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Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care according to individual needs.
Job summaryThe Emergency Department is looking for a highly motivated B6 RMN to provide high quality psychiatric nursing care and ongoing assessments to patients in the Emergency Department, in particular for those who attend frequently. In particular to work alongside colleagues from other organisations (including South West London and St. George's Mental Health Trust, local authorities, charities and GPs). The aim is to provide better quality care for people with mental health conditions, and to help them reduce their attendances to the Emergency Department.
Main duties of the jobAssessing, planning, implementing and evaluating nursing care, utilising research findingsas appropriate.Working with colleagues and patients to design and provide well managed care for peoplewho attend ED with a mental health conditionSupporting the trust to achieve its aim of reducing attendances to the EmergencyDepartment by people with a mental health condition.Providing education and training to nursing colleagues across the department in the safeand effective management of patients with mental health conditions.Ensuring nursing procedures are carried out in accordance with St George's Healthcarepolicy taking appropriate actions in emergency situations.Setting, monitoring and maintaining high standards of nursing care in conjunction withother members of the multi disciplinary teamMaintaining personal contact with patients, relatives and carers being sensitive to theirneed for courtesy, dignity and privacy ensuring a friendly environment at all timesMaintaining accurate and up to date hourly nursing documentation and ensuringconfidentiality is respected.
Storing, checking and administering medication in accordance with the NMC guidelinesand the trust's Medicine Management Policy.To promote equal opportunities for staff and patient's in accordance with St GeorgesHealthcare NHS Trust policies, to ensure that no person receives less favourabletreatment than another.
About usWith over 9,000 dedicated staff caring for patients around the clock, we are the largest healthcare provider in southwest London.
Our main site, St George's Hospital in Tooting - one of the country's principal teaching hospitals - is shared with St George's, University of London, which trains medical students and carries out advanced medical research. St George's Hospital also hosts the St George's, University of London and Kingston University Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences, which is responsible for training a wide range of healthcare professionals from across the region.
As well as acute hospital services, we provide a wide variety of specialist care and a full range of community services to patients of all ages following integration with Community Services Wandsworth in 2.
St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of 1.3 million across southwest London. A large number of services, such as cardiothoracic medicine and surgery, neurosciences and renal transplantation, also cover significant populations from Surrey and Sussex, totalling around 3.5 million people.
We provide healthcare services at:
Hospitals
- St George's Hospital, Tooting
- Queen Mary's Hospital, Roehampton
Therapy centres
Health centres
- Eileen Lecky Clinic
- Nelson Health Centre
- Stormont Health Clinic
- Tooting Health Clinic
We also provide services in GP surgeries, schools, nurseries, community centres and in patients' own homes.
Job description Job responsibilitiesPlease see the attached supporting document which contains more and person specification information about the role.
Job description
Job responsibilitiesPlease see the attached supporting document which contains more and person specification information about the role.
Person Specification Qualifications and Training Essential - *Registered Mental Health nurse (RMN)
- 12 months recent post RMN registration experience in an acute hospital setting
Desirable - Completion of preceptorship programme
Experience Essential - Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care according to individual needs
- Ability to effectively prioritise and organise own workload and workload of others
Desirable - Has worked in an acute environment
Skills Essential - Good verbal & written communication skills
Desirable - Venepuncture and IV drug administration
Knowledge Essential - Application of evidence based practice and knowledge of professional issues
Desirable - Knowledge *Application of evidence based practice and knowledge of professional issues *Commitment to self development and development of others* Knowledge of current issuesI
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training Essential - *Registered Mental Health nurse (RMN)
- 12 months recent post RMN registration experience in an acute hospital setting
Desirable - Completion of preceptorship programme
Experience Essential - Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care according to individual needs
- Ability to effectively prioritise and organise own workload and workload of others
Desirable - Has worked in an acute environment
Skills Essential - Good verbal & written communication skills
Desirable - Venepuncture and IV drug administration
Knowledge Essential - Application of evidence based practice and knowledge of professional issues
Desirable - Knowledge *Application of evidence based practice and knowledge of professional issues *Commitment to self development and development of others* Knowledge of current issuesI
Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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.
UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
Additional information
UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
Employer details Employer nameSt George's Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
AddressSt Georg's Hospital - Emergency Department
Blackshaw Road
London
SW17 0QT
Employer's website Job summaryThe Emergency Department is looking for a highly motivated B6 RMN to provide high quality psychiatric nursing care and ongoing assessments to patients in the Emergency Department, in particular for those who attend frequently. In particular to work alongside colleagues from other organisations (including South West London and St. George's Mental Health Trust, local authorities, charities and GPs). The aim is to provide better quality care for people with mental health conditions, and to help them reduce their attendances to the Emergency Department.
Main duties of the jobAssessing, planning, implementing and evaluating nursing care, utilising research findingsas appropriate.Working with colleagues and patients to design and provide well managed care for peoplewho attend ED with a mental health conditionSupporting the trust to achieve its aim of reducing attendances to the EmergencyDepartment by people with a mental health condition.Providing education and training to nursing colleagues across the department in the safeand effective management of patients with mental health conditions.Ensuring nursing procedures are carried out in accordance with St George's Healthcarepolicy taking appropriate actions in emergency situations.Setting, monitoring and maintaining high standards of nursing care in conjunction withother members of the multi disciplinary teamMaintaining personal contact with patients, relatives and carers being sensitive to theirneed for courtesy, dignity and privacy ensuring a friendly environment at all timesMaintaining accurate and up to date hourly nursing documentation and ensuringconfidentiality is respected.
Storing, checking and administering medication in accordance with the NMC guidelinesand the trust's Medicine Management Policy.To promote equal opportunities for staff and patient's in accordance with St GeorgesHealthcare NHS Trust policies, to ensure that no person receives less favourabletreatment than another.
About usWith over 9,000 dedicated staff caring for patients around the clock, we are the largest healthcare provider in southwest London.
Our main site, St George's Hospital in Tooting - one of the country's principal teaching hospitals - is shared with St George's, University of London, which trains medical students and carries out advanced medical research. St George's Hospital also hosts the St George's, University of London and Kingston University Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences, which is responsible for training a wide range of healthcare professionals from across the region.
As well as acute hospital services, we provide a wide variety of specialist care and a full range of community services to patients of all ages following integration with Community Services Wandsworth in 2.
St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of 1.3 million across southwest London. A large number of services, such as cardiothoracic medicine and surgery, neurosciences and renal transplantation, also cover significant populations from Surrey and Sussex, totalling around 3.5 million people.
We provide healthcare services at:
Hospitals
- St George's Hospital, Tooting
- Queen Mary's Hospital, Roehampton
Therapy centres
Health centres
- Eileen Lecky Clinic
- Nelson Health Centre
- Stormont Health Clinic
- Tooting Health Clinic
We also provide services in GP surgeries, schools, nurseries, community centres and in patients' own homes.
Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesPlease see the attached supporting document which contains more and person specification information about the role.
Job description
Job responsibilitiesPlease see the attached supporting document which contains more and person specification information about the role.
Person SpecificationQualifications and TrainingEssential - *Registered Mental Health nurse (RMN)
- 12 months recent post RMN registration experience in an acute hospital setting
Desirable - Completion of preceptorship programme
ExperienceEssential - Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care according to individual needs
- Ability to effectively prioritise and organise own workload and workload of others
Desirable - Has worked in an acute environment
SkillsEssential - Good verbal & written communication skills
Desirable - Venepuncture and IV drug administration
KnowledgeEssential - Application of evidence based practice and knowledge of professional issues
Desirable - Knowledge *Application of evidence based practice and knowledge of professional issues *Commitment to self development and development of others* Knowledge of current issuesI
Person Specification
Qualifications and TrainingEssential - *Registered Mental Health nurse (RMN)
- 12 months recent post RMN registration experience in an acute hospital setting
Desirable - Completion of preceptorship programme
ExperienceEssential - Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care according to individual needs
- Ability to effectively prioritise and organise own workload and workload of others
Desirable - Has worked in an acute environment
SkillsEssential - Good verbal & written communication skills
Desirable - Venepuncture and IV drug administration
KnowledgeEssential - Application of evidence based practice and knowledge of professional issues
Desirable - Knowledge *Application of evidence based practice and knowledge of professional issues *Commitment to self development and development of others* Knowledge of current issuesI
Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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.
UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
Additional information
UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
Employer detailsEmployer nameSt George's Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
AddressSt Georg's Hospital - Emergency Department
Blackshaw Road
London
SW17 0QT
Employer's website