Senior Mental Health Nurse

4 weeks ago


Dudley, Dudley, United Kingdom Black Country Job Support Full time

Job Overview

Professional Responsibilities

  • To maintain and develop own and the team's clinical skills, knowledge, and professional practice via a local training template in line with professional, NICE, SCIE, and KSF guidelines and service needs, ensuring the maintenance of effective evidence-based practice.
  • To support and contribute towards the organisation's clinical governance systems, supporting quality standards and work towards the continuous improvement in clinical and service quality.

Main Duties of the Job

Clinical Responsibilities

  • To act as a clinically focused Senior Staff Nurse within Inpatient Wards providing support/advice; linking with Matrons and community specialist nurses and pathways.
  • To act in a consultative role for junior staff, supporting the upskilling of staff knowledge and skills.

Working for Our Organisation

Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is building a high-caliber, diverse, and inclusive mental health workforce. One that will give talented professionals the opportunity to shape an outstanding service that will transform in-patient mental healthcare and deliver happier and healthier lives across our communities.

The Trust is rated 'Good' from CQC and has recently invested in newly created clinical divisions and is developing new models of integrated primary and secondary care for adults and older adults.

Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities

  • To be conversant with and practice within the realms of the 1983 Mental Health Act.
  • To engage in clinical supervision both as a provider and receiver.
  • To be responsible for supporting the maintenance of clinical standards regarding assessment of care needs.
  • Work with the ward managers to ensure equitable use of all resources to support an effective service.

Person Specification

Essential and Desirable

Essential Criteria

  • NMC professional registration.
  • Comprehensive experience of MDT working.
  • Experience of inpatient working.
  • Understanding of mental health disorders.

Desirable Criteria

  • Clinical management experience.
  • Ability to lead a team.
  • Good team player.


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