Staff Nurse

Band 5 Mental Health Staff Nurse – Acute Inpatient Wards

We have vacancies on our Male acute ward which is fact paced and a true learning experience. Dorothy Pattison Hospital welcomes colleagues who are encouraging, proactive, inclusive and caring. We are currently welcoming band 5 staff nurses to join our teams on our male acute ward.

Langdale is a 21-bed male acute admission ward based in Dorothy Pattison Hospital, Walsall. We help those who are experiencing an acute episode in their mental health and provide short, focused care that is designed to get them back to their home as soon as possible.

We are looking for nurses who can work at a fast pace and are able to balance a number of tasks at any one time. Our patient group can be demanding and challenging but also rewarding. There is a strong senior nurse team that helps and supports with every aspect of ward life. You will be confident with electronic systems and able to maintain quality records whilst also ensuring you are providing quality care.

Responsibilities

• To assess patients’ wellbeing and related needs, raising health concerns both physical and psychological to the teams.
• To plan, deliver and evaluate programmes of care, working collaboratively the patient whenever possible.
• To monitor the wellbeing of patients and contribute to protecting individuals whose health and wellbeing is at risk in accordance with local policies e.g. observation policy, risk management policy.
• To establish and maintain effective communication with the multi-disciplinary team, service users and carers, about programmes of care and routine and daily activities.
• To maintain patient confidentiality in accordance with the Data Protection Act and professional code of conduct.
• To involve service users, carers and relatives wherever feasible throughout episodes of care, offering choices at every opportunity.
• Ensuring support workers are completing the ward tasks and are completing observations in line with expectations and policy.
• Helping drive development and change to support care of the patients on the ward.
• To contribute to quality improvement initiatives, e.g. clinical audit, triangle of care.
• To take an active part in developing knowledge ideas and to support evidence-based practice.
• To regularly take charge of the ward, taking responsibility for the clinical area in the absence of deputy/ward manager.
• To delegate and supervise the work of junior team members as appropriate to level of ability.
• To contribute to the development of junior members of staff and students, promoting an environment conducive to learning.
• To provide the support workers with supervision.
• To participate in regular management and supervision from Ward manager/Deputy ward manager.
• To participate in regular individual performance reviews and development conversations about your goals and career aims.
• To attend training courses that are mandatory, indicated in personal development plans or required by the needs of the service.
• To work flexible shifts including nights, weekends and bank holidays in accordance with service needs.

About the Trust

Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was formed on 1 April 2020 following the merger of Black Country Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (covering Wolverhampton and Sandwell) and Dudley and Walsall Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust. We provide specialist mental health, learning disability and community healthcare services, employ over 3,000 members of staff and are dedicated to innovating the care of those within our services. We are committed to best practice and continual improvement.