Registered Mental Health Nurse for a High Dependency Unit

Job summary

Options for Care is looking to recruit an exceptional Mental Health Nurse passionate about working with individuals with severe and enduring mental health diagnoses, working 157.5 hours every 4 weeks in our high dependency unit, opening in Highgate, Birmingham. You will need to be flexible to work days, nights, weekends and bank holidays. You will be collaboratively working alongside a full multi disciplinary team including external stakeholders.

The individual will assist in the assessment, planning implementation and evaluation of the care of our service, working in a multi disciplinary setting. You will be assisting in supporting service users to engage in social/therapeutic activities, promotion of effective relationships which respect and address spirituality, diversity and equality in accordance with our organisations mission, values, vision and legislation.

Main duties of the job

• Provide person-centred care to individuals seeking support on their journey towards community integration
• To empower service users and help them realise their full potential through progressive improvements in their quality of life and a steady progression towards recovery, culminating in successful discharge.
• Your role will involve providing quality, evidence-based nursing advice, support, and care to individuals with complex, severe, and enduring mental health needs, in a multidisciplinary setting.
• Establishing, therapeutic relationships with service users and implement evidence-based interventions.
• Providing leadership to the ward by taking turns to be the nurse in charge and promoting effective team working
• Formulating and reviewing of care plans, risk assessments and relevant assessments
• Representing the nursing team in multi disciplinary meetings
• Promoting an inclusive and positive culture aligned with the company values and policies
• Participate in audits, care reviews and identify areas for quality improvements
• Ensuring duties of safeguarding are upheld at all times.

About us

Stanford Court will be a 23-bed male mental health inpatient unit based in Highgate, Birmingham. This will consist of 19-bed enhanced care service and four self-contained recovery flats to enable assessment of daily living skills in preparation for discharge.