Specialist Mental Health Nurse - Emergency Department
St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
The Emergency Department is looking for a highly motivated B6 RMN to provide high quality psychiatric nursing care and ongoing assessments to patients in the Emergency Department, particularly for those who attend frequently.
In particular, the role involves working alongside colleagues from other organisations (including South West London and St. George's Mental Health Trust, local authorities, charities, and GPs) to provide better quality care for people with mental health conditions and help them reduce their attendances to the Emergency Department.
Main duties of the job
* Assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating nursing care, utilising research findings as appropriate.
* Working with colleagues and patients to design and provide well-managed care for people who attend ED with a mental health condition.
* Supporting the trust to achieve its aim of reducing attendances to the Emergency Department by people with a mental health condition.
* Providing education and training to nursing colleagues across the department in the safe and effective management of patients with mental health conditions.
* Ensuring nursing procedures are carried out in accordance with St George's Healthcare policy, taking appropriate actions in emergency situations.
* Setting, monitoring, and maintaining high standards of nursing care in conjunction with other members of the multidisciplinary team.
* Maintaining personal contact with patients, relatives, and carers, being sensitive to their need for courtesy, dignity, and privacy, ensuring a friendly environment at all times.
* Maintaining accurate and up-to-date hourly nursing documentation and ensuring confidentiality is respected.
* Storing, checking, and administering medication in accordance with NMC guidelines and the trust's Medicine Management Policy.
* Promoting equal opportunities for staff and patients in accordance with St George's Healthcare NHS Trust policies, ensuring that no person receives less favourable treatment than another.
About us
St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).
After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the role.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
* 12 months recent post RMN registration experience in an acute hospital setting.
* Completion of preceptorship programme.
Experience
* Ability to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care according to individual needs.
* Ability to effectively prioritise and organise own workload and workload of others.
* Experience working in an acute environment.
Skills
* Venepuncture and IV drug administration.
Knowledge
* Application of evidence-based practice and knowledge of professional issues.
* Commitment to self-development and development of others.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, and 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.
Address
St George's Hospital - Emergency Department
£44,806 to £53,134 a year per annum inc HCAS (pro-rata)
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
200-6850443-GO-VA
Job locations
St George's Hospital - Emergency Department
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