Staff Nurse

Livewell Southwest; Ivybridge; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Ivybridge is seeking a qualified nurse to support men with complex mental health needs. The role involves assessment, planning, and evaluation of care programs and requires regular participation in multidisciplinary team meetings. Candidates should possess RMN/Dip HE BSc in Mental Health and relevant experience in mental health settings. This position operates on a 24/7 shift basis, emphasizing the importance of maintaining high standards of patient-centered care, along with opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Training in relevant therapies

Continuing professional development

Regular supervision from psychological services

Qualifications

• NMC Registration required.
• Relevant experience with adults with mental health issues.
• Ability to supervise junior staff.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of care.
• Maintain therapeutic relationships with clients.
• Manage the unit in absence of senior staff.

Skills

Autonomous practitioner

Communication skills

Crisis management

Interpersonal skills

Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team

Education

RMN/Dip HE BSc in Mental Health

Job description

Are you a qualified nurse who is looking for an exciting and challenging role supporting men with complex mental health and additional associated risks to transition back to the community? Would you like to join our highly skilled and supportive team providing excellent levels of care and robust clinical risk management?

Are you motivated, creative and passionate about supporting individuals to make positive changes to their lives, often after early trauma and adverse childhood experiences? If so we would like to hear from you.

Lee Mill Low Secure Unit is a 12-bed male inpatient ward just outside of Plymouth. We provide specialist mental health care for men who have often been involved in the legal system due to their mental health needs. The staff at Lee Mill are passionate about providing the highest level of patient‑centred care to an often challenging and disadvantaged patient group.

As a valued member of the team, you will receive regular supervision and support from psychological services along with continuing professional development. We offer training in relevant therapies and approaches for this client group including essential training for staff working within secure services.

Due to the nature of the role, all staff are required to attend a physical interventions training session to ensure we can meet the needs of our patients and remain effective in maintaining the safety and wellbeing of all. This post covers a 24/7 shift pattern.

Main duties of the job

Role may not be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route.

You will be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care using the Electronic CPA process and will be required to act as named nurse for identified individual clients. The post holder will be required to take charge of the unit on a regular basis.

The post holder will have the ability to sustain respectful, consistent and reliable therapeutic relationships with clients that enhances their ability to build social networks and diminishes their social exclusion, maximises their strengths and interests and increases their participation in meaningful activities.

The post holder will contribute to and be an effective member of the Multidisciplinary team. Which requires the attendance and contribution to MDT meetings, to be involved in the assessment of new referrals and to attend and contribute to reviews, clinical meetings and case conferences.

You will be required to create and maintain a learning environment for the development of junior staff and be able to mentor/educate qualified and unqualified staff, including pre and post registration students.

All staff are expected to be able and willing to work across a 7 day service. Livewell may close the job advertisement earlier than the specified deadline.

About us

Livewell Southwest is an independent, award‑winning social enterprise delivering integrated health and social care services across Plymouth, South Hams, and West Devon, with specialist services in parts of Devon and Cornwall. Our teams work in community hospitals, GP practices, sports centres, and health hubs.

As an organisation with a strong social conscience we are guided by our values, kindness, respect, inclusivity, ambition, responsibility, and collaboration. We focus on transforming services to ensure sustainability, while empowering staff and those we serve.

We involve the people we care for, along with their families and carers, in shaping the care they receive, striving to deliver the right care at the right time and place. Centering our work on individual needs helps people lead healthy, independent lives.

We prioritise employees' development, offering protected CPD time, training pathways, leadership programmes, and funding for qualifications like the Care Certificate and Nurse Training Scholarships. Our induction and preceptorship programmes ensure a smooth transition into our organisation.

Livewell Southwest values diversity and encourages applications from all sections of the community, including those with armed forces experience, lived experience of mental health, neuro‑diverse conditions and learning disabilities. If you need assistance or reasonable adjustments during the application process, contact the Recruiting Manager listed in the job advert.

Job responsibilities

Clinical/Professional

1. To act as care co‑ordinator or named nurse for an identified group of clients following the procedures of the Electronic Care Programme Approach (eCPA).
2. To deliver a high standard of individualised care, which will include the assessment, planning, implementation, review and evaluation of care following the eCPA process. This should be in partnership with the client, carers and multi‑agency professionals as appropriate.
3. To ensure comprehensive risk assessment, history, planning and management is recorded and communicated to the team and the wider service if appropriate, for individual clients.
4. To contribute to and be an effective member of the Multidisciplinary team, attending and contributing to MDT meetings, assuming the role of convening necessary meetings, inviting stakeholders, communicating and recording outcomes, and managing allocation of individual aspects of care.
5. To work in partnership with carers of clients, offering support, advice and reassurance on sensitive and emotional issues.
6. To direct and support junior staff in the delivery of high standards of individually planned care.
7. To maintain accurate, legible and contemporaneous clinical notes, CPA and other relevant paperwork in line with the NMC guidelines and with the Livewell Southwest SystmOne and eCPA policies.
8. To maintain and regularly update knowledge of The Mental Health Act 1983 and be aware of own responsibilities and clients' rights under the Act.
9. To be responsible and accountable for the safe storage and administration of medication as per national and Livewell Southwest policies and procedures.
10. To comply with all infection control policies and guidance, attend relevant updates and report issues of concern to their immediate line manager.

Managerial

1. To take responsibility for the management of the unit in the absence of more senior staff, including the planning and organisation of daily clinical activity, covering sickness and adjusting staff rotas and papers.
2. To encourage staff development using all training resources available and demonstrate work activities to new or inexperienced staff.
3. To implement national and Livewell Southwest policies and procedures governing a wide range of clinical and non‑clinical practices.
4. To manage economy of resources and care of equipment and property including petty cash, patient monies, stock control and environmental safety.
5. To manage safe use of unit vehicles and accurate recording of mileage.
6. To undertake appraisal and line management supervision of junior staff.

Professional Development and Education

1. To undertake mandatory and other training as directed by the Livewell Southwest and Unit/Deputy manager, including Physical Intervention Training.
2. To develop practice, managerial development and remain up to date with evidence‑based developments in mental health nursing, participating in the Livewell Southwest appraisal system.
3. To ensure they receive line management support and participate in clinical supervision.

Clinical Governance

1. To understand responsibilities under clinical governance and contribute to the delivery of an appropriate and good quality service in a safe environment.
2. To contribute to any audit process within the Livewell Southwest as appropriate.

Corporate Responsibilities

1. To behave in a manner that does not bring the service and Livewell Southwest into disrepute.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• RMN/Dip HE BSc Mental Health RNLD NMC Registration.

Specific Skills

• Ability to work as an autonomous practitioner within a team, including assessment skills.
• Communication and liaison skills.
• Self‑management ability.
• Prioritising workload/resources.
• Interpersonal skills.
• Crisis management.
• Lone working.
• Ability to recognise and support stress in others.
• Group interaction skills.
• Specific therapeutic interventions.
• Good working knowledge of the Care Quality Commission.

Experience

• Multi‑disciplinary working.
• Relevant transferable healthcare experience of working with adults with a history of mental health issues.
• Supervising junior staff.
• Undertaking line management and appraisals.
• Networking with other agencies.

Knowledge

• Confidentiality.
• Knowledge base of mental illnesses.
• Current knowledge of developments and nursing in healthcare – safeguarding and MCA processes and frameworks.
• Mental Health Act.
• MCA/DOLS.
• Completion of CPA and Care Co‑ordination competencies.
• Physically fit and able to undertake physical intervention training and annual updates.
• Knowledge of NICE guidelines in relation to mental health and the ability to apply evidence‑based practice.
• Physical health/health promotion initiatives.
• Ethical issues in relation to mental health.
• Familiarisation with working with electronic patient record systems.
• Interest and awareness of national and local services developments.
• Knowledge of substance misuse and the impact of this on mental and physical health.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act – Exceptions Order 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.