Excellent communication skills to engage well with the service-users, relatives, and external stakeholders
About this role:
We are looking for Registered Mental Health Nurses (RMN) and Learning Disability Nurses (RNLD) with a passion for providing excellent, professional and effective care whilst ensuring our service users feel safe and respected. If you are someone who believes they make a difference to the lives of those living with chronic, complex mental and sometimes physical health needs, this could be the role for you. You will be working in a very fast-paced but rewarding environment with a great team.
Scope of the role:
- Collaboratively working with patients and their families to produce and update person centred care plans, writing accurate and reflective documentation including daily entries, nursing reports, incident reports, handovers and risk assessments based on nursing assessments and observations.
- Contributing to the service development by auditing and implementing the site improvement plans.
- Completing the medication administration and management on the unit
Essential Skills:
- Therapeutic rapport
- Registered Nurse (Mental Health or Learning Disability)
- Knowledge of mental health act, mental capacity act and associated legislation.
- Ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing.
- Experience of working in a psychiatric hospital or large nursing home
- A good understanding and experience of service user’s diagnoses, treatment and recovery
- Good IT Skills – must be able to document/report service-user care records and incidents accurately on mobile devices and computer
- A positive ‘can do’ attitude and a team player able to work in an adaptive way to a dynamic environment
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- To work collaboratively as a Primary/Named Nurse/Key worker within the multidisciplinary team, including liaising with associated professionals and other agencies.
- To ensure that patient centred care plans are developed, implemented, evaluated and recorded.
- To facilitate Nursing Home activities.
- To ensure risk management issues are assessed, identified and care planned for, any issues of concern communicated within the multidisciplinary team.
- To ensure effective communication with patients, carers, visitors and staff.
- To make effective use of evidence based practice in day-to-day clinical practice.
- To implement and ensure effective use of the Mental Health act where necessary.
- To ensure safe standards apply to the administration of medication.
- To ensure adherence to policies and procedures at all times.
- To assist with the development and/or revision of local policies and procedures as necessary.
- To supervise and monitor the use of supplies and equipment ensuring supplies are adequate and used appropriately.
- To assist in the maintenance of financial records as necessary.
- To be an effective role model to all staff within the working environment.
- To participate in teaching programmes with all staff including students.
- To have an awareness of own development and training needs.
- To maintain a learning environment.
- To assist in the induction of new staff.
- To participate in clinical supervision with personal supervisor.
- To supervise/ mentor other staff.
- To undertake any additional duties deemed appropriate to grade.
- To communicate policies and procedures within the service and externally to ensure effective understanding and implementation.
- To maintain effective relationships with clients, their relatives, friends and carers.
- To maintain effective relationships with members of the Nursing Home and other statutory and voluntary agencies.
WHAT WE CAN OFFER
- Annual Leave: 33 days including bank holidays
- Nurse Package: Including a cash back medical plan (more details of the full package can be provided upon request)
- High street discounts via HCPA Academy.
- Access to our ‘Refer a Friend’ scheme to earn up to £500.
- In-house training and development.
- Employee assistance programme.
GENERAL
The post holder is required to comply with legal and professional responsibilities of the post, and with the policies and procedures of the Hospital/Nursing Home, which will be referred to in the contract of employment.