Registered Mental Health Nurse

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Westminster is seeking dedicated Band 5 nurses who excel in providing compassionate care within a dynamic team. Responsibilities include using clinical judgement to ensure safety, fostering a culture of continuous improvement, and acting as patient advocates in a multidisciplinary environment. The role offers opportunities for professional growth and excellent staff benefits, making it an ideal position for nurses focused on quality patient care.

Benefits

Development opportunities

Flexible shift working hours

Career mapping for progression

Excellent staff benefits

Award-winning Staff Networks

Responsibilities

• Using clinical judgement and risk assessments to maintain safety for service users.
• Recognising and responding to potential abuse cases within the services.
• Escalating safety concerns as an advocate for service users.
• Maintaining accurate and comprehensive records.
• Adhering to mandatory training requirements.

Job description

All our wards are currently engaging in Quality Improvement projects as we continually seek to improve service-user experiences and provide high quality outcomes. You will have the opportunity to engage in these projects and be supported to identify new ones as we continue to evolve.

Benefits

• Development opportunities to help you progress in your career i.e. secondment opportunities, rotations, funded courses
• Career mapping with focus on your progression and development within the service
• Flexible shift working hours to provide a healthy work-life balance
• Working within a dynamic team with visibility of the Senior Management Team (Matron, Service Manager & Borough Director)
• Excellent staff benefits: our benefit packages are amongst the best in London and include: childcare vouchers, health and wellbeing services, season ticket loans and cycle to work scheme.
• Award-winning Staff Networks
• Hidden Gem & annual award ceremonies, Thames Ward is an acute inpatient mixed ward for adults with mental health difficulties which is located in the borough of Kensington & Chelsea. The ward provides 24 hour service, 7 days a week and staff are mainly rostered to work 11.5 hours shifts day and night (break not included). Band 5 nurses work closely with the therapy team to deliver quality standard of care to patients while ensuring carers involvement throughout patients' clinical care. Patients are admitted with various diagnosis and band 5 nurses play an important role in providing compassionate care to aid patient on their journey of recovery.

Responsibilities

• Using their clinical judgement and risk assessments to keep the people using our services as safe as possible
• Safeguarding people by recognising and responding when an adult or child might be at risk from abuse but also recognising their own limits and asking for help and escalating concerns when necessary
• Escalating safety concerns and by doing so acting as effective advocates for those who use our services
• Being open and transparent about their own practice
• Supervising the work of others
• Reflecting on everyday practice to identify areas where improvements in safety or quality can be made
• Working with others to create a culture of continuous improvement
• Maintaining accurate, legible, comprehensive records
• Maintaining compliance with their mandatory training requirements.
• The NMC plays an important role in safeguarding the public by regulating the work of nurses and all nurses, including Band 5 nurses, are expected to register with the NMC each year and adhere to the NMC Code of Conduct.

Clinical Outcomes

• Providing skilled, evidence-based nursing care which adheres to agreed policies and procedures
• Working with patients and families in all stages of the care planning process including assessing risks and needs
• Acting as patient advocates in the multi-disciplinary team and overseeing the work of others to ensure that they are also responding to the needs of patients and providing clinically effective care
• Working as autonomous practitioners and taking responsibility for the care they give to patients but within their own limits of competency and confidence
• Contributing to creating and maintaining high performing teams by:
  • Communicating well with all members of the team
  • Understanding their role in the team and how they help the team achieve its objectives
  • Reflecting on their own practice regularly and encouraging the whole team to reflect on their practices in handovers and team meetings
  • Identifying how care could be improved

Patient Experience

• Working in partnership with patients and their families and carers
• Gaining consent and, as far as possible, involving people in all decision making
• Signposting patients and carers to supportive services e.g. the courses provided by the Recovery and Wellbeing College or services provided by the local authority or the voluntary sector
• Reassuring people by being professional, responsive, knowledgeable and confident
• Responding to complaints or concerns effectively and quickly in line with the Trust policy

An exciting opportunity has opened up for you to join our ward at St Charles Hospital. At CNWL we are committed to Provide quality standard of care.