As a Registered Nurse you provide direct personal care to service users/ patients, without direct supervision, and co-ordinate the care given by colleagues.
The post holder will deliver high quality safe nursing care, ensuring consistently high standards of practice and clinical excellence which comply with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) code of professional conduct.
The role includes leading the delivery of comprehensive service user assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of person-centered care in a collaborative way. The post holder will co-ordinate a first-class service that includes assessment and monitoring of physical health, maintaining service users rights, supervising junior staff and students, working collaboratively with the Multi-Disciplinary Team and maintaining a safe and therapeutic working environment and accurate records.
The vacancies exist on Nelson Ward, Florence Ward and Eden Ward (PICU).
Co-ordinating and evaluating collaborative patient-centred care; getting feedback and improving plans with the multi-disciplinary team (MDT).
Providing accurate information about care in an accessible format to patients and their relatives.
Liaising and working positively with members of the multi- disciplinary team and partner
Administering, and monitoring the side-effects of, medication; monitoring service user
Safety; safe custody of medicines, sharps, clinical equipment, report all incidents following trust policy.
Excellent career progression, development and support for the right candidate. There will be opportunities to learn and develop many skills, including working with and supporting clients with severe mental illness and widely varying complex needs, risk assessment and risk management.
There is a high level of opportunity to develop as a band 5 nurse. We offer additional training that is specialised to our service giving you risk assessment and risk management skills which are invaluable in the mental health profession.
As well as a robust support package, you’ll benefit from regular supervision and an appraisal, and access to Preceptorship and Mentorship to help you develop. Our 9-month Preceptorship programme for newly qualified nurses helps you as a nurse to fully embed and develop your skills.
You will have the opportunity to work autonomously to provide care for presenting service users from initial contact and assessment, formulating and delivering care plans, and evaluation of care. You will assess the risks and needs of service users to plan and evaluate care using a collaborative approach with service users and their carers.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Maria Nery Job title: Clinical Service Lead Email address: maria.nery@slam.nhs.uk Telephone number: 07967637860
