Staff Nurse - Mental Health

South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A specialized NHS Foundation Trust in the UK seeks a Registered Mental Health Staff Nurse to provide compassionate care to individuals with mental health needs. Responsibilities include conducting clinical assessments, planning and implementing evidence-based interventions, and safely administering medication. The ideal candidate will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to promote recovery and uphold high standards of care. This is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the lives of service users in the community.

Qualifications

• Deliver safe and compassionate care to individuals with mental health needs.
• Conduct comprehensive clinical assessments and develop care plans.
• Administer medication safely and maintain accurate clinical records.

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver evidence-based interventions to support recovery.
• Uphold infection control and governance standards at all times.
• Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.

Job description

As a Registered Mental Health Staff Nurse, you will deliver safe, effective, and compassionate care to individuals with mental health needs. You will carry out clinical assessments, plan and implement evidence-based interventions, monitor progress, administer medication safely, maintain accurate documentation, and uphold the highest standards of infection control and patient safety.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive clinical assessments and develop individual care plans.
• Plan, deliver and evaluate evidence-based interventions to support recovery.
• Administer medication safely and maintain accurate clinical records.
• Uphold infection control and governance standards at all times.
• Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team and provide emotional support to service users and families.
• Promote dignity, respect, and therapeutic relationships at all times.
• Play an active role in quality improvement initiatives and service improvement projects.
• Mentoring junior staff and ensuring compliance with clinical governance frameworks.

We are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are the lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.

Our mission is to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make a difference to the lives of service users, families and carers.

We encourage and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.

Being a foundation Trust means were accountable to our members, who can have a say in how were run. Around 14,300 local people (including staff) are members of our Trust.

Join us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and help each year.