Staff Nurse - Inpatient

The Methodist Church in Britain; Tees Valley; Hybrid; GBP 27,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Staff Nurse for Oak Ward on an acute assessment unit for adults 65+ with functional mental illness. The role focuses on risk assessment, delivering evidence-based care with patients, families, and the wider team.

You will take on named nurse duties, run the ward day to day, and support newly registered nurses and students due to register within three months. NMC registration is required.

Qualifications

• Recognised practice assessor or mentor, or working towards this within an agreed timescale.
• Trained clinical supervisor within a six-month probationary period.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Current NMC registration as RNMH or RNLD.
• Experience working with mental health patients and in a multidisciplinary setting.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient risk while maintaining dignity, privacy and safety.
• Plan and deliver evidence-based care with the patient, their family and the multidisciplinary team.
• Deliver timely clinical and therapeutic interventions.
• Take professional accountability for patient care.
• Act as named nurse to patients.
• Take day-to-day responsibility for running the ward.
• Recognise signs of harm and safeguard patients.
• Apply the Mental Capacity Act and Mental Health Act in practice.
• Safely administer and store medicines.
• Support, develop and supervise student nurses and other team members.
• Maintain high professional standards.
• Promote a positive image of mental health services within the Trust.

Skills

Evidence-based practice

Mental Health Act knowledge

Clinical risk assessment

Clinical governance

Medicines management

Education

RNMH/RNLD registration

Job description

Staff Nurse role on Oak Ward, an acute assessment ward at Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust for adults aged 65 and over with functional mental illness. The post centres on assessing risk, delivering evidence-based care with patients, families and the wider team, and safeguarding and medicines management. It includes named nurse duties and running the ward day to day, and newly registered nurses and students due to register within three months are welcome. NMC registration is required; visa sponsorship is possible only where applicants meet the criteria.

What the job involves

• Assess patient risk while maintaining their dignity, privacy and safety
• Plan and deliver evidence-based care with the patient, their family and the multidisciplinary team
• Assess patient need and deliver timely clinical and therapeutic interventions
• Take professional accountability for patient care
• Act as named nurse to patients
• Take day-to-day responsibility for running the ward
• Recognise signs of harm and safeguard patients
• Apply the Mental Capacity Act and Mental Health Act in practice
• Safely administer and store medicines
• Support, develop and supervise student nurses and other team members
• Maintain high professional standards
• Promote a positive image of mental health services within the Trust

What’s required

Qualifications

• Recognised practice assessor or mentor, or working towards this within an agreed timescale
• Trained clinical supervisor within a six-month probationary period
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Registration & licences

• Current NMC registration as RNMH or RNLD

Experience

• Working with people with mental ill health or learning disabilities
• Working in a person-centred therapeutic organisation
• Working collaboratively with service users and their families or carers
• Working in a multidisciplinary team
• Working in partnership with other agencies

Skills & knowledge

• Evidence-based knowledge of best practice in the designated field
• Understanding of relevant legislation, including the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act
• Understanding of safeguarding and its application in practice
• Clinical risk assessment and management and its application in practice
• Clinical governance and its application in practice
• Confident working knowledge of clinical medicines management, including administering injections

What’s offered

• Full training and preceptorship programme for newly registered nurses
• Support for post-graduate qualifications in mental health practice
• Clinical skills and leadership or management development modules
• Links with local universities
• Support from the Trust's Talent Management and Workforce Development Team
• Career pathway into more senior roles within the Trust