Mental Health Nurse

North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust

The Greenfield City CMHT Team are looking to recruit a full time, permanent Band 5 Mental Health Nurse.

North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust is wholly committed to the use of person centred approaches and affording patients and service users the opportunity to maximize full citizenship, choice and control over their care needs.

The post holder is required to act as a named nurse / care co-ordinator as required in line with Trust policy. To be responsible for the assessment of patient needs and the planning, delivery and evaluation of care and to deliver specific interventions according to these needs. To oversee the nursing care process, providing direction and supervision to junior staff. Provide supervision and leadership in respect of maintaining and developing standards of practice and implementing change.

Main duties of the job

1. To act at all times in accordance with the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) Code of Professional Standards of Practice and Behaviour for Nurses.
2. To perform all aspects of the role in accordance with Trust policies and other national bodies.
3. To participate in the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of individual care plans.
4. To provide specialist advice to other members of staff and act as a role model.
5. In conjunction with the Ward Manager, Deputy and MDT to take responsibility for setting, maintaining and evaluating standards of care throughout the 24 hour period.
6. To liaise with all members of the multi-disciplinary team and outside agencies in the implementation of patient care.

About us

As a Trust we remain bold and ambitious with plans for both service and system collaborative transformation over the coming years to improve the health and wellbeing of our local people through high quality care.

We pride ourselves on ensuring our team has their wellbeing put first and as such provide a range of wellness opportunities including flexible working.

We are committed to the Greener NHS national ambition to becoming the world's first 'carbon net zero' national health system by 2045. As part of this, sustainability is embedded in our strategy as one of our four key enablers. In order to deliver on this commitment, we recognize that we need a workforce that is as passionate as we are about achieving these goals, for the benefit of our service users, workforce, local communities and the planet alike. For 2024/2025, we have launched our "Proud to be Green" engagement campaign which is aligned to the targets set out in our Green Plan. As a Trust, you can be assured that we will commit to supporting you in working towards our net zero ambitions, set out in our Green Plan, through our sustainability programme.

The Trust is committed to ensuring that a diverse workforce is representative and inclusive at all levels. We would very much welcome applications from all under-represented groups including women, people with disabilities, people from global majority backgrounds, and those from the lesbian, gay, bi and trans communities.

Job responsibilities

1. Take responsibility for professionally managing a caseload by acting as named nurse / care coordinator and to ensure the efficient implementation of these responsibilities. Promoting a positive nurse patient relationship and to engage with carers / relatives as appropriate.
2. To have responsibility for documenting the plans of care and ensuring that plans remain current and that standards of record keeping are adhered to.
3. To administer and manage medicines according to policy and local protocol.
4. Maintain a therapeutic environment and the structure of the patients day, ensuring that all activity is appropriate to the needs of the patient group, the function of the clinical area and the time of day at which it takes place.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Valid NMC registered mental health nursing qualification.

Experience

• Experience of working within a multidisciplinary setting, including student/placement setting.

Knowledge

• Good knowledge of Care Coordination, Discharge Procedures and the Mental Health Act as well as other legislation applicable to Mental Health.

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.