Band 5 Older Person Mental Health, Inpatient.
Are you passionate about Older Person's Mental Health Nursing? Are you looking for a demanding but rewarding nursing career? An exciting opportunity has arisen; we are currently recruiting four Staff Nurses for both our Functional and Organic Wards, Sunniside and Cragside. Both wards are situated in the grounds of The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gateshead, and share the same building.
Sunniside Ward: Provides inpatient admission, assessment, treatment, and discharge planning to patients who have a diagnosis of a Functional Mental Health illness and are over the age of 65.
Cragside Ward: is a specialist inpatient service for the assessment of people aged over 65 with Dementia.
Main Duties of the Job
We are looking for caring, empathetic, enthusiastic, and motivated individuals who have a desire to improve the lives of Older People experiencing Mental Health Problems. The post holder will work as part of the multi-disciplinary team and will be involved in the assessment of care needs, risk assessment, formulation, and implementation of meaningful care plans for our patients.
You will possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills and be motivated to engage within our patient group and ward environment.
About Us
Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to lifelong learning and offers support to enhance your knowledge and skills for further professional development. This is a great opportunity to develop your skills and experience within a supportive team.
Job Responsibilities
If you are interested in applying, why not come along and Meet the Team? To book a time slot or arrange an informal discussion, email joann.crowden@nhs.net
Person Specification
Knowledge, Skills, and Experience
* Registered Mental Health Nurse or Learning Disabilities Nurse with current NMC Registration
* Diploma/Degree in Nursing
* Excellent communication and organisational skills
* Ability to assess, plan, deliver, and evaluate quality care
* Excellent organisational skills and the ability to prioritise workload
* Experience with complex mental health problems
* Participate in audit
* Knowledge and experience of Older People's Mental Health
Analytical and Judgemental Skills
* Analyse and make clinical decisions based on clinical information through detailed Nursing assessment and evaluation
* Ensure that patient care is planned and delivered to meet individual patient needs
* Make clinical judgements involving a range of facts and situations requiring analysis or comparison of a range of options
* Respond to situations and plan short and longer-term adjustments to own workload and that of the team to ensure safe delivery of care
* Respond to information gained from audit and research in the area of practice to implement change where necessary to ensure best practice
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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