Job summary
Are you a Mental Health Nurse (RMN) looking for a fresh challenge within Forensic Mental Health?
Ash Ward is a low secure inpatient service offering a safe, structured and therapeutic environment for individuals requiring specialist forensic mental health care. We focus on meaningful risk assessment, risk reduction, rehabilitation and supporting patients as they work towards returning to the community.
In this role, you'll deliver high-quality forensic mental health nursing care to individuals with mental disorders who have displayed offending behaviours or who present a significant risk to others. Your expertise will play a key part in helping patients progress through their recovery journey.
As a valued member of our multidisciplinary team, you'll provide comprehensive assessment and treatment to men of working age, working collaboratively to deliver a recoveryfocused model of care. Teamwork, communication and a genuine commitment to patient wellbeing are essential.
We're passionate about supporting your development, offering access to a wide range of internal and external training opportunities to help you grow both personally and professionally.
You'll work rotational shifts, including evenings and weekends, and may occasionally support other areas of the Trust to meet service needs.
You'll be joining a friendly, supportive and dedicated team who will ensure your transition into the ward is both positive and rewarding.
Main duties of the job
The role includes leading a team during the shift alongside a fellow RMN, providing evidenced-based care to our clients and working collaboratively with our community team colleagues to ensure that the admission and discharge process is effective.
You will lead the clinical management of designated service users, ensuring comprehensive nursing care is assessed, implemented, and planned effectively. You will also be responsible for engaging junior staff and students in patient activities, and meticulously observing, reporting, and recording changes in patients' physical and mental health and behaviour.
Additionally, you will support the Clinical Lead and Ward Manager in providing clinical leadership within the team, contributing to achieving team objectives, targets, and quality standards.
About us
At Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, we're committed to supporting our employees with a range of benefits designed to enhance your professional and personal life. We offer:
- Flexible working options to help you balance work and life
- NHS pension scheme for long-term financial security
- Generous annual leave allowance to recharge and relax
- A strong focus on career development to help you grow and achieve your potential
Additionally, you'll gain access to our Blue Light Card, unlocking exclusive discounts on shopping, dining, and leisure activities, as well as NHS-specific perks to support you both inside and outside of work.
We are proud to foster a diverse, skilled, and inclusive workforce, and we encourage applications from all backgrounds.
Why Somerset? Somerset offers the perfect blend of idyllic countryside, outstanding areas of natural beauty, and breathtaking coastlines, with vibrant cities like Bristol, Bath, and Exeter just a short drive away - and only two hours to London.
The region is home to excellent educational facilities, and with affordable housing compared to other parts of the country, it's a great place to build both your career and your future.
Somerset truly has it all - the peaceful countryside and cosmopolitan city life, with something for everyone to enjoy.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Leading the clinical management of designated service users in assessing, implementing and planning nursing care ensuring that junior staff and students are actively engaged in patient activity.To observe, report and record changes in the patient's physical, mental health and behaviour and to work with the MDT in planning and delivering care.Maintaining working knowledge of legislation and guidance pertaining to mental health and learning disabilities and be responsible for the administration of prescribed medication in line with Trust policy and drug administration standards.Working within and manage the legal and professional frameworks relating to consent, capacity, deprivation of liberty and the Mental Health Act, understanding the range of interventions available, the evidence-base and potential outcomes for service users, communicating effectively with patients, relatives, carers and other members of the in-patient and community teams.Acting as key worker to admitted clients as designated.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Leading the clinical management of designated service users in assessing, implementing and planning nursing care ensuring that junior staff and students are actively engaged in patient activity.To observe, report and record changes in the patient's physical, mental health and behaviour and to work with the MDT in planning and delivering care.Maintaining working knowledge of legislation and guidance pertaining to mental health and learning disabilities and be responsible for the administration of prescribed medication in line with Trust policy and drug administration standards.Working within and manage the legal and professional frameworks relating to consent, capacity, deprivation of liberty and the Mental Health Act, understanding the range of interventions available, the evidence-base and potential outcomes for service users, communicating effectively with patients, relatives, carers and other members of the in-patient and community teams.Acting as key worker to admitted clients as designated.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant professional qualification and registration e.g. RMN - Appropriately registered with the NMC as per post requirements
Desirable
- Relevant teaching assessment qualification - NVQ assessor/verifier
Experience
Essential
- Knowledge of NMC code of professional conduct Evidence of continuing professional development and to have undertaken post registration training.Ability to demonstrate and evidence post-qualifying experience.Experience of carrying out supervision to junior staff.Proven experience of working with a relevant client group in a multi-agency service, presenting complex and sensitive information to large groups of people
Desirable
- Experience of electronic patient records/RiOExperience of working in a Forensic In-Patient setting
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant professional qualification and registration e.g. RMN - Appropriately registered with the NMC as per post requirements
Desirable
- Relevant teaching assessment qualification - NVQ assessor/verifier
Experience
Essential
- Knowledge of NMC code of professional conduct Evidence of continuing professional development and to have undertaken post registration training.Ability to demonstrate and evidence post-qualifying experience.Experience of carrying out supervision to junior staff.Proven experience of working with a relevant client group in a multi-agency service, presenting complex and sensitive information to large groups of people
Desirable
- Experience of electronic patient records/RiOExperience of working in a Forensic In-Patient setting
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
