Registered Nurse (Mental Health)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification. To apply, please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.

- Deliver care in accordance with the most recent evidence based guidance and research. This will provide the foundation to the Care Programme Approach - assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care, as part of an effective multi-disciplinary approach.

- Promote and support service users and carers involvement in the clinical decision making process.

- Work as part of a team to ensure appropriate evidence based clinical risk assessments are undertaken.

- Ensure that care plans are evidence based and address the needs of the individual service user.

- Always work in accordance to relevant legal and ethical requirements e.g. Mental Health Act 1993, Code of Practice, Health and Safety at Work Act etc.

- Maintain high standards of clinical practice and participate in a process of change and development in order to improve the quality of service delivery.

- Make use of effective interpersonal skills in relating to service users/ carers and fellow team members.

- Ensure a multi-professional approach to care is maintained respecting the diversity of colleagues roles and responsibilities.

- Work closely with colleagues to ensure appropriate service delivery and maintain a high standard of care.

- Ensure Trust and professional guidelines are maintained for record keeping.

- Participate in the process of clinical supervision, both as supervisor and supervisee.

- Participate in the process of individual performance review and personal development planning.

- Ensure that the physical and psychological well-being of each individual service user is the foundation for care delivery.

Person Specification

Education

Essential

• RMN qualification
• Educated to Diploma Level (i.e. Dip HE Nursing) or evidence of post qualification education / training (working towards Diploma qualification)

Desirable

• Mentorship qualification or willing to undertake

Experience

Essential

• Demonstrate the development of post registration clinical competence.
• Demonstrate knowledge and awareness of professional accountability and codes of conduct and their application in practice.
• Demonstrate the ability to co-ordinate and lead a care team.
• Demonstrate knowledge and developing of Assessment and Risk Assessment skills
• Demonstrate up to date evidence based knowledge
• Demonstrate exposure to and knowledge of Clinical Governance in action (audit, research clinical effectiveness etc).
• Demonstrate awareness of the national and corporate strategic service developments.
• Good Verbal and Non verbal skills
• Good time Management
• Able to work as part of a team
• Able to work a shift pattern

Desirable

• Able to support junior staff with clinical supervision, or willing to undertake supervision training
• Completed preceptorship or willing to complete
• Supported student nurses, or willing to undertake training

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Radbourne Unit

Uttoxeter New Road

Derby

DE22 3WQ

Employer's website

http://www.derbyshirehealthcareft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)