Trained Nurse

Louder Than Words; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Part time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Registered Mental Nurse for a Functional Mental Health Unit. This role involves assessing care needs, implementing care plans, and supervising staff while ensuring high standards of patient care. You will work within a multidisciplinary team to support patients, particularly those over 65, in a supportive environment. The position offers the chance to enhance your skills through ongoing professional development and training. If you're passionate about mental health and looking to make a difference, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Enhanced payments for night and weekend work

Access to a pension scheme

CPD days each year

Support for personal development

Qualifications

• Essential: Degree or Diploma Registered Mental Nurse.
• Experience in a variety of settings is crucial.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, and implement care for patients in acute phases.
• Supervise staff and teach basic and post-basic students.
• Maintain confidentiality and participate in clinical governance.

Skills

Assessment Skills

Communication Skills

Leadership Skills

Team Work Skills

Medication Administration Skills

Supervision of Junior Staff

Responsible and self-motivated

Flexible to the needs of the service

Education

Degree or Diploma Registered Mental Nurse

Job description

Job Summary

Up to 25 hours per week.

Cotehele is a Functional Mental Health Unit for predominantly over 65s, located in a purpose built 10 bedded Unit at the Glenbourne Unit, Derriford. Cotehele, a mixed ward was specifically designed with separate male and female corridors and individual en-suite rooms. A knowledge of physical and mental health challenges is required for the role. We are working with the Home Treatment Team to help prevent admissions and to support leave and facilitate a more streamlined discharge. If you would like to be considered as part of the team at this exciting time, then this job might well be for you.

All candidates must be computer literate and have a firm understanding of information governance. You will need to be able to work a rotating shift pattern to cover our 24 hour 7 day a week.

This post requires the post holder to be able to undertake all statutory and mandatory training including physical intervention training.

In return you will receive enhanced payments for night and weekend work, access to a pension scheme and CPD days each year. We will also support and facilitate your development in this role through supervision and a personal development plan tailored to your needs and experience.

Main duties of the job

The postholder is responsible for the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care.

He / she will be designated to take charge.

The post holder is required to supervise staff and be able to teach qualified and unqualified staff, including basic and / or post basic students.

The staff nurse will at all times work within the spirit of the NMC code of Professional Conduct for trained nurses and local policies.

Job responsibilities

Key Tasks and Responsibilities of the Post:

1. Utilise nursing skills to assess, plan and implement and deliver care to patients who are in an acute phase of their illness.
2. Organise the provision of care and act as Named Nurse/Associate Nurse for a specified group of patients.
3. Function as a member of a multidisciplinary team taking appropriate responsibility for the implementation of decisions made by the team.
4. Ensure planned nursing care is implemented and evaluated, taking appropriate action in the light of evaluation.
5. Participate in training programmes for both trained and untrained staff.
6. In conjunction with the university and Senior Staff Nurses ensure training programmes/objectives for learner nurses are implemented.
7. Be responsible for implementing drug administration procedures according to laid down policy.
8. Maintain standards of care to the highest level within available resources.
9. Maintain confidentiality in respect to the patient at all times.
10. Actively participate in line management with senior and junior members of staff.
11. Liaise effectively with other wards and services.
12. Communicate clearly with patients, their families and all other mental health professional groups about their health problems and care plan.
13. Actively participate in clinical governance and quality improvement initiatives.
14. Play an active role in CPA multi disciplinary reviews and ward rounds.
15. Encourage patients to play a part in the Care Plan and ensure they receive a copy of it.
16. Provide mentorship for students.
17. Attend and participate in meetings.
18. Participate in new service developments.

Qualifications
Essential

• Degree or Diploma Registered Mental Nurse

Desirable

• Sign off mentor

Knowledge
Essential

• Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act
• Sound working knowledge base of functional mental health illness
• Policies and procedures
• Mental Health and physical health care
• Record keeping

Desirable

• Networking with other agencies
• Ethical issues in relation to Mental Health

Experience
Essential

• Experience in a variety of settings

Desirable

• Life experience in a wide range of settings

Skills
Essential

• Assessment Skills
• Communications Skills
• Leadership Skills
• Team Work Skills
• Medication Administration Skills
• Supervision of Junior Staff
• Responsible and self motivated
• Flexible to the needs of the service to include shift working

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.

Employer details

Employer name: Livewell Southwest

Address: Plymouth Primary Care Trust, Morlaix Road, Derriford, Plymouth, PL6 5AF

Employer's website: Livewell Southwest