Mental Health Nurse- Inpatients and FPICU

Job summary

Main duties of the job

As a Mental Health Nurse at the Bradgate Mental Health Unit, you will: Deliver evidence-based, person-centred care to all service users on the ward. Take charge of shifts, including delegating responsibilities, coordinating tasks, and prioritising workloads. Maintain your professional registration and mandatory training, and engage in clinical supervision. Assess and review patient care, develop and implement care plans, and work collaboratively with families and carers. Work as part of a multidisciplinary team, including doctors, nurses, healthcare support workers, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, and dieticians. Manage the administration of medications in line with policy and procedures. Maintain accurate and confidential care records, ensuring compliance with data protection requirements. Take a proactive approach to improving patient care, escalating incidents, and addressing concerns or complaints. Build strong therapeutic relationships with service users, underpinned by open and effective communication.

Job responsibilities

We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible. About Us Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups. Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents. We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy. For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy). All jobs will require permission to work in the UK. For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started. Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.