Senior Staff Nurse

Job overview

To provide nurse leadership within the multidisciplinary team and ensure the effective assessment formulation planning, monitoring of care given to inpatient service users.

To provide leadership to oversee and ensure all contacts with service users are recorded promptly and accurately and are of a high standard. Provision of information and participate as requested, to assist service development and Clinical Governance requirements e.g. surveys, audits etc.

Main duties of the job

You must have proven clinical skills along with excellent communication skills, good knowledge and understanding of adult mental health and the needs of individuals. You will also need to have a working knowledge of the care programme approach, NICE guidance and enhanced risk assessment and the ability to explore issues relating to the impact of health and social needs on mental health and well-being.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.