Overview
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Exciting opportunities have arisen for a caring, compassionate and highly motivated individuals to work with Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust as Band 6 Charge Nurses at Wotton Lawn Hospital. This is a 18 bedded mixed ward that caters for people of working age that are experiencing all ranges of Mental Health issues.
Service users are supported by a variety of healthcare workers including nurses, doctors and allied health professionals such as psychologists, art therapists, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and sports exercise therapists. We are now seeking highly motivated caring, compassionate and committed Band 6 Charge Nurses to complement our current team of professionals. As the ideal candidate for this post you would be an experienced mental health nurse seeking an opportunity to make a real difference to peoples lives, through effective positive leadership and a passion for helping those experiencing an acute mental health concern.
Responsibilities
* Provide assessment and implementation of evidence-based interventions for service users who are experiencing common, acute mental health and longer-term recovery needs
* Facilitate early discharge from hospital and respond to agencies requiring assessment of users who are being considered for immediate psychiatric hospitalisation, handover of mental health care between primary and secondary services and vice versa
* Support clinical governance initiatives at ward / hospital level
* Engage in complex health assessments as appropriate and plan relevant care in partnership with services users e.g. Specialist assessment of complex nursing needs
* Utilise the Care Programme Approach (CPA) and in line with Trust policy, provide specialist care, education and advice to service users (including carers) who are suffering from common, severe and enduring mental health to promote recovery and social inclusion and in accordance with Trust policy act as care co-ordinator as and when required, including adults at risk and supervision procedures
* Develop, implement and evaluate care plans in conjunction with service users, carers and other professionals which reflect individual needs
* Ensure that everyone involved in the care plan receives a copy and to ensure that all relevant details are recorded on trust IT systems
* Assist service users to meet their personal care needs e.g. assisting with bathing and washing, as outlined in the Care Plan. This intervention may be delegated where appropriate
* Liaise with and offer specialist assessment and advice to other agencies and professions. To participate in Multi-Agency meetings to offer advice and opinions to facilitate the ongoing treatment and care of clients and to ensure adherence to National Service Framework (NSF) guidelines
* Actively support service users in the management of their medication within a concordance framework and relevant policies. Administer medication, including Intra-muscular injections depot medication as appropriate and monitor side effects. Delegate the checking and delivery of medication when appropriate.
* As named nurse to have responsibility for undertaking mental and behavioural state examinations for own service users and service users being admitted, repeated on at least a weekly basis with clinical risk assessment and management plans
* As part of the Unit Wide Emergency Response Team to carry one of the specialised roles required, ensuring that there are adequately trained numbers of staff available (if applicable)
* Act as first point of contact with the Trust and Department when accepting external referrals from Commissioners and other providers
Qualifications and experience
The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.
About the Trust
We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within peoples homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.
Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that: 72% would recommend the Trust as a place to work, 76% would recommend the standard of care, and 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trusts priority.
Engage in ongoing professional development and contribute to a culture of continuous improvement and high-quality care.
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