Registered Mental Health Nurse in Stanmore

To be an active member of the multidisciplinary team in developing and maintaining a ward environment that facilitates the provision of Best Practice in terms of clinical care.

To act as a named nurse for allocated patients. To take a lead responsibility for ensuring patients' care plans are up-to-date and are recovery focused. To continuously manage risk assessment and management plans, ensuring a safe and therapeutic environment. To act as shift coordinator as allocated.

• Being the Named Nurse for an allocated group of patients
• Maintaining a professional and high standard of patient care
• Planning, implementing and evaluating care
• To liaise and offer support to relatives and significant others
• Completing all relevant documentation in accordance with Pathfinder Ashness House procedures and professional guidelines
• Remaining up to date with clinical developments
• Compliance with the NMC code of conduct
• Ensuring patients' rights to confidentiality are respected and that Pathfinder Ashness House and professional policies are adhered to
• Adhering to all Pathfinder Ashness House policies, procedures and local protocols
• To utilise resources appropriately and minimise waste

Ashness House is a 26 bedded unit for men with complex mental health needs who require rehabilitation and support with their continued recovery pathway. We are a small, friendly MDT, whose primary focus is on supporting our residents to achieve their treatment goals. We live our values every day.

Pathfinder is looking to continue to grow and offer more services to a wider population. As such you would be joining the team at an exciting time, with multiple opportunities for your professional growth. We would offer you multiple developmental opportunities to succeed with your transition from newly qualified mental health nurse to fully confident and competent staff nurse and beyond.

• To adhere to the named nurse concept to ensure that nursing care is organised to promote an individualised approach to care
• To ensure the completion of necessary documentation of patient care planning and all other nursing and clinical documentation
• In conjunction with other members of the multidisciplinary team, evaluate the effectiveness of treatment and care
• To report concerns about patient care, treatment or progress to senior nursing staff
• To ensure that Care Programme Approach process is implemented
• To ensure that there is adherence to the Mental Health Act 1983 and that patients' rights are upheld at all times
• To ensure the completion of clinical and administrative documentation in accordance with Pathfinder Ashness House procedure
• To adhere to Pathfinder Ashness House policy and procedure and current legislation in relation to witnessing, administering and storage of medication
• To advise non-clinical staff within the hospital on management of patients with mental illness
• To initiate/participate in nursing and other research as appropriate

• Experience: Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care & act accordingly if changes occur.
• Keeping accurate records.
• Knowledge of medication rounds and the safe administration of drugs.
• Practical experience of providing high quality care.

• Registered NMC Nurse RMN

• Willingness to undertake further training as required.
• Prepared to work flexible shifts.
• Motivated to provide the highest standard of care in a changing service.
• Aware of Health & Safety issues.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£35,000 a year includes HCAS & unsocial hours.