Band 5 Staff Nurse (RMN)

Job overview

Staff Nurse Band 5 Department: Forensic Services (Mental Health/RNLD) 1. To work in a low or medium secure setting 2. Provide high quality clinical care that is evidence-based, open to monitoring and evaluation, and clinically effective 3. Working in low or medium secure settings with predominantly mentally disordered offenders or patients who may have a diagnosis of a learning disability, autism or ADHD and may have an offending history.

Main duties of the job

• To act as key worker or CCR to an individual or group of service users, coordinating all aspects of care in accordance with the Care Programme Approach (CPA).
• Assessment of patient’s individual care needs.
• The development of programmes of care.Implementation of agreed programmes of care.
• Evaluates effectiveness of programmes of care. o Ensures compliance with NMC Code of Conduct o Measures quality of care by the use of appropriate tools.
• Implements Mental Health Act (1983) appropriately.
• Implements local and national policies.
• Promotes and maintains effective relationships with other disciplines.
• Promotes and maintains effective relationships within the ward team.
• Takes charge regularly of shift in ward environment. Acts as primary nurse for Clinical Team embracing multi-disciplinary working.
• Identifies training requirements of self and junior staff.
• Maintains an up to date level of professional competence.
• Assess, develops, implements and evaluates ward teaching programmes, in conjunction with responsible nurse.
• Supervises and organises student nurses and junior staff.
• Maintains effective multi-disciplinary/agency working relationship
• Takes all possible precautions to safeguard the welfare and safety of staff, patients and visitors and the public, by implementing all policies and procedures relating to security and Health and Safety.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please have a read of the Job Description and Person specification attached for further details on this role. Please get in touch with us, at the below details,  if you would like to have an informal discussion about the position.