We need passionate and experienced mental health nurses to work in a well-established team at an acute hospital in London. The role involves assisting and supporting general hospital colleagues in making decisions about treatment and care in complex situations.
Description
The priority for the post holder will be to:
- Provide high levels of nursing and observation
- Deliver a range of nursing and psychosocial interventions to help reduce patients' distress
- Assist and support general hospital colleagues in making decisions about treatment and care in complex situations
- Provide one-to-one nursing for behaviorally disturbed, distressed, or confused patients
- Offer support and advice to patients presenting with a range of undifferentiated mental health, psychological problems, and psychiatric illnesses
- Deliver a range of nursing and psychosocial interventions to individual patients and their families, as appropriate
- Represent mental health services within the general hospital
Skills
- Demonstrable experience of working in a mental health setting
- Knowledge and experience of adult safeguarding procedures
- Restraint of patients using approved techniques
- Handling patient valuables and storing them appropriately
- Ability to deal with emotional and distressing situations
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Respect for the privacy and dignity of individuals
- Ability to manage demanding situations
- Ability to cope with exposure to aggressive behavior
- Ability to plan own workload
- Knowledge of Mental Health presentations and appropriate interventions
- Adherence to the NMC Code of Conduct
- Knowledge of risk management and how to plan care to account for risk
To apply for this role, please reply with your updated CV and the job reference number - BS/11207/RMN1.