Mental Health Nurse

Job overview

We are looking to recruit  a Registered and Newly Qualified Mental Health Nurse at The Meadows, West Park Hospital.

The Meadows is a single storey building in the grounds of the Noble Park housing development in the former West Park Hospital site in Epsom.

This is a 24/7 hospital service with 24 beds available for the care of people aged over 65 years who have dementia or organic mental ill-health (i.e. decreased function due to medical or physical disease, rather than a psychiatric illness).

There are three single sex wards, each with eight beds:

• One ward is for people with mental ill-health (functional, e.g. bipolar or depression)
• Two wards are for people with dementia.

We are a multidisciplinary team including occupational therapists and psychology support.

Main duties of the job

My job makes better lives by providing a high quality, caring service that makes a positive and effective contribution to the care pathway of people admitted onto the wards in the acute phase of their illness.

Job Overview

The post holder will be a core member of the multi-disciplinary team, participating in the provision of on-going assessments, care planning, treatment and support of people with serious and enduring mental health problems and people in crisis. He/she will particularly ensure access to and availability of mental health nursing skills to users of mental health services and their families.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information about the job and responsibilities.