Child Community Learning Disability Nurse

7 months ago

Bury, United Kingdom Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust Full time
Job overview

Responsible for the assessment of needs, planning, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care for clients admitted on the ward.
Supervise the work of junior staff, ensuring the highest possible standard of nursing care in accordance with the Policies and Procedures of Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust, the Mental Health Act and all other legalisation. i:e, The Mental Capacity Act.
The post holder will have the role of the Treatment Area Nurse and will be part of a multi-disciplinary team which provides ECT to service users. You will be based in the Health Support Team Oldham and work in the ECT department but may be required to work in other environments in which ECT can be given. The post holder will be providing and explaining information and advice to patients and relatives/carers about ECT, the effects of ECT and why this has been prescribed.
Your main duties will centre on the admission and treatment phases of the ECT procedure being the local point of contact for the organisation, operation, and delivery of the Tameside ECT clinic.

Main duties of the job

To be actively involved in the development of team based nursing, assuming the responsibilities of named nurse in assessing, planning and implementation of a programme of nursing care for individual clients within your allocated team.
• To assess clients, plan and implement programmes of nursing care to meet their individual needs, referring to other agencies as appropriate.
• To evaluate and modify nursing care in accordance with the Care Programme Approach and facilitate the development of discharge plans.
• To actively participate in multi-disciplinary meetings and contribute to clinical decisions regarding clients in your care.
AFC 9/5/23 JME-119-23 ECT Practitioner Band 5
• To manage caseloads effectively, making the best use of time and resources and ensure that any unresolved issues for clients and their relatives/carers are identified and referred to the appropriate personnel.
• To keep accurate and timely professional records of nursing care, ensuring confidentiality is maintained in line with Trust policy.
• To assist in the development of service standards and participate in clinical audit.
• To participate in the development and implementation of new initiatives, incorporating researched based practices.
• To participate in clinical supervision.

Working for our organisation

About the Trust

We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.

Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We’re really proud of our #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we’re a great place to work.

Our ambition is to maximise people’s potential and we aim to promote an inclusive environment and improve the diversity of our workforce so our people truly represent the communities we serve.

All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Take full responsibility to ensure that the environment is in a state of readiness to receive patients and that all staff have checked and confirmed that they have all the necessary equipment to provide the days treatment.
• The post holder is required to conducting the pre-ECT session handover to the consultant, the junior doctors, the recovery nurse, the anaesthetist and any other member of staff present in the ECT department who will be taking part in delivering ECT . The post holder will give a brief psychiatric history of the patient, there current patient status with the Trust, outline the current Mental health act status, and whether they have consented to treatment,
• The postholder needs to obtain and provide information around whether the patient has been seen by a SOAD (second opinion doctor), any previous ECT treatments, any current medical concerns including any medication they are currently prescribed, what medication they have taken that morning, any tooth or denture problems,. The post holder should also be aware of and provide an outline of previous ECT treatments, recovery and concerns.
• The post holder is required to prepare the patient for treatment ensuring nil by mouth and correct patient identification present.
• Responsible for ensuring that the emergency equipment in ECT are functioning and have been tested in accordance to protocol.
• Check the Thymatron ECT machine circuit is working and the impedance is correct.
• In the admission phase you will be responsible for ensuring that the legal requirements are upheld in accordance to the trust consent policy and the Mental Health Act.
• Ensure that pre-treatment checks are complete and report any omissions to other members of the treatment team.
• Ensure that patients attending for ECT treatment (and their relatives/carers where appropriate), receive information relevant to their needs.
• In the treatment phase be responsible for the safe operation of the ECT machines and work under instruction of the medical staff to deliver the prescribed dose.
• Have awareness of the ECTAS standards and guidelines in relation to ECT.
• To hold a thorough understanding of the current national and local operational policies, procedures and guidelines relating to ECT.
• To coordinate ECT treatment plan, i:e, meet the patient and offer information and arrange a visit to the ECT suite prior to treatment.
• Develop and maintain a working knowledge of the ECT pathway and assists the medical staff as required, informing the anaesthetic team and making sure that the ECT pathway is correctly completed.
• To ensure that the patient is fully informed about the rationale for their treatment and is involved in the implementation and evaluation of their treatment.

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