Registered Mental Health Nurse
Wolverhampton
£ 38000 - 40000/annum
To maintain a high standard of nursing care within the unit. Ensure that the environment provides an atmosphere, which supports the positive development of the patient’s behaviour and mental state. To supervise and support care staff, ensuring effective professional leadership.
Key Result Areas:
Ensure that nursing care, assessment and treatment is delivered within the clinical ethos and therapeutic model of the unit.
Be responsible for the co-ordination, assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of individual Patient programs of care. With a focus on risk assessment and risk management strategies, ensuring that the requirements of the Care Program Approach are met in a timely manner.
Provide supervision and support to the care team and to junior nurses and preceptees.
Maintain a safe environment for patients and staff, ensuring all environmental and clinical safety protocols are adhered to.
Ensure that the all Senior Nurses are informed of any clinical, administrative or management decisions that have been made on during their absence.
Work effectively with other professional colleagues ensuring a consistent pattern of care for each individual.
Assess individual needs in areas agreed by the multi- disciplinary team.
Maintain a high standard of record keeping in relation to individual patient needs and progress.
Assist with and organise admission, leave and discharge of patients.
Contribute to the design, implementation and eva...