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SalaryWhat you’ll be responsible for –
Maintain required competencies, as identified in the Band 6 community Nursing competency framework, to effectively undertake patient assessment, care planning and delivery of care needs.
Support staff to complete holistic assessment and reassessment of patient’s health and nursing needs.
Develop, implement, and evaluate nursing plans in partnership with patients and their careers in response to the identified need.
Identify and plan preventative measures and anticipatory care needs for patients.
Refer patients to the relevant professional / agency in response to identified need.
Support teams to provide information to patients, their families, and carers both formal and informal, so that they can make informed choices about current and future care needs.
Support and teach patients to self-manage their condition where possible and empower carers to actively participate in the care plan.
Adopt a public health approach to all areas of practice to reduce ill health and promote healthier lifestyles.
Confidently and competently assess and provide treatments to patients that require urgent intervention to avoid hospital admission.
Identify health needs in the community and Practice Population; participate in programmes of Health Education and Prevention.
Work in collaboration with the Primary Care Team and statutory and voluntary agencies to provide care for patients and their families and informal carers in their own home, within given resources.
The role will involve, but not be limited to you performing the above.
You’ll have the following qualification/experience:
A minimum of 6 months paid experience as a Registered Nurse working in a Mental Health clinical ward hospital setting the last 3 years.
Comply with NMC Professional Registration and keep up to date with current nursing practices.
Ensure accurate records are kept in accordance with CHS policy and NMC guidelines.
Undertake regular mandatory training*
MAPA/restraint training. Training given at trust if not compliant.
You will also need a full UK drivers licence to complete the roll with business insurance.
In addition to experience, all Registered Nurse roles will be required to provide evidence of
Statement of NMC Registration
Degree /Diploma in Nursing
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, rated ‘Good’ in their most recent CQC report, provides substance misuse services as well as the widest range of NHS mental health services in the UK. The Trust works across hospital sites and within the local community, striving to be a leader in improving health and wellbeing – locally, nationally, and globally. It is the only mental health Trust in the UK to have their own biomedical research centre. Internationally, the Trust works with Macani Medical Centre, an Abu Dhabi based organisation, to bring quality health care to the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Operating across south London, staff can benefit from excellent transport links, subsidised nursery spaces, cycle to work scheme and available staff accommodation.
About the organisation
We specialise in putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated candidates and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, access to more shifts and a healthier work-life balance, giving more choice and control to our members.
As an equal opportunities' organisation, NHSP is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective Bank members and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender reassignment, or marriage and civil partnership. We believe there is a strong case for the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion agenda and we strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a range of backgrounds to apply.
