Staff Nurse

Job overview

We are currently recruiting band 5 Staff Nurses within the Hospital Divisions, Acute female ward Topaz. Topaz Ward is a 17 bedded acute ward which cares for females who are in crisis and require extra support within inpatient services.

We are looking for a motivated, eager to learn, caring and compassionate nurse who will be able bring ideas and adapt to changes and improvements easily. The role will entail staff being able to have daily 1:1 discussion with patients, run groups, be pro active at the management of violence and aggression and be able to act as the Nurse in Charge and to role model good practice to junior staff and students.

Main duties of the job

Core to the Registered Nurse role is:

• The establishment of therapeutic relationships with service users and carers as core to the role and our interventions
• Assessment, formulation, planning, implementation and evaluation of client care that is based on therapeutic engagement, coproduction, best practice
• An ongoing commitment to responsive, safe and high standard of nursing care.
• Effective partnership working with services users, carers, the multidisciplinary team and a range of external agencies
• A commitment to continuous professional development.

Working for our organisation

North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.

Our Five-Year Strategy:

1. We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
2. With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all
3. We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.
4. We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.

• We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.
• We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
• NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme
• Excellent internal staff network

The post holder will be aligned with our Values:

• We Are Kind
• We Are Respectful
• We Work Together
• We Keep Things Simple
• We Empower
• We Are Proudly Diverse

The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To assess, plan, implement and evaluate client care that is based on best practice and delivers high standard of nursing care. To co-ordinate the individual’s assessment and subsequent care plan as agreed with the multi-disciplinary team. To effectively communicate with clients, family and colleagues.

Person specification

Education

• Registered Mental Health Nurse

Skills and Abilities

• Able to demonstrate an understanding of the personal and clinical needs of individual service users, their relatives and carers.
• Ability to negotiate and influence.
• Ability to effectively run the ward as and when necessary

Experience

• Experience of working within a mental health setting (as a student for newly qualified staff)
• Identify, initiate and manage effective practice in a patient centred way
• Working knowledge of MHA 1983.
• Knowledge of implementing clinical Policies and Procedures.
• Willing to carry out PMVA