Description
The National Psychosis Unit is looking for a highly skilled and motivated nurse to join our senior nursing team and wider MDT as a Clinical Charge Nurse (Band 6).
The post holder will deliver and advise on the delivery of high-quality safe nursing care, ensuring consistently high standards of practice and clinical excellence which comply with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) code of professional conduct.
Key responsibilities include:
- Leading the assessment, admission, care planning, treatment and ongoing management of service users
- Ensuring delivery of high-quality, patient-centred care, meeting physical, psychological, social, recreational and spiritual needs
- Coordinating and evaluating care with the multidisciplinary team (MDT), incorporating patient and carer feedback
- Managing patient flow, admissions and discharges, liaising with health and social care professionals and identifying barriers to discharge
- Producing monthly patient progress and treatment reports for Integrated Care Boards
- Undertaking clinical observations, physical health assessments and monitoring, escalating concerns appropriately
- Administering and monitoring medication, ensuring compliance and management of side effects
- Promoting healthy lifestyles and providing health education and advice
- Maintaining accurate, timely and legally compliant records, care plans and risk assessments
- Ensuring adherence to safeguarding, Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, Trust policies and professional standards
- Promoting recovery-focused practice, dignity, equality, diversity and inclusion
- Supporting a safe, clean environment and ensuring safe management of medicines, equipment and patient property
- Participating in clinical supervision, reflective practice and supporting junior staff development
The National Psychosis Unit is an 18-bedded, mixed-gender ward, based at the Bethlem Royal Hospital, providing innovative individualized evidence-based care to help those people with complex psychosis.
The successful candidate will have:
- A registered General Nurse and/or Registered Mental Nurse and/or Registered Learning Disability Nurse qualification
- A Practice Assessor qualification
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Experience as a supervisor and supporting junior colleagues
- Knowledge of clinical governance and experience of having undertaken audits
Desirable qualifications and experience include:
- A Master's degree
- Experience of working in a tertiary service and/or knowledge of referral pathways and processes
- Experience caring for patients who experience treatment-resistant psychosis
- Experience caring for patients who experience complex physical health co-morbidities
- Experience caring for patients who are neurodiverse
The salary for this post is £45,953 to £54,254 per annum, inclusive of HCAS.