Senior Mental Health NurseNHS

Job summary

The post holder is responsible for the delivery of care and for the supervision of others who are carrying out all aspects of the caring process. The post-holder will assist in setting and maintaining standards of care, will participate in maintaining effective management of the team and unit and will also maintain effective integration with the multi-disciplinary team and assist with the facilitation of a collaborative approach to patient focussed care.

The post-holder will act as a reliable role model for junior staff.

Main duties of the job

• To act at all times in accordance with the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) code of professionalConduct or relevant professional body.
• To perform all aspects of the role in accordance with Trust policies and other national bodies.
• To participate in the assessment of care needs and the development implementation and evaluationof individual care plans.
• To provide specialist advice to other members of staff and act as a role model.
• In conjunction with the Team Manager, to take responsibility for setting, maintaining and evaluatingstandards of care throughout the 24-hour period.
• To liaise with all members of the multi-disciplinary team and outside agencies in the implementationof patient care.
• To ensure that care activities are research based and in keeping with changes in the field of activity.
• To contribute to the development of ideas and innovative practice.
• To initiate and participate in departmental audit as requested by the Team Manager.

Job description

Managerial

• To take charge of the unit on a regular basis in the absence of the Clinical Manager within continuing responsibility.
• Ensure resources are used effectively and efficiently and inform the team manager of resource difficulties and actions taken to resolve any problems.
• Ensure that the environment and equipment are in good order report any deficiencies whilst building effective relationships with support service staff and with estates management.
• To participate in the performance review of staff which will include annual appraisal and individual personal development plans to monitor staff performance against objectives set with them (i.e. nurses and healthcare support workers).
• To assist with the monitoring and reviewing of sickness and absence levels in the clinical area in accordance with the trusts sickness policy.
• To take responsibility for the Unit/Hospital as part of the Senior Nurse on-duty rota.
• To contribute as part of role development to the site manager rota. Educational/Training & Development
• To participate and help co-ordinate a system of induction and preceptorship of newly appointed staff.
• To assist in the identification of training and development needs of staff through performance review and personal development planning.
• To participate in the unit teaching programme for students, registered staff and support staff.
• To participate in the in-service training of all members of the team.
• To participate in individual performance review and the developments of own personal development plan.

Communication

• To support the Team Manager with the promotion of an environment in which effective communication and professional awareness is encouraged.
• To attend departmental meetings and to chair the same in the absence of the Team/Clinical Manager thus providing an opportunity to share information and suggestions to problem solve.
• To attend unit meetings and working groups as requested by the Team Manager or Senior Nurse/Service Manager.
• To effectively communicate with patients, relatives, carers and significant others to ensure care remains patient focussed.
• To provide health education and psychological support to patients and significant others.
• To promote effective communication with all members of the multi-disciplinary team and primary and secondary health and social care providers.

Clinical Risk Management

• Take reasonable care for your own health and safety and that of any other person who may be affected by your acts or omissions at work.
• Co-operate with the Trust in ensuring that statutory regulations, code of practice, local policies and department health and safety rules are adhered to.
• To ensure you are up to date with all statutory training requirements and follow agreed policies.
• To assist the Team Manager in the management of adverse incident reporting and clinical risk management on the department.
• To effectively communicate i.e. receive and manage highly complex information and barriers to understanding.
• To effectively manage all scenarios where there may be language barriers or hearing/speech difficulties.

About us

As a Trust we remain bold and ambitious with plans for both service and system collaborative transformation over the coming years to improve the health and wellbeing of our local people through high quality care.

We pride ourselves onensuring our team has their wellbeing put first and as such provide a range of wellness opportunities including flexible working.

We are committed to the Greener NHS national ambition to becoming the world's first 'carbon net zero' national health system by 2045 (Greener NHS (england.nhs.uk). As part of this, sustainability is embedded in our strategy as one of our four key enablers. In order to deliver on this commitment, we recognise that we need a workforce that is as passionate as we are about achieving these goals, for the benefit of our service users, workforce, local communities and the planet alike.

The Trust is committed to ensuring that a diverse workforce is representative and inclusive at all levels. We would very much welcome applications from all under-represented groups including women, people with disabilities, people from global majority backgrounds, and those from the lesbian, gay, bi and trans communities.

The Trust is committed to the Step into Health scheme and actively encourages applicants from the Armed Forces Communities to apply.