Staff Nurse

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We are a passionate and innovative team working at the admission medium secure unit. Oak Ward is a 15 bed male acute High dependency ward which specialise in the assessment and treatment of people with complex and enduring mental health needs, who have had contact with the criminal justice system.

Hellingly Centre is a member of Quality Network for Forensic Mental Health Services. Guided by QNFMHS, Oak Ward recognises the importance of the therapeutic use of relational security whilst also promoting important principles around evidence-based care, patient and carer involvement, parity of physical healthcare, public health priorities, and good governance. QNFMHS benchmarks via peer reviews, creating opportunities for qualified staff to become certified peer reviewer for nationwide forensic services.

Oak Ward consists of Nursing Team, Psychiatrists, Social Workers, Psychologists, Occupational Therapist, Family Liaison Assistant, Physical Health Team, and GP. Patient care is always based on multi-dimensional approach and gives learning opportunity for qualified nurse to be involved in clinical assessments including specialized forensic risk clinics, formulation of HCR-20, DUNDRUM-1, BVC scoring and many more.

Clinical Team runs Therapy Sessions and Groups tailored to patient’s specific needs. Currently we facilitate Hearing Voices Group, Impatient Violence and Aggression Programme (IVAMP), Healthy Sexual Behaviour Group and more. Nurses are always welcomed to co-facilitate groups.

If you are a qualified or newly qualified nurse, you are ambitious and passionate, with a desire for self-development, then you are a perfect person to join our team. We encourage applications from both newly qualified staff and those who have had experience in other areas of mental health.

We’re a large NHS Mental Health Trust in South East England. We’re looking for people to help us provide high quality services for the patients, carers and local communities we serve.

We want patients and staff to recommend our organisation as a place where they would be happy for their friends and family to be treated. You can help us do this by bringing your skills, experience and commitment to Sussex Partnership.

As a part of a Sussex Partnership Foundation Trust Forensic Clinical Academic Group, Hellingly Centre takes part in ongoing research, currently Oak ward has developed a service wide evaluation for the CDS. We are looking into implementation of Safewards model on Oak Ward, which creates many exciting opportunities, such as being a part of a pioneering Safewards intervention in secure environment

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Marta Bardecka Job title: Ward Manager Email address: marta.bardecka@sussexpartnership.nhs.uk

Oak Ward Manager - Marta Bardecka

01323 244179

Marta.Bardecka@sussexpartnership.nhs.uk