North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust
Mental Health Practitioner - Band 5, High Volume Users Team:
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Mental Health Practitioner within the High Volume Users Team based at the Harplands Hospital. This vacancy would suit someone who is looking for an exciting opportunity and wants to work as part of a successful team.
Our High Volume Users Team is part of the Crisis Care Centre at Harplands Hospital, Stoke-on-Trent, designed to the highest level of specification. This modern purpose-designed unit will be the central point for all those in need of a Crisis Assessment/Intervention. Teams within the Crisis Care Centre include the Mental Health Access Team, Home Treatment Team, High Volume Users Team, and two beds to provide a place of safety for those detained on a section 136.
We guarantee an interview for all qualified practitioners with relevant mental health experience. Please submit your application to join our dedicated team.
Main Duties of the Job
The post holder is responsible for the delivery of care and for the supervision of non-registered staff who are carrying out all aspects of the caring process. The post-holder will assist in setting and maintaining standards of care while maintaining effective integration with the multi-disciplinary team and facilitating a collaborative approach to patient-focused care.
Job Responsibilities
1. Registered Nurses will administer and manage medicines according to policy and local protocol, assessing patient response and providing advice and education to junior staff, patients, and carers regarding prescribed medicines.
2. Provide support and guidance to junior or less experienced staff in the planning and delivery of care.
3. Maintain the therapeutic milieu, taking a proactive approach, supervising and supporting others in the same, and planning clinical activity in accordance with the needs of the service.
4. Take prompt action on changes in condition, liaising with other members of the clinical (multi-disciplinary) team when necessary, reviewing nursing care, and communicating any amendments to the care delivery.
5. Develop skills in respect of specific interventions that are appropriate to the clinical area, acting as a lead in developing nursing practice in relation to this.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Valid professional registered qualification
Experience
* Demonstrate the ability to carry out all care needs without direct supervision
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, and as such, it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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