Registered Mental Health Nurse - Incentives apply

Do you want to work as part of an innovative High Dependency Rehabilitation service?
An opportunity has arisen for a Band 5 Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) to join our HDR community inpatient service.
78 Crawley Road is a modern, state of the art rehabilitation hospital that comprises an 8 bed intensive rehabilitation unit and 16 individual bungalows designed around a central landscaped courtyard.
The design offers exceptional opportunities to people with severe enduring Mental Health problems and works closely with local Adult Mental Health Services - acute and community services, and Secure and Forensic Healthcare Services.
Working as member of the multi-disciplinary team, you will be part of an expanding service that is supporting people with complex needs and their families to realise new goals and rewarding opportunities through a comprehensive recovery programme.
This post offers a incentive, or a Relocation package up to a maximum of £4000 (pro rata applies and subject to terms and conditions).
Please note we are unable to progress your application if you do not already hold an NMC registration within the UK.
To deliver a high standard of evidence based inpatient nursing care in the designated care group in partnership with the team, the service users and where appropriate their family.
To act as a primary nurse in the assessment of needs and organising of care.
To co-ordinate shifts and provide supervision for support workers and students.
To work within a team of nurses and other professionals who are committed to the delivery of a quality service.
To adopt a flexible approach to hours of duty, in order to meet the needs of the service over a 24-hour period.
To take charge of a designated clinical area and deputise as appropriate.
To represent the Ward Manager and/or care team, at appropriate forums and disseminate information as required.
To represent the clinical team perspective at multidisciplinary meetings and clinical reviews of patient care.
To be an active participant in the multi-disciplinary team, formulating care plans and utilising appropriate assessments.
SPFT is an organisation which is committed to improving patient care. We are always trying to improve. We listen to and learn from feedback. We carry out healthcare research and put it into practice. We develop new ways of providing services in partnership with others and help staff develop through education and training. We also believe it's important to learn from when things go wrong and to encourage staff to speak out about anything they are concerned about.
To undertake assessments of individuals and their families and carers as appropriate admitted to inpatient care, including service users presenting with high risk. To develop care plans and discharge plans in collaboration with the service user and their families and carers.
In conjunction with the multi-disciplinary teams, assess and manage risks as identified through assessment. To regularly review risk factors and work in conjunction with the MDT to modify care plans.
To act as the Primary Nurse for inpatient stay.
To ensure that clinical practice is evidenced based and consistent with relevant NICE guidelines and Trust policies and procedures.
To provide supervision of junior staff and student nurses where appropriate.
To maintain and contribute to standards of professional care, ethics, policies and procedures.
Ensure that all clinical records are maintained and that other systems and good practice, such as handovers, occur for all staff to communicate effectively.