Overview
Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioners role at Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust. The role of the Mental Health Well-Being Practitioner as a member of the team is to provide specialist nursing care to patients with mental health conditions or patients experiencing psychological distress. Deliver therapeutic interventions that will reduce agitation and distress and promote recovery. To identify factors that increase and decrease agitation/distress for the patient. To always deliver care according to the principles of least restriction. Carrying out assigned tasks as part of clinical team in support of registered nurses and to undertake some aspects of care provision without direct supervision. Ensuring the safety and well being of services users, and always working in a manner that promotes dignity and human rights through the adoption of person centered care principles.
The post holder will be expected to work with patients admitted to the ward as a member of the multidisciplinary team, delivering a high standard of evidence-based care and treatment in order to maximise each patient’s individual potential. The post holder is responsible for the assessment, development, implementation and evaluation of care to patients and families admitted to the ward in conjunction with the Psychiatric Liaison Team. He/she will deliver care that has already been planned by a clinician or a Registered Nurse and will be skilled in taking appropriate action to ensure that outcomes are achieved. He/she will be competent, confident and adaptable and will require minimal supervision from the registered professionals within the team. He / she will contribute to the efficient running of the department and ensure patients and their families are seen in a timely manner.
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Responsibilities
* Provide specialist nursing care to patients with mental health conditions or psychological distress.
* Deliver therapeutic interventions to reduce agitation and distress and promote recovery.
* Identify factors that increase or decrease agitation/distress for patients.
* Deliver care according to the principles of least restriction.
* Work as part of the multidisciplinary team to deliver high standards of evidence-based care.
* Assess, develop, implement and evaluate care for patients and families in collaboration with the Psychiatric Liaison Team.
* Deliver pre-planned care as directed by clinicians or registered nurses, taking appropriate actions to achieve outcomes.
* Be competent, confident and adaptable with minimal supervision from senior staff.
* Contribute to the efficient running of the department and ensure timely patient and family contact.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Ayisat Mekuleyi, Ward Manager. Email: ayisat.mekuleyi@nhs.net, Telephone: 02083333721.
Seniority level
* Entry level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Health Care Provider
* Industries: Hospitals and Health Care
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