Practitioner

Avon And Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership Nhs Trust; Bristol; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health care provider in Bristol seeks a dedicated Registered Nurse to perform comprehensive assessments and provide high-quality patient care. The role involves mentoring junior staff, administering medications, and ensuring evidence-based practice adherence. Candidates should have a passion for mental health and a strong commitment to patient-centered care. This position supports ongoing professional development and offers a collaborative work environment focused on quality care.

Benefits

Comprehensive training programs

Flexible working opportunities

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Must be a registered nurse with a commitment to evidence-based practice.
• Experience in mental health nursing is essential.
• Ability to manage risk and provide a safe therapeutic environment.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive nursing assessments and prepare care plans.
• Evaluate effectiveness of care and provide evidence-based interventions.
• Mentor junior staff and ensure compliance with policies.

Skills

Person-centred nursing assessment

Risk management

Medication administration

Mentoring and supervising

Evidence-based practice

Education

Registered Nurse qualification

Tools

Electronic rostering systems

Job description

Overview

To carry out clinical practice within designated clinical areas, ensuring that high quality evidence-based nursing assessment, care planning, interventions and evaluations for patients is provided.

Clinical Practice Management

• Undertake a comprehensive, person-centred nursing assessment and prepare care plans in consultation with the service users to provide the best nursing care.
• Implement the care and rehabilitation programme.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of care provided in partnership with users.
• Implement research-based practice.
• After successful completion of preceptorship, supervise junior and unqualified staff.
• Administer medicine within relevant Trust and legislative guidance e.g. NMC Standards for Medicines Management 2010 and the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.
• Undertake risk assessment and develop risk management strategies for individual clients; ICPA/SAP to people who present with mental health problems.
• Demonstrate a working knowledge of the key elements of relevant mental health legislation.
• Ensure 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).
• Provide and supervise the delivery of high standards of nursing care to service users, in accordance with up-to-date evidence-based professional practice and AWP policies.

Teaching, Education & Health Promotion

• Use own skills, knowledge and resources to provide mentoring opportunities for staff within designated areas and promote positive attitudes towards mental health.
• Regularly provide advice and mentoring to staff.
• Support the provision of an appropriate learning environment for pre- and post-registered students, novice practitioners, and new team members as directed.

Continuing Professional Development

Maintain and develop professional knowledge, skills and expertise to ensure that practice reflects best practice, remains evidence based, is current and responsive to meet changing patient and NHS service needs, as outlined in the NHS Plan (2000). Abide by the legal rules, statutory regulations and professional responsibilities relating to practice as outlined in the NMC’s 'The Code': Standards of Conduct, Performance and Ethics for Nurses and Midwives.

Take responsibility for post-registration education and for continuing professional development as outlined in NMC Standards.

Receive clinical supervision in accordance with a contracted and regular basis from an identified Senior Practitioner, as per trust Clinical Supervision Policy. Be aware of the need for appropriate management support and supervision from the line manager, and maintain records of these meetings. Maintain Health and Safety in accordance with the Health and Safety at Work Act (1974). Work to the Clinical and Personnel Policies and Procedures of AWP Trust. Maintain up-to-date knowledge of relevant medicines, related medication management issues and act in accordance with the appropriate NMC standards and Trust policy, and ensure that others also work within these guidelines.

Finance & Workforce

• Make best use of available workforce resources based on agreed staffing models ensuring provision of best care possible.
• Follow Trust and Service Policies regarding the security of the building/clients, to ensure safe practice and protection of clients, staff, visitors and members of the general public.
• Take part in PEAT and environmental risk assessments as requested so that best use is made of resources.
• Manage temporary staffing resources in line with AWP best practice guidance.
• Ensure that service provision is both safe and therapeutic within the scope of knowledge.
• Utilize electronic rostering systems (Rosterpro).
• Participate in education and training opportunities.
• Take charge of the Unit in the absence of the Charge Nurse or Clinical Team Leader.
• Be familiar with and comply with all Policies & Procedures operational within the Trust.

Record Keeping and Administration

• Maintain standards of record keeping and associated administration in accordance with AWP Trust Policy and local joint arrangements and professional guidelines.
• Keep contemporaneous, chronological and accurate mental health records in accordance with relevant NMC Guidelines and Trust Policy.
• Work under the direction of 'Essence of Care' lead.
• Contribute to the achievement of Controls Assurance Standards relating to Records Management within their span of control.
• Maintain safety of clients and staff within the Unit and ensure legal obligations are fulfilled.

Evidence-Based Nursing, Practice Development & Clinical Audit

• Contribute to practice development activity and evidence-based mental health nursing.
• Undertake relevant practice development/research activity.
• Take part in a rolling programme of audit.
• Comply with activity as outlined in "The Essence of Care".
• Work within the framework of AWP and Department of Health Research Governance.

Professional Nursing Advice

Contribute to providing professional nursing advice within the post-holder's area of responsibility and span of knowledge.

Diversity & Inclusion

We are proud to be fostering a diverse workforce that reflects our communities. A key commitment to this is improving staff representation from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities, those from the LGBTQ+ communities, people with "lived-experience" of mental health conditions and people living with disabilities. We are a 'Disability Confident Employer' offering a guaranteed interview to Disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria. This includes people with a variety of disabilities and neurodivergent conditions (for example autism, ADHD, sensory, physical and learning disabilities). We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service users.

About the Organization

We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust): a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care. We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset. Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care. AWP is committed to support and create a positive research and evidence-based environment and culture, which can have a beneficial impact on everyone who works for the organisation and the care we provide to those who use our services. At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.