Staff Nurse - Mental Health

NHS; Gateshead; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity at NHS for a Band 5 Staff Nurse specializing in Older Person's Mental Health. You will work in a multi-disciplinary team focusing on inpatient care for patients over 65. Ideal candidates are passionate and motivated to improve the lives of older individuals facing mental health challenges, with the chance to develop professionally in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Support for professional development

Lifelong learning commitment

Qualifications

• Registered Mental Health Nurse with current NMC Registration.
• Experience with complex mental health problems.
• Knowledge and experience of Older Peoples Mental Health.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to assess care needs.
• Participate in the formulation and implementation of care plans.
• Deliver quality care tailored to individual patient needs.

Skills

Communication

Organizational Skills

Clinical Judgement

Education

Diploma/ Degree in Nursing

Job description

Band 5 Older Person Mental Health, Inpatient.

Are you passionate about Older Person's Mental Health Nursing? Are you looking for a demanding but rewarding nursing career. An exciting opportunity has arisen; we are currently recruiting four Staff Nurses for our Functional Ward Sunniside. TheWard is situated in the grounds of The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gateshead.

Sunniside Ward: Provides inpatient admission, assessment, treatment and discharge planning to patients who have a diagnosis of a Functional Mental Health illness, and are over the age of 65.

Main duties of the job

Main duties of the job

We are looking for caring, empathetic, enthusiastic and motivated individuals, who have a desire to improve the lives of Older People experiencing Mental Health Problems.

The post holder will work as part of the multi-disciplinary team, and will be part of the assessment of care needs, risk assessment, formulation and implementation of care plans that are meaningful to our Patients.

You will possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills, be motivated to engage within our patient group & ward environment.

About us

Gateshead Health NHS, Foundation Trust are committed to lifelong learning and offer support to enhance your knowledge and skills, to further your professional development. This is a great opportunity to develop your skills and experience within a supportive team.

Job responsibilities

If you are interested in applying, please get in touch and we can arrange for you to Meet the Team. To book a time slot or arrange an informal discussion, email [e-mail]

Person Specification

Knowledge skills and Experience

• oRegistered Mental Health Nurse with current NMC Registration
• oDiploma/ Degree in Nursing.
• oExcellent communication and organisational skills.
• oAbility to assess. Plan, deliver and evaluate quality care
• oExcellent organisational skills and the ability to prioritise workload.
• oExperience of complex mental health problems
• oParticipate in audit.
• oKnowledge and experience of Older Peoples Mental Health

Analytical and Judgemental Skills

• oAnalyse and make clinical decisions based on clinical information through detailed Nursing assessment and evaluation.
• oEnsure that patient care is planned and delivered to meet individual patient need
• oMake clinical judgements involving a range of facts and situations which require analysis or comparison of a range of options.
• oRespond to situations and plan short and longer tem adjustments to own workload and that of the team to ensure safe delivery of care.
• oRespond to information gained from audit and research in area of practice to implement change where necessary to ensure best practice.

Analytical and Judgemental Skills

• oAnalyse and make clinical decisions based on clinical information through detailed Nursing assessment and evaluation.
• oEnsure that patient care is planned and delivered to meet individual patient need
• oRespond to information gained from audit and research in area of practice to implement change where necessary to ensure best practice.

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.