RMN Staff Nurse - Ardleigh Ward

Job overview

Would you like to work in a caring friendly environment and make a difference to people’s lives?

Are you a Registered Mental Health Nurse looking for a change?  If so we have fantastic opportunities for you.

We are looking for experienced Registered Mental Health Nurses to join us on our mixed ward Assessment Unit at the Kings Wood Centre, Colchester.

If successful you will be involved with a wide multi-disciplinary team caring on an assessment ward for Adult Inpatients.

You will care for your patients holistically, involving carers and relatives and work alongside medical and therapies staff.  You will be able to adapt quickly to changing situations and provide high quality care to your patients.

We are keen to have staff working for us who are passionate about patient care and who are keen to be actively involved in service development.

Please visit our Website for more information on Essex Partnership NHS foundation Trust.  Please find the Job Description and Person Specification attached and click APPLY to start your EPUT Candidate Experience today.

Main duties of the job

JOB SUMMARY:

• Assist the ward in the day to day operation of the clinical area, and the development of the team.
• Work collaboratively as a Key Worker within the multidisciplinary team, acting as a role model for good practice; this includes liaising with associated professionals and other agencies, and offering support and guidance to clinical team as necessary.
• Ensure effective communication with patients, relatives, visitors and staff. To include the management of clinical risk, ensuring that risks are assessed, identified and care planned for individuals, and that any issues of concern are communicated within the multidisciplinary team, this includes environmental factors.
• Ensure effective communication with clients, carers, visitors and staff. Make effective use of evidence based practice in day to day clinical practice.
• Implement and ensure effective use of the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act where necessary. Represent nursing team and provide reports for Manager’s Hearings and Mental Health Act Tribunals.
• Ensure safe standards apply to the administration of medication.
• Support colleagues in interventions relating to the management of violence and aggression, including de-escalation techniques and the use of physical intervention (DC&R techniques) as necessary.
• Ability to work flexibly over a 24 hour period in order to meet the operational requirements of the unit.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

ADDITIONAL DUTIES

In addition to the above duties you will also be expected to perform the below key activities in line with your job role;

• Complete mandatory training in line with Trust policy and procedures
• To participate in the staff appraisal process and to undertake for any staff you manage
• To keep yourself updated on all matters relating to Trust policy
• To provide management supervision where appropriate
• You will be expected to work collaboratively with key partner organisations, patients, carers, clinicians and other practitioners within the multi-disciplinary team in delivering services; providing a 7-day a week, 24-hours a day service for 365 days a year working shifts, where appropriate and operationally required.

For more information please see Job Description and Person Specification.