Senior Mental Health Nurse

Outstanding job opening for Senior Registered Mental Nurse RMN to work with highly reputed service within the Blakelaw area.
The hospital is a purpose built facility providing a full recovery pathway for Residents who have enduring mental health needs. The unit consists of a 20 bedded nursing/residential home for ages ranging from 18 to 65 and above of mixed gender.
The unit promotes recovery to the highest standard by using the tools of the recovery star and the involvement of other professionals in order to help residents along their journey of recovery. We provide 24-hour support for people with mental health care needs with a focus on encouraging daily living skill and independence.
The successful candidate will be offered an excellent salary of £26,000 per annum plus other great benefits.
The Role:
Our Senior Staff Nurse role involves:
• Adhering at all times to the NMC code of professional conduct.
• Conducting a legal, ethical, and accountable practice and remaining open to the scrutiny of peers.
• Respecting the rights of others sensitively and with regard to issues of equality and diversity.
• Promoting ethical practice in others.
• Maintaining and supporting compliance with current legislation, government, and local policy including the Mental Health Act.
• Supporting health, safety and security within legislative requirements and in adherence to identified standards and local policy
• Supporting the implementation of Clinical Governance and Standards for Better Health
• Participating in maintaining the physical, relational and procedural security of the service to ensure the safety of all
• Recognising the value of effective communication and the potential for developing therapeutic relationships, effective teamwork, interdisciplinary working, and customer care.
• Utilising effective communication to develop professional therapeutic relationships, optimise patient engagement and facilitate interdisciplinary working
• Managing sensitive communication.
• Communicating effectively with a range of stakeholders
• Supporting staff in the assessment, planning, and review of care plans in partnership with patients within an evidence based framework.

As part of your role you may be required to assist in the management of challenging situations including the management of violence and aggression. In those situations you may be required to utilise physical means managing the situation through ‘management of violence and aggression’ techniques. As a result you will be required to undertake the preparatory training.

To be successful as Senior Staff Nurse, you’ll need:
Experience
• Demonstrable experience of provision of holistic care / experience of range of specialist services / experience of assessor / mentor role.
• Experience of secure environment.
• Experience of interdisciplinary team work and coordination of care.
• Experience of working with potentially aggressive and stressful situations.
Qualifications
• RMN / RNLD
Reference ID :2174
For more information please call on 01216380567 or send your CV to contact@jupiterrecruitment.co.uk