Senior Staff Nurse

Active Care Group; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days plus bank holidays

Birthday off

Active Learning Hub access

Rewards app for discounts

24/7 Employee Assistance Programme

Nest Pension account

Medicash Health Plan for you and your…

Active Behaviours recognition via the

Enhanced sick & maternity pay

Refer a Friend up to £1500

Job summary

Active Care Group in Birmingham is hiring a Registered Mental Nurse (RMN) to lead a nursing team on a defined group of patients. You will work 37.62 hours per week on a rota including days and nights, and you must be registered with the NMC and have the legal right to work in the UK.

You will provide clinical leadership, ensure safe discharge planning, participate in MDTs, and mentor staff while upholding NICE/NMC guidelines and company policies.

Qualifications

• A current NMC Pin registration (RMN)
• A legal right to work in the UK

Responsibilities

• Work according to the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and relevant guidelines as a named nurse or key worker for a defined group of patients.
• Provide clinical leadership to a designated nursing team and ensure high-quality individualized care for a defined group of patients/service users.
• Mentor and supervise pre and post registration staff, junior staff, support workers/health care assistants.
• Plan, allocate, supervise and evaluate shift-by-shift working practices to ensure high staff visibility on the floor.
• Be responsible for timely discharge/transfer of patients and ensure medications are available for safe discharge.
• Assist the Ward Manager with patient reviews and chair reviews as required.
• Encourage patient participation in activities and coordinate with in-house and external facilities; keep records of participation.
• Be an active participant in the multidisciplinary team, formulating care plans and using appropriate assessments.
• Assess and manage risks identified through patient assessments; work with other health professionals.
• Ensure clinical practice is evidence-based and aligns with guidelines and policies; undertake clinical supervision to develop competence.
• Ensure staff supervision and development; take charge of a designated clinical area when applicable.
• Liaise with carers and relatives to provide an integrated service; comply with Health and Safety policies and Mental Health Act provisions.

Job description

Where you'll be working:

• 37.62 Hrs per week rota basis
• Monday – Sunday long Days/Nights

What you'll be doing:

• To work according to the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and relevant professional guidelines as a named nurse or key worker for a defined group of patients.
• To provide clinical leadership to a designated nursing team and ensure the provision of high individualized care to a defined group of patients/service users and/or clients.
• You will be competent in all the extended clinical skills required by the service, able to mentor and supervise pre and post registration (preceptor) staff, junior staff members, support workers/health care assistants without direction.
• Plan, allocate, supervise and evaluate working practices of the team on a shift by shift basis, ensuring high visibility of all staff at all times on the floor.
• To be responsible for timely discharge/transfer of patients by working closely with the Discharge Community Liaison Coordinator and ensuring all medications are available to ensure a safe discharge/transfer.
• Assist the Ward Manager in ensuring that regular reviews are held for each patient, in accordance with the placing authority’s wishes and/or according to company’s policies and guidelines chairing reviews as agreed or required.
• Assist the Ward Manager and wider MDT in ensuring that all patients participate in as wide a range of activities of their choice as possible and that all staff is aware of the range of in-house and other external facilities/activities and that appropriate records of participation are kept.
• To be an active participant in the multidisciplinary team, formulating care plans and utilizing appropriate assessments.
• In conjunction with other health professionals, assess and manage risks identified through assessment of patients/residents.
• To ensure that clinical practice is evidenced based and consistent with relevant Guidelines (NICE, NMC, best practice) and the organisations policies and procedures.
• To undertake clinical supervision to further develop competence and clinical practice.
• Ensure the effective supervision and development of staff.
• To take charge of a designated clinical area where applicable.
• To liaise effectively with all actively involved in the care process, including carers and relatives, aspiring to provide an effective, seamless and integrated service to patients/residents.
• To comply with the Active Care Group Health and Safety Policies and Protocols in order to contribute to safe working practices.
• Practice within the defined parameters under the Mental Health Act 1983/2007.

What you'll have:

• A current NMC Pin registration (RMN)
• A legal right to work in the UK

What to look forward to:

• 25 days plus bank holidays
• Birthday off
• Join the Active Learning Hub and benefit from a wide range of e learning and face to face training and development opportunities
• Reward App giving discounts and savings on your weekly shop
• Free 24 hour confidential Employee Assistance Programme Helpline & App to support with legal, health, wellbeing, relationship and consumer advice
• A Nest Personal Pension account
• Access to join a Medicash Health Plan for you and your family to save money on everyday health essentials – like going to the dentist or opticians
• We recognise outstanding Active Behaviours via the Active Awards programme
• Enhanced Sick & Maternity Pay benefits
• Refer a Friend Scheme and earn yourself up to £1500 for Nurses, Therapists & Doctors, £500 all other roles, by recommending someone you know
• The support and guidance of our qualified clinical and business leadership teams so that you can really develop your career with Active Care Group

At Active Care Group we want everyone to feel welcome and supported. We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences. If you need any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment or interview process, just let us know and we’d be very happy to discuss this with you. We are a Disability Confident employer.