Band 5 Staff Nurse - Secure Services, Bristol

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

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Job summary

We are looking for highly motivated, enthusiastic, and passionate, Mental Health Nurse to join our experienced and cohesive team. We pride ourselves on delivering high quality, evidence-based, collaborative, person-centred care. The emphasis is on providing a therapeutic environment, allowing individuals to recover in a safe and supportive environment.

Main duties of the job

To carry out clinical practice within designated clinical areas, ensuring that high quality evidence-based nursing assessment, care planning, interventions and evaluations for patients is provided. This will include:o Undertaking a comprehensive, person-centred, nursing assessment and prepare care plans in consultation with the service users to provide the best nursing careo Implementation of care and rehabilitation programmeo Evaluation of effectiveness of care provided in partnership with userso Ability to implement research-based practiceo Following successful completion of preceptorship, ability to supervise junior and unqualified staffo Ability to administer medicine within relevant Trust and legislative guidance e.g. NMC Standards for Medicines Management 2010 and the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.o Ability to undertake risk assessment and develop risk management strategies for individual clients; ICPA/SAP to people who present with mental health problems.o Demonstrate a working knowledge of the key elements of relevant mental Health Legislationo Ensure the ordering storage, administration and disposal of medication complies with relevant trust and legislative guidance e.g. NMC Standards for Medicines Management 2010,Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 and MHA (1983)

About us

We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust) a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care.

We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset.

At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.

Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.

Date posted

11 November 2022

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£27,055 to £32,934 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

342-SEC117-1122

Job locations

Blackberry Hill Hospital

Bristol

BS16 2EW

Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide, and supervise the delivery of high standards of nursing care to service users, in accordance with up-to-date evidence-based professional practice and AWP policies.

We in AWP place recovery and reablement at the heart of our service. Therefore we all demonstrate the recovery principles of:Hope, Partnership, Maximising opportunities every day, in all that we do.Key Result Areas1. Clinical Practice Management2 Teaching, Education & Health Promotion3 Continuing Professional Development5 Record Keeping and Administration6 Evidence-Based Nursing, Practice Development & Clinical Audit 7Professional Nursing Advice

Fromeside is an 81 bedded medium secure unit for people with a diagnosis of mental ill health who also have a criminal history, or have risks and behaviours that mean they cannot be treated in mainstream mental health services.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide, and supervise the delivery of high standards of nursing care to service users, in accordance with up-to-date evidence-based professional practice and AWP policies.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

RMN Pin Registration

Knowledge

Essential

Able to plan, implement and evaluate resident care
Maintain accurate records
Knowledge of medication rounds and safe administration & disposal of drugs
Practical experience of providing high quality care
De-escalation and listening skills

Desirable

Experience of basic counselling and group work
Able to undertake clinical supervision, appraisal, mentorship, teaching and preceptorships

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

RMN Pin Registration

Knowledge

Essential

Able to plan, implement and evaluate resident care
Maintain accurate records
Knowledge of medication rounds and safe administration & disposal of drugs
Practical experience of providing high quality care
De-escalation and listening skills

Desirable

Experience of basic counselling and group work
Able to undertake clinical supervision, appraisal, mentorship, teaching and preceptorships

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.