Mental Health Staff Nurse

Job overview

Looking for an exciting new role like George?

I’m George, Staff Nurse for Mulberry 2. I was drawn to work for the Mulberry wards as a newly qualified nurse because of the knowledge and skills you can gain from working in inpatient services. I feel supported by the team and find it rewarding to work with patients who are able to actively engage with their treatment, I love working as part of a multidisciplinary team in this fast-paced, innovative model.

At CPFT our adult inpatient wards operate an exciting, new ambitious model of care, known as the NAV model, focussed on providing the right care at the right time. The Cambridge Wards are Mulberry 1, Mulberry 2, our Assessment and Treatment wards, and Mulberry 3, our Recovery Unit.

Working on the Mulberry wards you get to support patients on their journey from an episode of acute illness towards recovery. The model is designed to support patients in accessing appropriate treatment and preventing unnecessary lengthy hospital stays.

Main duties of the job

• The post holder will provide quality evidence based nursing advice, support and care for service users with mental and physical health needs and to their carers within a multidisciplinary setting. They will be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care, and will have a working knowledge of local, national policies and legislation which govern current service provision.
• The post holder will be responsible for identifying and contributing to the training needs of junior registered and unregistered staff, and ensure that issues of equality, diversity and rights are dealt with in accordance with good practice and legislation. They will ensure that effective communication pathways exist, and that they act within their sphere of responsibility, managing the shift in the absence of the Ward Manager or the designated deputy.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.

• To be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of the evidence based care required, including health promotion for a named service user/group ensuring it meets Trust timescales.
• To participate in the setting of quality standards, including the monitoring and reviewing in line with current clinical guidance practice and policy.
• To ensure the post holder understands and meets their professional role and responsibilities under the Care Programme Approach.
• To ensure that the requirements of the Mental Health Act 2007 are observed, adhered to and implemented.
• To promote carer and service user involvement within the service and for its provision.
• To encourage recovery, discovery and independence, taking into account risk assessment and management.
• To establish therapeutic relationships with service users and the implementation of evidence based therapeutic interventions with appropriate boundaries in accordance with Nursing and Midwifery Councils professional code of conduct.
• To demonstrate care and compassion in your work.
• To respect and value the different therapeutic approaches within the multidisciplinary team but ensure that the agreed philosophy approach is adopted and followed.
• To be responsible for maintaining and conducting oneself in a professional manner towards service users, carers, colleagues and other agencies, at all times.
• To participate in working collaboratively with other Trust services and external agencies to provide seamless care for service users.
• To ensure that they contribute and work towards the service/organisational aims and objectives.