation to individuals and families affected by addiction. We believe in being the best, we are passionate about recovery, and we value our history.
Read more about our history and guiding principles on our website here
The successful applicants will be responsible for delivery of a support service within an Accident & Emergency Department Hospital setting.
The service offers a care model involving early intervention with individuals who present with Addictions issues by supporting and directing them into services who can meet their needs.
Motivating patients, building and strengthening recovery, supporting engagement and compliance with treatment services, and assisting with any identified health and social needs, in particular those who may be at risk of homelessness and loss of tenancy is the focus of this approach.
Successful candidates will have experience of working in a caring vocation and hold a relevant qualification. They will have good organisation, communication, and IT skills, and can demonstrate an ability to work using their own initiative.
The successful candidate who will be working in a team and will be responsible for delivering a service within a hospital setting.
The service will provide additional specialist support for engaging with individuals at risk of or presenting as homeless. The service will provide an assertive response to homelessness and crisis that may put a service users tenancy or safety at risk.
The aim of the service is to reduce homelessness presentations due to unmet needs of individuals with problematic substance misuse. To support and address issues pivotal in causing homelessness i.e. support access to mental health services, support for alcohol use and engaging with drug services etc.
The Dedicated Addictions Worker will also provide external training, giving an overview of the complexities of working with people with addictions, to local authority Housing Officers as well as non-housing staff and services.
The successful candidate will have experience of working within a caring environment, as well as within the addictions and housing sector. They will hold a relevant qualification in respect of this and can present and deliver training on Alcohol and other substances. They will have excellent organisation, communication and I.T. skills, and can demonstrate the ability to work on their own initiative.
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