Charge Nurse - Mental Health (RMN)

Overview

Exciting opportunities have arisen for caring, compassionate and highly motivated individuals to work with Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust as Band 6 Charge Nurses at Wotton Lawn Hospital.This is a fabulous opportunity to work in Abbey Ward at Wotton Lawn. This is an 18 bedded mixed ward that caters for people of working age that are experiencing all ranges of mental health issues. Service users are supported by a variety of healthcare workers including nurses, doctors and allied health professionals such as psychologists, art therapists, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and sports exercise therapists.We are now seeking highly motivated, caring, compassionate and committed Band 6 Charge Nurses to complement our current team of professionals. As the ideal candidate, you would be an experienced mental health nurse seeking an opportunity to make a real difference to people’s lives through effective positive leadership and a passion for helping those experiencing an acute mental health concern.Responsibilities

Provide assessment and implementation of evidence-based interventions for service users who are experiencing common, acute mental health and longer-term recovery needs.Facilitate early discharge from hospital and respond to agencies requiring assessment of users who are being considered for immediate psychiatric hospitalisation, handover of mental health care between primary and secondary services and vice versa.Support clinical governance initiatives at ward / hospital level.The qualification, training and experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.Engage in complex health assessments as appropriate and plan relevant care in partnership with service users (e.g. specialist assessment of complex nursing needs).Utilise the Care Programme Approach (CPA) and, in line with Trust policy, provide specialist care, education and advice to service users (including carers) who are suffering from common, severe and enduring mental health to promote recovery and social inclusion and, in accordance with Trust policy, act as care co-ordinator as and when required, including adults at risk and supervision procedures.Develop, implement and evaluate care plans in conjunction with service users, carers and other professionals which reflect individual needs.Ensure that everyone involved in the care plan receives a copy and that all relevant details are recorded on trust IT systems.Assist service users to meet their personal care needs (e.g. assisting with bathing and washing, as outlined in the Care Plan; this intervention may be delegated where appropriate).Liaise with and offer specialist assessment and advice to other agencies and professions; participate in Multi-Agency meetings to offer advice and opinions to facilitate ongoing treatment and care of clients and ensure adherence to National Service Framework (NSF) guidelines.Actively support service users in the management of their medication within a ‘concordance framework’ and relevant policies. Administer medication, including intramuscular injections and depot medications as appropriate, and monitor side effects. Delegate the checking and delivery of medication when appropriate.As named nurse, undertake mental and behavioural state examinations for own service users and service users being admitted, repeated on at least a weekly basis with clinical risk assessment and management plans.As part of the Unit Wide Emergency Response Team, carry one of the specialised roles required, ensuring that there are adequately trained numbers of staff available (if applicable).Act as first point of contact with the Trust and Department when accepting external referrals from Commissioners and other providers.Organisational context

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people’s homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust’s priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse ..... full job details .....