Senior Acute Care Nurse

Job overview

Bring your experience. Shape excellent older adult inpatient care.

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced nurse to join Brant Ward as a Band 6 Senior Acute Care Nurse on a 12-month fixed-term contract.

Based at Witham Court, Brant Ward provides acute assessment and treatment for older adults experiencing complex mental health needs. This is an opportunity to take on a senior nursing role in a challenging and rewarding environment, combining clinical care, shift leadership and support for colleagues.

You will work with the multidisciplinary team to deliver compassionate, person-centred care, strengthen clinical standards and contribute to quality improvement. We welcome nurses who bring sound clinical judgement, initiative and a commitment to learning, teamwork and therapeutic relationships.

Building on your existing experience, you will contribute your ideas, develop your leadership practice and help shape how care is delivered. The role includes supervision and supporting the development of students and colleagues.

The appointment is fixed term for 12 months. There may be scope for extension or a permanent opportunity, subject to funding, service requirements and approval; neither is guaranteed.

If you are ready for a new challenge and want to make a meaningful difference to patients and carers, we would welcome your application.

Main duties of the job

Provide safe, effective and compassionate inpatient nursing care to older adults experiencing acute mental health difficulties, working collaboratively with patients, carers and the multidisciplinary team. Undertake nursing and risk assessments; develop, implement and evaluate person-centred care and risk management plans; and deliver evidence-based interventions that support recovery, autonomy and wellbeing.

Coordinate shifts and provide clinical leadership, supporting staff to prioritise care, respond to changing needs and maintain safe ward practice.

Coordinate named-nurse care, contribute to clinical reviews and support admission, treatment and discharge planning across the acute care pathway.

Provide supervision and guidance to colleagues and students within delegated responsibilities, supporting learning, reflective practice and professional development.

Support the Ward Manager with delegated operational duties, clinical standards, audit, governance and service improvement. Promote reducing restrictive practice and recognise, respond to and escalate safeguarding or safety concerns.

Maintain accurate, timely records and effective handovers, practising in accordance with professional standards, Trust policies and information governance requirements.

Work flexibly within a 24-hour, seven-day inpatient service.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Operational hours are over 24 hours, 7 days a week.

Provide a high standard of clinical care, ensuring safe and effective assessment, treatment and comprehensive discharge planning using highly developed clinical reasoning skills and appropriate assessment tools.

To delegate aspects of the patient treatment plan to other members of the team whilst maintaining overall responsibility for patients' care, where appropriate.

Plan, implement, review and improve interventions to meet people’s identified needs and manage their inherent risk with comprehensive Clinical Risk Formulation

To assess carers’ and families’ needs and develop, implement and review programs of support for carers and families.

Protect people from abuse, neglect and harm.

To work collaboratively and promote effective working relationships with members of the multi-disciplinary team, ensuring effective and appropriate clinical decision-making with other professionals and agencies.

To maintain accurate and timely clinical records and to coordinate and monitor those of the team.

To adhere to N.M.C. or other professional codes of conduct and ethics, plus associated legislation.

To participate in Clinical Governance activities, including induction, supervision, personal development review, health and safety, risk management and audit.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.