Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust, Brain Injury Rehabilitation Centre is a Headway Accredited Service and strives to deliver perfect care for the people we serve.
We are looking for a Registered Mental Health Nurse to join our enthusiastic multi-disciplinary team which consists of neuro-psychiatry, neuro-psychology, nursing, OT, physiotherapy, speech and language therapy and social work.
You will be working as a named nurse within the team on a twelve bedded inpatient unit which provides a service to a wide population with a variety of needs including cognitive, emotional and behavioural support.
You will receive regular supervision and have the opportunity to develop your knowledge base around the speciality of brain injury whilst maintaining your professional competencies around the knowledge and skills framework.
If you enjoy a challenge and can work with a team that strives to achieve common goals, we would be delighted to hear from you.
For an informal chat please contact Colin Ross, Ward Manager on 0151 250 6062 or 6247.
Main duties of the job
To function as a named nurse to a defined group of service users, co-ordinating their assessment and planning, implementing and evaluating their care.
To take charge of the clinical area in the absence of a more senior qualified nurse, covering a 24-hour system of rostering including internal rotation, as required.
To act up for senior ward staff in their absence.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To co-ordinate the assessment of service users and take responsibility for planning, implementing and evaluating of care under the guidelines of the care programme approach. To supervise junior members of staff that are assisting with this.
To ensure that the service users care plan is developed to meet the assessed need of the individual and that junior staff are delivering care as laid down in the care plan.
To liaise appropriately with family members, carers and significant others when completing the assessment and developing a care plan.
To develop a risk management plan for service users under your care, taking note of the contributions from other members of the team. Ensure that all members are aware of the risk management plan and are actioning it appropriately.
To direct junior staff in order to ensure delivery of a high standard of care to service users.
To participate or take the lead, as directed, in setting standards for care based on evidence based practice.
To co-ordinate the systematic monitoring and evaluation of service users that you have responsibility for.
To use verbal and non-verbal communication skills gained through training and experience to impart sensitive information e.g. diagnosis or symptoms to service users and their families.
To check understanding of information where there are often barriers to effective communications due to distress, brain injury/psychiatric symptoms or where English is not the first language.
To use skills gained through training and experience to give and receive information to other individuals with regards to a service users care in reviews and multi-disciplinary meetings. These individuals may be external to the Trust.
To have an in-depth knowledge of the Mental Health Act 1983, responsibilities of the nurse and the rights of service users. Ensure that service users rights under the Act are effectively communicated to them and outcomes documented.
To provide and co-ordinate the provision of a range of therapeutic activities for service users and monitor their effectiveness.
To ensure that all relevant information with regards to a service users care and treatment is documented accurately and legibly into the health record. Supervise and monitor the entries made by junior staff.
To actively participate in ward meetings in order to positively influence team working and the development of evidence based practice.
To provide nursing reports both in written and verbal formats as requested.
To take responsibility for the safe administration of medication to service users ensuring that the Nursing/Midwifery Councils regulations are followed.
To act as a mentor to junior staff and nursing students.
To lead and devise teaching sessions in order to pass on knowledge and skills.
To assist the senior ward staff in the implementation of change or new systems within the area.
To use highly developed skills to assess and monitor the physical/mental health of service users, seeking an opinion from other professionals where appropriate.
To use highly developed skills to de-escalate situations where service users become physically or verbally aggressive.
To direct the team in order to ensure that medical or psychiatric emergencies are acted on promptly and appropriately.
To ensure that junior staff members get appropriate support following untoward incidents.
To ensure that all incidents or near misses are documented as per trust policy and that any follow-up action is taken.
To lead service user reviews ensuring that service users needs are met and that the team has all the relevant information on which to base their clinical decisions.
To participate in the induction of new staff.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Registered Mental Health Nurse
* Post registration experience
Desirable
* Evidence of training/experience in Brain Injury
Experience
Essential
* Experience of working with a range of people with brain injury and/or mental health problems
* Experience working as Named Nurse
Desirable
* Evidence in taking a lead in development of initiatives in the ward setting
* Experience in working with service users with physical problems
* Experience in working with electronic records systems
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
* Able to communicate effectively.
* Possess good listening and negotiation skills
* Ability to work as a member of a team demonstrating leadership qualities
* Demonstrate knowledge in the concepts of mentorship, preceptorship and supervision.
* Be able to demonstrate a sound knowledge base and relate personal experience of the use of: Care Programme Approach. Care Planning and evaluation. Quality and clinical audit. Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity act Health & Safety/Risk Management and safeguarding.
* Demonstrate a good knowledge of the Code of Conduct and the nurse's responsibility to identify gaps in their knowledge base.
Desirable
* Appreciate the process of standard setting and audit.
* Evidence of extra training, knowledge or interest in an area that will bring extra skills to service
Personal attributes
Essential
* Professional attitude
* Flexibility
* Possess a caring, compassionate and empathic attitude
Employer details
Employer name
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Brain Injury Rehabilitation, Sid Watkins building, Aintree hospital site
Lower Lane
Liverpool
L9 7BB
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