Senior Mental Health Nurse in Stoke-on-Trent

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Mental Health Nurse within the Mental Health Liaison Team based at the Royal Stoke Hospital. If you are a Registered Mental Health Nurse, then we want to hear from you. This vacancy would suit someone who is looking for an exciting opportunity and wants to work as part of a successful Team.

Main duties of the job

• The post holder is responsible for the delivery of care and for the supervision of others who are carrying out all aspects of the caring process.
• The post-holder will assist in setting and maintaining standards of care, will participate in maintaining effective management of the team and unit and will also maintain effective integration with the multi-disciplinary team and assist with the facilitation of a collaborative approach to patient focussed care.

Working for our organisation

As a Trust we remain bold and ambitious with plans for both service and system collaborative transformation over the coming years to improve the health and wellbeing of our local people through high quality care. We pride ourselves on ensuring our team has their wellbeing put first and as such provide a range of wellness opportunities including flexible working. We are committed to the Greener NHS national ambition to becoming the world’s first ‘carbon net zero’ national health system by 2045. As part of this, sustainability is embedded in our strategy as one of our four key enablers. In order to deliver on this commitment, we recognise that we need a workforce that is as passionate as we are about achieving these goals, for the benefit of our service users, workforce, local communities and the planet alike. For 2024/2025, we have launched our “Proud to be Green” engagement campaign which is aligned to the targets set out in our Green Plan. As a Trust, you can be assured that we will commit to supporting you in working towards our net zero ambitions, set out in our Green Plan, through our sustainability programme. The Trust is committed to ensuring that a diverse workforce is representative and inclusive at all levels. We would very much welcome applications from all under‑represented groups including women, people with disabilities, people from global majority backgrounds, and those from the lesbian, gay, bi and trans communities.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

• To act at all times in accordance with the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) code of professional conduct or relevant professional body.
• To perform all aspects of the role in accordance with Trust policies and other national bodies.
• To participate in the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of individual care plans.
• To provide specialist advice to other members of staff and act as a role model.
• In conjunction with the Team Manager, to take responsibility for setting, maintaining and evaluating standards of care throughout the 24 hour period.
• To liaise with all members of the multi-disciplinary team and outside agencies in the implementation of patient care.
• To ensure that care activities are research based and in keeping with changes in the field of activity.
• To contribute to the development of ideas and innovative practice.
• To initiate and participate in departmental audit as requested by the Team Manager.

Person specification

Qualifications – Essential Criteria

• Registered Mental Health Nurse or equivalent
• 1st Level Mental Health Nurse Educated at Degree level or above
• Evidence of continued professional development.
• Teaching skills.
• Computer Skills
• Mentorship Training.

Qualifications – Desirable Criteria

• Management training.
• Leadership Training.

Experience – Essential Criteria

• Post-registration experience to post-graduate diploma or Master’s level.
• Evidence of clinical development/management of change.
• Collaborative working.
• Ability to provide managerial and clinical leadership.
• Ability to have overall 24-hour responsibility for the clinical area and MDT team.
• Ability to delegate.
• Ability to induct any staff member to the area with confidence.
• Sound experience in area applied for or experience in an equivalent area.
• Ability to tackle staff management issues, i.e. complaints and disciplinary issues.
• Motivated and innovative.
• Setting, monitoring and maintaining standards, ensuring high standards.
• Able to monitor staff performance and undertake PRs/action to redress poor performance.
• Ability to formulate and implement new ideas.

Experience – Desirable Criteria

• N/A

Knowledge – Essential Criteria

• Effective inter-personal skills.
• Evidence of Scope of Professional Practice.
• Delegation skills.
• Decision making skills.
• Co‑ordinating resources.
• Problem solving skills.
• Ability to act as mentor, counsellor, educator and advocate to patients, staffs and relatives.
• Leadership and management skills, communication both verbal and written.
• Teaching sessions at all levels within a team.
• Presentation skills.
• Assertiveness.
• Ability to challenge.
• Adaptability.
• Auditing/data collection.
• Full awareness of and ability to meet the NMC requirements, legal/Trust policies, procedures and guidelines.
• Sound knowledge of all aspects of MHA procedures, Care Programme Approach and legislative issues pertaining to mental health.
• Sound knowledge of: Human Rights Act, Disability Discrimination Act, Protection of Vulnerable Adults/Safeguarding, Principles of Rehabilitation, NSF for Long Term Conditions.
• Sound knowledge of responsibility for COSHH, Health and Safety – including risk assessment/ management – food hygiene.
• Standard keyboard skills and working knowledge of MS Office suite, including Outlook, Word and Excel.

Knowledge – Desirable Criteria

• Counselling skills.
• Evidence of research/evidence of based care implementation.
• Presentation skills.
• Negotiating skills.
• Analytical thinking.
• Ability to use a computer for internet, e‑mail and word processing.