RGN Mental Health

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trustare looking for registered Nurses to cover their inpatient Mental Health Wards

There is a also a chance to be booked into block bookings for a minimum of 6 months.

Band 5

Days £16.97

Nights/ Saturdays £22.06

Sunday /BO £27.15

Please note you will need experience in a similar role in the last 6 months and you are required to have a in date nmc professional registration pin to apply for this role. JOB SUMMARY

The post holder will be required to work within a multi-disciplinary age independent 24/7 inpatient service. Inpatient services will provide a service to people experiencing an acute psychiatric crisis (functional or organic) who require urgent treatment and delivery of required interventions who may be detained under the Mental Health Act, whilst using the least restrictive environment to facilitate recovery.

The post holder will

• Contribute to the assessment process looking at physical and mental well being.
• Deliver treatment and required interventions of mental health needs reporting to a senior member of the team as required and working within professional codes.
• Deliver aspects of the care cluster pathway i.e. providing a range of interventions.
• Deliver evidenced based interventions, implementing and following care and treatment plans.
• Monitor concordance to care and treatment plans reporting back to multi- professional staff as appropriate.
• Support care packages from undertaking assessments of needs.
• Lead and coordinate the review of care.
• Record in patient clinical notes and preparing clinical reports as required.
• Conduct risk assessments and maintain a safe environment.
• Engage with carers and significant others responding to identified needs.
• Adhere to and report on safety and quality (governance) issues.
• Mentor students as appropriate to qualifications and profession.
• Deliver and contribute to activity interventions i.e. relapse signature, occupational activities.

The post holder will adhere to all organisational systems and processes. The post holder will organise their own work load under the supervision of a senior team member. The post holder will contribute to service development.

The post holder will be required to support the services need for flexibility to deliver optimal patient care. The post holder will be required to undertake delegated responsibilities as and where appropriate.

Please note that you will be contacted via e-mail throughout the recruitment process, so please check your e-mails regularly.

We regret we cannot contact everyone who is not selected for an interview, therefore if you do not hear from us within 21 days after submitting your application, please assume you have not been successful on this occasion.