Bank Registered Mental Health Nurse

NHS Jobs; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Jobs in England seeks a qualified nurse to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care within a multidisciplinary team. You will develop care plans reflecting patient needs, act as named nurse for identified patients, and participate in structured treatment programmes to support recovery.

You may lead shifts, supervise staff, manage clinical risk, ensure policies are followed, promote independence, support admissions and discharges, and contribute to audits and service improvements.

Responsibilities

• Take part in audit, outcome measurement and service evaluation within the hospital governance strategy.
• Understand and adhere to hospital policies, procedures and equality/diversity framework.
• Maintain health and safety standards and safe work environment.

Job description

Clinical or Work Practice

To assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care with patients. Including developing care plans that reflect patients need and relevant documentation. To be the named nurse for identified patients. To work comprehensively within a multidisciplinary team. To actively participate in care reviews with internal and external multi-agencies, including producing reports. To co-ordinate, encourage and facilitate patients to participate in the structured treatment programme maximising opportunities of recovery. When required, the post holder will act as nurse in charge of shift and take charge of the ward. This includes delegating duties; prioritising workloads, ensuring safe operations and lead the team in managing the therapeutic day ensuring a consistent approach They will act as a role model, demonstrating professional conduct, tact and courtesy to staff, patients and visitors. Proactively manage clinical risk. Ensure that the team work within hospital policies and procedures and uphold the organisational values. Work at all times to safeguard children and vulnerable adults. Ensure best practice standards are maintained at all times. To maintain an ethos which is empathic and compassionate and community facing. Then post holder will be responsible for administering and monitoring medication, ensuring patient compliance and safely handling medicines, sharps and clinical equipment. Actively promote independence, implementing the principles of recovery: encouraging patients to engage with healthy lifestyles, facilitating psychosocial activities and other activities. Where appropriate contributing to psychological interventions. To facilitate the admissions and discharge of patients.

Audit, Outcome Measuring & Service Evaluation

To participate in audit, outcome measurement and development projects occurring within the hospital. Engage within the governance strategy. Utilise theory, evidence-based literature and research to support practice. Support and contribute to the development of action plans from audit and disseminate changes. Actively contribute to the development of service.

Policies & Procedures

Understand and adhere to the hospital policies, procedures and ensure that others also adhere to these. Take personal responsibility for maintaining up to date. knowledge and adhering to all hospital policies and procedures. Works within the hospitals Equality and Diversity framework. Ensure that patient, and visitors understand the hospital policies and procedures as it affects them.

Health and Safety

Ensure the maintenance of a safe and secure treatment environment which is therapeutic. Contribute to the General Workplace Risk Assessment process and adhere to risk management plans. Work within Health and Safety legislation, hospital policies and procedures.

General Duties

The post holders adherence to the job description and specific role objectives will be reviewed as a matter of routine within supervision and appraisal. This allows for appropriate stretch and support for each individual working within a generic job description and meets individual needs creating opportunities for growth. The post holder may be asked to undertake duties not explicitly stated within this job description. This will only ever ask of the post holder that which is within their capabilities, skill and knowledge.

Additional Duties

As required by the hospital team in line with the post holders skills and knowledge.