Mental Health Staff Nurse

About

The Trust seeks a qualified Staff Nurse or newly qualified nursing preceptee to provide person-centred mental health nursing care in Ward 19 at Dewsbury & District Hospital. The role involves assessment, care planning, delivery and evaluation of care, multidisciplinary working, supervision and maintaining professional standards. Applicants must have current UK professional registration; the role meets UK Visas and Immigration minimum requirements for sponsorship. Job grade: Band 5 Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year Terms of service: Permanent Reference: C9378-CK2578 Duty station: Ward 19, Priestley Unit, Dewsbury & District Hospital, Halifax Road, Dewsbury WF13 4DT, United Kingdom

How to apply

Apply online through the official advert page on NHS Jobs. Applicants must have current UK professional registration.

Responsibilities

• To contribute to an integrated team of staff in providing a high quality of care and treatment both on an individual basis and with a purposeful group programme within a core facility.
• Have an understanding of and a commitment to the philosophy mental health or learning disability services and the local service provision.
• Be responsible and accountable for the Assessment, Planning, Implementation and Evaluation of treatment and care for defined service users within the pathway.
• Utilise core nursing / specialist skills within the role of primary nurse.
• Contribute specific professional support and advice to the team, service users and carers.
• Work in partnership with other teams within and outside of the organisation.
• Oversee and support junior members of staff in implementing planned treatment and care.
• Support the Management Team in carrying out their duties.
• To work flexibly to cover shifts to provide a 365 day per year service.
• Act as shift co-ordinator as required and to participate in the planning and co-ordinating of the shift to ensure smooth and effective running of the service and role model best practice.
• Co-ordinate and lead the team to make effective use of team skills to provide the best possible standards of care and treatment / interventions.
• To prioritise workload in keeping with the team and service objectives.
• Take full involvement as a primary nurse by assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating treatment / care for named service users.
• To actively participate and contribute to service users reviews, ward rounds, meetings as applicable.
• To provide care and specific interventions for other service users as allocated on a daily basis, and directly in accordance with their written care plan.

Qualifications

• Involvement in a systematic approach to care: Assessment, care planning, implementation and evaluation.
• Awareness of the Care Programme Approach.
• Working with individuals who have mental health needs or working with people with a learning disability.
• Knowledge of key worker/primary nurse system.
• Working as a member of a multi-disciplinary team/working with other disciplines.
• Knowledge of collaborative working within a recovery based model of intervention.
• Clinical/Professional Supervision.
• A commitment to undertake mandatory training including the management of violence and aggression.
• Willingness to undertake training in nursing mentorship.
• Commitment to adopt the Trusts core Values and Behavioural standards.
• 1st Level Registered Nurse on the appropriate part of the register.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work with patients therapeutically on a 1:1 basis or in groups.
• Awareness of the skills in the prevention and management of violence and aggression.
• Ability to lead and motivate staff.