Sanctuary Personnel is currently looking for experienced Band 6 Community Mental Health Nurses (CPNs) to take on new ongoing contract roles within the Liaison Service, working as a Deputy Nursing Team Leader/Clinical Charge Nurse/Community Psychiatric Nurse/Practice Development Nurse.
Location: Sutton
Pay Rates: £30 per hour (assignment rate)
Contract Type: Locum, 3-month contract
Shift Pattern: 37.5 hours per week if full time, or pro rata
Duties:
- Deliver, or advise on the delivery of, 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
- Promote and develop clinical leadership and clinical practice and be a positive role model to junior members of the team through the practice of evidence-based care
- Support professional development through clinical appraisal and supervision and contribute to the ongoing educational programme for staff, fostering a positive learning environment
- Further postgraduate study and you will be encouraged and supported by your line manager to undertake Master’s programmes
- Encourage and foster collaborative and cross organisational working
- Undertake additional duties appropriate to the clinical area/speciality in which they work
- Working autonomously within the parameters of the role leading and supporting junior staff and wider care team to implement the delivery of quality nursing care, contributing to the physical, psychological, social, recreational and spiritual care in a recovery-focused way through therapeutic engagement and activities, and taking steps to address any issues that arise
- Leading on and undertaking activities to ensure that the fundamentals of care are met - nutrition, hydration, hygiene, comfort, emotional and social support
- 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 / carers
- Liaising and working positively with members of the multi- disciplinary team and partner organisations
- Administering, and monitoring the side-effects of, medication; monitoring service user compliance
- Safety; safe custody of medicines, sharps, clinical equipment, report all incidents following policy
- Leading and supporting/teaching junior staff on risk assessment and risk management that involves making decisions based on knowledge of the research evidence, knowledge of the individual service user and their social context, knowledge of the service user’s own experience and clinical judgment
Requirements of the Community Mental Health Nurses:
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Registered Adult Nurse and/or Registered Mental Health Nurse and/or Registered Learning Disabilities Nurse
- Mentorship qualification
- Master’s degree
- Experience of research-based/reflective practice, e.g. understanding and ability to use supervision to reflect on skills, attitude and knowledge and develop these by using evidence based practice
- Significant relevant clinical experience
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Experience as a preceptor / mentor
- Experience of taking responsibility for a ward / clinical unit
- Experience of engaging / supporting clinical research projects
- Experience of supporting practice development in clinical areas
- Experience of teaching. e.g. lecturer practitioner/preceptorship
- Experience of recruitment and selection of staff
- Registered Nurses who have successfully completed preceptorship and have registered as an approved NMC mentor
- Recognising and valuing service users as individuals, acknowledging the importance of maintaining the service user’s respect and dignity at all times and ensure that the care provided respects equality and diversity
- Demonstrating an enhanced understanding of Mental Health signs and symptoms and an understanding of how these may present in practice including recognition of impact on patient presentation and behaviour including risk factors
- Recognising and responding appropriately to challenging behaviour in line with policies and training
- Demonstrating a depth of knowledge and understanding of the fundamentals of the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty and other legislation applicable to the practice area and how they are implemented in practice ensuring adherence to legislation at all times
- Demonstrating effective clinical communication and documentation to internal and external stakeholders ensuring: effective verbal and written handover of relevant and objective information
- Demonstrating ability to determine key information, ability to recognise and describe effectively symptoms of mental illness, distress or of a deteriorating patient, and ability to escalate issues of concerns effectively and in a timely manner
- Understanding and contributing to the risk assessment policy, including being aware of the need to follow all safeguarding procedures; being aware of the necessity to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults at all times when working with service users
- Demonstrating and promoting a clear leadership role to others and acting as role model to others at all times in accordance with values
- Flexibility to work shift patterns across 24hrs, 7days a week and across all clinical areas as required
Contact:
These Band 6 Community Mental Health Nurse jobs are advertised by Deane Garrard; if you are interested in these positions please click above to apply now.
We welcome applications from: PIP Assessors, Ward Managers, Deputy Ward Managers, CAMHS Practitioners, Community Mental Health Nurses, Mental Health Nurses, Nurses, Psychiatric Nurses & Community Nurses as we have vacancies that match with these job titles. Online remote nurse jobs are available from time to time so please get in touch.
Regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet these requirements for this Registered Mental Health Nurse role as we need to meet our clients’ requirements.
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Reasonable Adjustments:
If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into you work placement.
