PERM CHARGE RMN

Here at Staff Partners Mental Health, we have an exciting opportunity for a Permanent Lead Mental Health Nurse for an established private hospital based in Rhondda. 

Job Description:
This role is a full-time permanent position.
The postholder will be able to provide nursing expertise and experience within the ward. They will be responsible for the direct provision of high quality nursing care, ensuring that service users receive safe and timely support when they need it most. They will act as a role model for the wider nursing team and exemplify best practice all times.
It is a 20-bedded low secure mental health facility offering high quality assessment, treatment and rehabilitation services for males with complex mental health needs, serious mental illnesses including treatment-resistant presentations, and challenging behaviour.

Experience:

• 3 years minimum experience within a relevant clinical setting
• Multi-disciplinary/multi agency working
• Experience in a management or clinical leadership role. 
• Negotiating and working across organisational boundaries
• Clinical Leadership  
• Evidence of having led on service development projects

Responsibilities:

• Provide specialist clinical knowledge, expertise and support to the nursing team and wider MDT.
• Have oversight of the clinical and care needs of all service users, supporting the primary nurses in working with patients, their families, community teams and other stakeholders in meeting the individual needs of each person.
• Ensure that proactive clinical risk assessment and management are at the centre of planning care and interventions with service users and colleagues
• Constructively reviewing and challenging nursing practice in the service, leading by example, and providing expert knowledge to the nursing and wider MDT on a speciality or individual patient basis
• Provide education and development of Registered Nurses and HCAs and ensuring that the baseline needs of everyone to practice safely and effectively are met
• Oversee and support the meaningful application of the Care Certificate to all HCAs
• Contribute to the experience of all nursing learners and act as the education link for their service.
• Contribute to the clinical elements of all nurse induction, preceptorship and related professional activities
• Provide clinical supervision and reflective practice sessions with Registered Nurses on an individual or group basis.
• Undertake competency assessments and supportive practise with Registered Nurses and HCAs 
• Contribute to the development of the clinical model 
• Work alongside nursing colleagues in conducting nursing assessment, care planning, evaluation and review of nursing care; In doing so, this includes the physical , psychological and environmental needs of patients
• Be proactive in ensuring that patients receive the least restrictive interventions within a model of recovery 
• Lead on particular initiatives and developments relating to nursing practice and creating a positive culture within the ward
• To participate as required in Quality Improvement programmes. 
• Lead on nursing practice audits and the implementation of resulting action plans where needed. 
• Ensure effective medication administration and management practice is undertaken in line with policy and national guidance.

Knowledge / Education / Skills:

• Registered Nurse on a relevant part of the NMC register. 
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development relevant to the service
• Specialist qualification in a relevant clinical skill such as DBT/CBT or NMP qualification
• Trained Practice Assessor or Supervisor

Benefits:

• A competitive salary
• Enhanced disclosure cost coverage
• Comprehensive induction and commitment to ongoing training
• Online benefits and cashback rewards
• Cycle to work scheme
• Pensions options  

If this role is of interest to you, please apply now and one of our dedicated recruiters will contact you.
Alternatively, you can reach Chelsea in our team on 01992 245 330. 

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