Senior Registered Mental Health Nurse *Welcome Bonus - up to £1,500!*
Schoen Clinic York are looking for an experienced and qualified Registered Mental Health Nurse to join the team at an exciting time as our service grows to capacity, and we launch more investment into our newly refined outpatient service. We are ideally looking for a full time nurse to join us but would be open to discuss potential job sharing and part time opportunities. Receive a welcome bonus up to £2,500 when joining the team!
Main duties of the job
The role of a Senior Staff Nurse is to lead the nursing provision supporting the Clinical Manager, provide supervision to the nursing team and ensure the team provide the best and most diligent service to our patients.
About us
* Salary up to £37,445 per annum
* Up to £2,500 welcome bonus
* 25 days holiday + 8 bank holidays
* Contributory pension scheme
* Enhanced Private Medical Insurance with BUPA including access to a private GP service, free screening, the inclusion of pre-existing conditions and level 1 dental insurance
* Eye care scheme with Specsavers
* Online benefits portal with high street and online shopping discounts
* Cycle to work scheme
* Group Life Assurance
* Enhanced maternity & paternity pay
* Paid emergency leave
* Occupational Sick Pay above SSP
* Employee Assistance programme with wellbeing support
Job responsibilities
* Lead an MDT, supporting a caseload of patients with an allocated key nurse, a co-worker HCA and allocated MDT representatives.
* Have an allocated lead area for the service, e.g., the management of self-harm, up-keep of the clinic room in line with policies and procedures.
* Ensure that the highest standard of evidence-based nursing care is delivered to all patients and their families.
* Act as patient advocate, ensuring privacy, dignity and confidentiality are met.
* Report any issues that are identified by patients or their relatives on a timely basis.
* Ensure a high standard of infection control and the prevention of all avoidable healthcare-associated infections.
* Administer all drugs and medications as per the local policies and procedures.
* Report to the lead nurse any nursing issues of significance or concern.
* Ensure that all policies, procedures, guidelines and work instructions that relate to nursing are followed.
* Maintain sound and effective working relationships and communication with all hospital staff and consultants.
* Maintain an appropriate standard of confidentiality. Any disclosures of confidential information (including personal information kept on computer or other media) made unlawfully outside the proper course of duty will be treated as a serious disciplinary offence.
* Ensure that the requirements of the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act and Children Act are fulfilled, as applicable.
* Supervise and manage a group of nurses and HCAs within your team.
* Ensure own monthly clinical supervision and undertake supervision of the nurses within the team.
* Ensure own annual appraisal is completed with Lead Nurse and complete appraisals of nurses and HCAs with your team.
* Attend Organisational meetings and functions, as required.
* Ensure the wards comply with all health and safety requirements and that appropriate policies and procedures are adhered to.
* Ensure the safety of all members of staff, visitors and patients.
* Ensure that all near-misses or non-compliances are reported, and appropriate actions taken, as required.
* Ensure that all provision of nursing care is documented on a timely basis and accurately reflects the patient experience.
* Undertake risk assessments and participate in Health & Safety audits, as required.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse
* Evidence of continued professional development (CPD)
Experience
* Minimum of one year's post registration experience
* Previous experience of working with patients with an Eating Disorder
* Working in a senior role
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.
£38,943 to £40,110 a year. Welcome Bonus up to £1,500!
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