We are looking for experienced Mental Health Nurses to work for one of the busiest clients in the Southwest.
Description:
To carry out clinical practice within designated clinical areas, ensuring that high-quality evidence-based nursing assessment, care planning, interventions, and evaluations for patients are provided.
This will include:
- Undertaking a comprehensive, person-centered nursing assessment and preparing care plans in consultation with service users to provide the best nursing care.
- Implementing care and rehabilitation programs.
- Evaluating the effectiveness of care provided in partnership with users.
- Ability to implement research-based practice.
- Following successful completion of preceptorship, the ability to supervise junior and unqualified staff.
- Ability to administer medicine within relevant Trust and legislative guidance (e.g., NMC Standards for Medicines Management 2010 and the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971).
- Ability to undertake risk assessments and develop risk management strategies for individual clients; ICPA/SAP for people who present with mental health problems.
- Demonstrating a working knowledge of the key elements of relevant mental health legislation.
- Ensuring the ordering, storage, administration, and disposal of medication complies with relevant Trust and legislative guidance (e.g., NMC Standards for Medicines Management 2010, Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, and MHA (1983)).
Essential:
- Registered Nurse - Mental Health / Learning Disability.
- Completion of Band 5 preceptorship programme (evidence may be required from RNs who have been registered for less than 2 years or with gaps).
- On-going registration with the NMC.
Knowledge:
- Demonstrate an understanding and knowledge base of mental health conditions and their treatments, recovery principles, and person-centered care.
- Working knowledge of the Mental Health Act 1983 and Care Programme Approach.
- Demonstrate a working knowledge of physical health conditions and the complications this can cause to patients experiencing mental ill health.
Experience:
- Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team structure.
- Experience of assessing, planning, implementing, and reviewing care needs.
To apply for this role, please reply with your updated CV and the job reference number - BS/10191/RMN2.