Bank - Mental Health Inpatient Nurse

Job summary

We are seeking experienced Band 5 Mental Health Nurses to join our temporary staffing bank on an as-needed basis, supporting our teams and contributing to the Trust's mission of delivering "the best care by the best people."

Applicants must hold current RMN registration with at least six months of post-qualification experience. Strong written and verbal communication skills, the ability to work effectively as part of a team, and a solid understanding of mental health issues are essential. Experience in managing emotional distress with empathy and compassion is vital.

You will be responsible for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating all aspects of care, collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams and external agencies to ensure comprehensive care delivery. CAMHS experience is highly desirable.

Main duties of the job

Key Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

1. Operating, as named clinician, for a group of clients, under the supervision of a Team Manager.2. Providing high quality evidence-based and individualised mental health care to a clearly defined group of patients, relatives and carers.3. Supervising unqualified staff in the delivery of their care.4. Working and acting as a key member of the multi-disciplinary teams, supporting each service user in achievement of planned outcomes.Leadership:

1. To supervise unqualified staff in the delivery of care.2. To demonstrate appropriate values to working with a mental health setting to junior staff.3. Identify any performance concerns about agency staff and liaise with line manager when necessary.4. Identify performance concerns about support staff working on the unit and ensure they are interacting appropriately and effectively with service users, relatives and carers at all times.5. Facilitate students achieving their competencies relevant to their outcome.

Clinical Skills

1. Ensure that own knowledge and skills are constantly updated2. Actively participate in clinical supervisions3. Actively participate in management supervision4. Be aware of the KSF outline for the post and develop and maintain a portfolio of evidence for KSF review meetings.5. Achieve and demonstrate agreed standards of personal and professional development with the agreed time scale

About us

We operate a Temporary Staffing service and offer our Bank Staff excellent benefits including:

• Competitive hourly rates and weekly pay;
• Access to paid annual leave and statutory sick pay;
• My Trust Benefits discount scheme;
• Access to the NHS pension scheme;
• Paid mandatory training;
• Opportunities for locally agreed training;
• PAMOVA training for Mental Health staff;
• Flexibility of hours/location;
• Priority over agency staff for booking shifts;
• Opportunity to apply for permanent posts.

NELFT provides award winning community and mental healthcare for over 2 million people. We work to ensure our patients, their friends and family, feel confident that their health needs are well met.

We are committed to the delivering the best care for our patients. The successful candidate will share this commitment and demonstrate our Trust values.

Employer details

Employer name

NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

Address

Various

Various

IG3 8XJ

Employer's website

https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

Address

Various

Various

IG3 8XJ

Employer's website

https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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