Inpatient Staff Nurse (Kingsholm)

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Gloucester is seeking a registered nurse to be responsible for the assessment and care of service users. The role involves developing care plans, assisting with personal care, and providing specialist advice to other professionals. Newly qualified nurses are welcome to apply, and candidates should possess NMC registration and experience in mental health assessments.

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with NMC qualifications.
• Ability to implement and evaluate care plans.
• Experience conducting mental and behavioral assessments.

Responsibilities

• Develop and evaluate care plans with service users and professionals.
• Assist service users with personal care needs.
• Liaise with other agencies and participate in multi-agency meetings.

Job description

Work according to the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Code of Professional Conduct and relevant professional guidelines as a named nurse or key worker taking responsibility for the assessment of care and health education needs

Develop, implement and evaluate care plans in conjunction with service users, carers and other professionals ensuring individual needs are met

As named nurse to have responsibility for undertaking mental and behavioural state examinations for own service users and service users being admitted, repeated on at least a weekly basis and clinical risk assessment and management plans.

Assist service users to meet their personal care needs e.g. assisting with bathing and washing, as outlined in the Care Plan. This intervention may be delegated where appropriate

Liaise with and offer specialist assessment and advice to other agencies and professions, including participating in Multi-Agency meetings to offer advice and opinions to facilitate the ongoing treatment and care of service users and to ensure adherence to National Service Framework (NSF) guidelines

We welcome applications from newly qualified nurses.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.