Staff Nurse - Mental HealthinHerefordinHerefordPUBLISHED WED 2 OCT 2024
As a Staff Nurse, you will oversee patient care, administer medications, lead therapeutic activities, and engage in care planning and risk assessments, while also adhering to the Mental Health Act. The role requires working full-time in a rotational shift pattern, supporting and supervising healthcare support workers, and contributing to team meetings and patient discharge planning. The position promises a warm and supportive induction to help integrate new staff into a compassionate team dedicated to improving the lives of patients.
Cantilupe ward is a ten bedded acute in patient ward for older adults with organic mental health problems, requiring inpatient care and treatment. Patients requiring admission often have complex physical co morbidities and applicants should have an interest in both mental and physical health care delivery. We also have close links with the Hospice and receive training to enable End of Life Care to be delivered in the ward when appropriate.
The ward has a multi-disciplinary team approach to deliver holistic care, including nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapist, activity support workers, psychiatry consultants and junior doctors. You will also work alongside colleagues in Adult Social Care. Cantilupe welcomes and supports student nurses as part of our team. When you join the older adult mental health service in Herefordshire and Worcestershire you will become part of a large caring and compassionate team. Everyone receives a warm welcome, a supportive and needs led induction, ongoing training, and flexible working patterns. Our managers carry clinical caseloads to ensure they lead both operationally and clinically and we encourage a coaching culture of development across our teams.
Cantilupe ward operates a rotational shift pattern system over a 24 hours / seven day period. The day starts at hrs till 2000hrs and the night shift at 1930hrs till hrs The post is full time but part time hours would be considered.
Your day will commence with clinical handover from outgoing shift and you will then plan the day ahead with your team. This will include allocation of patient care and therapeutic activities. Ensuring all activities of daily living are supported in a person centred way focussing on independence and wellbeing. Medication administration, liaising with the medical and therapy team, care planning, risk assessments, discharge planning, MDT meetings and ensuring the Mental Health Act is correctly administered. You will supervise health care support workers and junior colleagues.
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