RMN Preceptees or Post Preceptees

Job overview

We are seeking enthusiastic and motivated Registered Mental Health Nurses to join our busy Acute Mental Health Ward as a Band 5 nurse. This is an exciting opportunity for a compassionate, visible and values-driven nurse who is ready to take the step in their nursing journey and make a real difference in acute mental health care.  This position offers the chance to shape ward culture, influence standards of care, and support teams to deliver high-quality, safe, effective and recovery-focused services at a time when patients need us most.

We have vacancies within our acute adult inpatient services and are looking to recruit either newly qualified RMN’s about to embark on Preceptorship or Post Preceptorship RMNs who have experience of working within a mental health setting

For Preceptees, the Preceptorship leads will provide a timetable of training on topics relevant to newly qualified nurses, in the latter part of the program we encourage and support you through the Edward Jenner programme to consolidate your learning and  help you in practice.

For nurses who have completed their preceptorship, we are committed to continuing your development by providing structured support and guidance to enhance both your clinical expertise and management skills.

We will follow your progress from start to finish and when you need a little extra help can provide the coaching necessary to get you there!

Main duties of the job

Our  Male and Female Acute Wards care for individuals experiencing significant mental health crisis.  You will play a pivotal role in creating an environment that is safe, respectful and person-centred. You will champion least restrictive practice, promote positive risk management, and ensure that every patient’s voice is heard within their care planning.

Working alongside the team, you will:

• Provide compassionate and accountable clinical care
• Support, coach and develop students to reach their full potential
• Lead by example in maintaining high standards of care and documentation
• Drive quality improvement and embed learning from incidents
• Promote a culture of openness, reflection and continuous development

We are seeking someone who is:

• Passionate about high-quality acute mental health care
• Committed to dignity, respect and collaborative practice
• Driven to improve patient experience and ward culture

If you are someone who wants to influence practice, strengthen teams and make a lasting impact in acute mental health care, we would love to hear from you.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To assess plan implement and evaluate programmes of care.  To work as a member of a team helping to support student nurses, support staff and more junior members of staff.

Key Result Areas:

Clinical & Patient Care

• To ensure that comprehensive nursing assessments are carried out for all assigned patients, reflecting patients identified needs.
• To ensure that each allocated patient has a comprehensive, clear and up to date plan of care, with specified objectives, designed to meet the individuals’ identified care needs.
• To ensure that patient care is delivered in a manner consistent with available local guidelines relating to care pathways
• To ensure patients are aware of the content of their care plans, and have contributed to their development and evaluation
• Undertake where applicable appropriate decision making in relation to the Mental Health Act, and Code of Practice with regard to patient care, for both detained and informal patients as influenced by risk assessments and MDT decision making.
• Undertake appropriate action and decision making in relation to the Mental Capacity act and DOLS as part of the MDT approach.
• To take a positive approach to responding to patients in acute distress, adopting principles of diffusion and de-escalation. Where physical interventions or restraint are applicable and appropriate  to approach in line with available guidance and approved techniques, providing for the safety and dignity of the patient(s). responding to the incident in line with expected practice.
• To take positive approaches to patient engagement. Where undertaking specific observations of patients, to do so in line with the available policies and guidelines
• To ensure that an appropriate therapeutic environment is maintained within the Ward
• To ensure that practice in relation to medicines is in line with local guidelines, individual professional requirements and responsibilities, and ensures individual patient involvement, engagement and concordance
• To provide advice and support to ex-patients of the Service, in line with guidelines relating to the provision of 24 hour accessible advice and support to mental health service users
• As a member of the Team, to contribute to providing a quality environment for patients in relation to safety, dignity, comfort and day to day activities
• Take active and positive approaches to supporting and encouraging patients with their dietary needs, over the 24 hour period
• Assist medical staff with routine examinations
• To respond to spillages of waste or bodily fluids in line with health and safety guidelines and control of infection guidelinesProfessional
• To use relevant information in support of patient care and care planning, including available electronic information systems.
• To contribute to the audit of care plans on a regular basis using an established audit tool.
• To audit care plans on a regular basis using an established audit tool.
• To ensure that the care given is regularly and thoroughly evaluated against the objectives in order that the effectiveness of care plans can be maintained.
• Ensure that their practice remains within the boundaries set by local and national policy, the NMC and statute law.Learning & Development
• During and upon completion of Preceptorship, (where supervised accordingly) to actively develop skills and experiences in relation to; functioning as the nurse in charge and shift co-ordinator risk assessment processes risk management planning
• functioning as the nurse in charge and shift co-ordinator
• risk assessment processes
• risk management planning
• To participate with colleagues in the promotion of an active learning environment in order to maintain and develop high standards of professional and clinical practice.
• To support the development of junior staff and learners, through effective role modelling, mentorship (for students/ learners), supervision and professional leadership.
• To participate in own supervision, annual appraisals and personal development planning
• To undertake necessary essential training, (for example life support, general health and safety, prevention and management of violence and aggression) over a suitable period of time, and additional training as identified in support of clinical and professional development.Management & Team Working
• Take charge of the ward, occasionally, in the absence of a more senior nurse.
• To ensure that during any period of a shift when in charge of medicines, the custody of all drugs is in accord with the Trust Policy and procedures
• To exercise proper and effective leadership within the shift team.
• To contribute to and participate in developing approaches and initiatives relating to clinical governance, audit and service development
• Liaise closely with all colleagues to ensure co-operation in all areas of work.
• To be aware of the Wards Personal Safety Plan and apply in day to day practice
• To understand relevant Trust and Care Group policies and procedures, applying them in practice and informing senior colleagues of issues arising from their implementation