Mental Health Nurse

Job summary

Are you a Registered Mental Health Nurse? Do you want to make a difference every day supporting the mental health rehabilitation needs of our patients? Or maybe you are new to care but are kind, compassionate and resilient, looking to take your first step into the mental health care profession? Or wanting to explore the rehabilitation settings for a change.

There has never been a more exciting time to work in Mental Health or Rehabilitation Inpatient Service, with the NHS Long Term Plan committed to investing and growing Services.

The Fens provides assessment and intervention for men with severe and enduring mental ill-health in a locked environment to support their ongoing recovery and social integration. The whole service is focused on working towards independence and recovery to enable service users to regain health and mental wellness in order to live well in the community.

The Fens are seeking to recruit a dynamic Staff Nurse to join their developing team in their 15 bedded male high dependency rehabilitation unit In Discovery House. Applications are invited from highly motivated and dynamic candidates with a 'can do' attitude to deliver the Trust Vision and Values and help to improve our patient experience within rehabilitation services. This position will offer the successful candidate an exciting and challenging opportunity to work as part of a supportive team, focusing on delivering high standards of care through evidence based practice.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting the day to day management of the ward, monitoring and auditing ensuring the nursing team delivers high quality care to patients who access our service. Taking up name nurse responsibilities for patients during their time on the Fens, working collaboratively with members of the MDT and outside agencies like MOJ, Probation. In addition to this the candidate will be able to develop and create a culture that aspires to delivering best practice for individuals using our services and demonstrates effective communication and promotes a culture of transparency and equity within a diverse team

About us

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,800 staff, and serving a population of over 766,000, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.

You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England, in an area heralded as a fantastic place to live and work. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of 'outstanding' for well-led and 'good' overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We're really proud of this

We are also leading the way in transforming care, with multi-million-pound transformation of patient environments and radical redesign of community services.

This is the time to join and help redesign our services of the future. We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Practice Provide therapeutic interpersonal skills when engaging with a client. Perform nursing assessments of a clients personal needs using relevant skills and assessment tools. Implement a range of clinical skills in the assessment client risk. Construct client care plans and risk management plans based on their assessed needs. Perform nursing interventions advocated within the clients care plan. Recognise the contribution of others in the provision of client care. Involve clients and/or carers in the care panning and care delivery in a compassionate and appropriate manner which considers their diverse needs. Maintain the welfare and safety of clients and protect them from any form of abuse in accordance with safeguarding guidance. Monitor the impact and effectiveness of nursing care delivered and revise care plans as appropriate. Demonstrate a knowledge of information governance and the need to protect patient confidential information. Make and maintain accurate records of nursing care in accordance with Professional (NMC) guidance and Trust policy. Demonstrate problem solving skills by identifying solutions in routine clinical issues. Participate in regular clinical supervision. Identify nursing skills which are transferable between client groups.

Leadership Demonstrate an ability to lead, support and develop junior staff. Work in partnership with multi-professional colleagues or agencies. Participate in service developments which have impact on staff/services. Contribute to innovation and new ways of working Take part and implement local audit and research activities were appropriate. Implement risk management strategies to ensure the provision of high quality care to all clients. Formulate appropriate clinical opinion based on clear rationale and understanding, national standards (NICE) and evidence based practice.. Apply reflective practice to develop and improve leadership skills. Maintain a professional role to model appropriate leadership behaviours within a team.

Practice Development and Research Apply knowledge and understanding of existing practice development structure within the organisation. Consider the impact and influence of their practice upon clients and others Understand their own role and identify their unique contribution to the ongoing development of nursing practice. Demonstrate professional standards in the delivery of their nursing practice. Understand how nursing sits within the organisations clinical governance framework. Challenge service development, professional and organisational boundaries as new and emerging developing practice is recognised. Develop their practice where existing evidence and theory demonstrate new ways of working Identify sources of evidence linked to improving client health and social care. Demonstrate the ability to critique research base which may influence practice. Be able to evaluate own nursing practice in line with current evidence/value based practice. Use a variety of feedback mechanisms to improve own nursing care.

Education, Training and Personal Development Identify personal educational needs which consolidate own learning from point of registration. Apply the principles of reflective practice to enhance performance and contribute to ongoing learning. Identify additional knowledge and skills to perform existing and emerging role. Produce a personal development plan which strengthens their competence to deliver safe nursing practice reflecting current job requirements. Complete mentor training in accordance with the assessment and learning in practice standard(NMC) and fulfil the appropriate responsibilities to support learners in practice

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

RMN or RNLD or RN: 1st Level Registration (NMC) or degree or equivalent Evidence of specialised continued professional training in clinical practice.

Experience

Essential

Relevant experience of working with mental health needs. Sound knowledge of clinical/risk assessment and understanding of Information Government principles Demonstrating supportive and sensitive communication to patients, carers and staff, whilst demonstrating an understanding of the nature and effects of some information and barriers to effective communication whilst being considerate of client confidentiality.

Desirable

Previous experience working as a registered mental health nurse with people with mental health problems. Personal experience in the delivery of physical care to others

Skills & Competences

Essential

Highly motivated and able to engage with service users and carers to improve outcomes Ability to work independently and collectively

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